Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) Author Berchi, Gavril Marius Author Kment, Petr text Zootaxa 2015 3963 1 journal volume 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5 42cbe1b8-f9d3-471b-bc68-5755b2925bd7 1175-5326 234004 2A18F4E2-E739-4EF6-A053-3289018363A9 Velia ( Plesiovelia ) affinis filippii Tamanini, 1947 ( Figs. 1 A, 2A) Published record. Velia affinis : Davideanu et al . (2000) . Material examined. ROMANIA : Tulcea county: Greci [intermittent stream], 45°12ʹ21ʺN 28°15ʹ05ʺE, 137 m a.s.l., 28. iv.2012, 1 ♂ (ma) 1 ♀ (ap); Luncavița [stream], 45°13ʹ37ʺN 28°18ʹ38ʺE, 103 m a.s.l., 3. viii.2011, 12 ♂♂ (ap) 13 ♀♀ (ap); Nifon [stream], 45°09ʹ19ʺN 28°23ʹ55ʺE, 120 m a.s.l., 3. viii.2011, 5 ♂♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap). Remarks. There were two previous records, dating back to August, 1972 (Murighiol) and July, 1985 (Caraorman), both in Tulcea county ( Davideanu et al . 2000 ). According to our data, it looks as if Velia affinis filippii occurs only in south-eastern Romania , in Dobrogea. Here, the higher altitudes do not exceed 467 m a.s.l. We collected it from shaded streams, at altitudes ranging between 100 and 140 m a.s.l. ( Fig. 5 ). General distribution. Albania , Bulgaria , Croatia , European Turkey , Greece , Hungary , Romania , Serbia , Slovenia and north-eastern Italy ( Tamanini 1951 ; Benedek 1969 , 1970 ; Josifov 1986 ; Andersen 1995 ; Protić & Živić 2007 ; Kment & Beran 2011 ; Protić 2011 ; Šeat 2013 ; this paper). The record of V . affinis filippii from Hungary is based on a single old record by Benedek (1970) ; however, the identification was recently confirmed as correct ( Boda et al. 2015 ).