Two new species of Rhagovelia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Costa Rica, with a key and new records from the country
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Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
Author
Pacheco-Chaves, Bernald
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Springer, Monika
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Cordeiro, Isabelle Da Rocha Silva
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Zootaxa
2015
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3980.4.2
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Rhagovelia femoralis
Champion, 1898
(
Fig. 33
)
Known distribution in
Costa Rica
.
Alajuela, Heredia, and Puntarenas (
Polhemus 1997
). Reported here are the first records from Cartago and San José provinces.
Material examined.
COSTA RICA
:
Alajuela
—San Ramón, Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve,
700 m
a.s.l.,
23.III.2007
, (B. Pacheco & M. Zumbado): 2 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 2 nymphs; Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve, San Lorencito River,
10o13’6.8” N
/
84o35’48.9” W
,
876 m
a.s.l.,
17.X.2009
, (B. Pacheco): 3 apterous males, 1 apterous female; San Lorencito River, in front of station,
860 m
a.s.l.,
16.II.1994
, (M. Springer): 1 apterous male, 3 apterous females, 5 nymphs; San Lorencito River,
950 m
a.s.l.,
25.IX.2005
, (A. Castillo): 1 apterous female. San Ramón, REBAMB,
18.VIII.2003
: 1 apterous male, 2 apterous females. San Ramón, REBAMB, San Lorencito River,
900 m
a.s.l.,
4.X.2003
, (C. Boucher): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. San Ramón, San Ramón Forest Reserve,
850 m
a.s.l.,
25.III.1995
, (J. Ludwig & R. L. Rodríguez): 2 apterous males, 3 apterous females. San Ramón, San Ramón Reserve, San Lorencito River,
23.XI.1996
, (M. Springer): 10 apterous males, 10 apterous females, 22 nymphs. San Ramón, Piedades Sur, Yayo Stream,
700 m
a.s.l.,
21.IX.2003
, (R. Lara): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. San Ramón, San Lorenzo River,
1500 m
a.s.l.,
5.IX.2003
, (F. Ruíz- Pacheco): 1 apterous male, 1 nymph. Palmares, La Catarata Stream, Rincón de Zaragoza,
1100 m
a.s.l.,
14.VIII.2005
, (B. Pacheco): 1 apterous female. San Isidro, Concepción, Tranqueras River,
1600 m
a.s.l.,
26.XI.2000
, (E. Bermúdez): 2 apterous males.
Cartago
—La Unión, Tres Ríos, Cerro La Carpintera, Istarú, La Chirraca Stream,
1555 m
a.s.l.,
6.IX.1999
, (S. Jenes): 4 apterous males, 4 apterous females. Turrialba, Jícotea, Jícotea River,
1000 m
a.s.l.,
17.VII.1991
, (M. Springer): 1 apterous male, 1 macropterous female;
09.VI.1991
, (M. Springer): 1 apterous male, 2 macropterous males, 1 apterous female; Jícotea River,
850 m
a.s.l.,
16.VII.1991
(M. Springer): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. Paraíso, Birrisito, Parruas River Stream,
1350 m
a.s.l.,
15.X.1996
, (C. Guillén): 2 apterous males.
Heredia
—Sarapiquí, Angel River,
1400 m
a.s.l.,
04.X.1998
, (T. Mora): 3 apterous males, 3 apterous females, 5 nymphs. Sarapiquí, Cariblanco, stream tributary to Sarapiquí River,
900 m
a.s.l.,
25.VIII.2005
, (B. Pacheco): 2 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 1 apterous female. San Isidro, Lajas River,
1300 m
a.s.l.,
III.1995
, (V. Solano): 1 apterous male. Zurquí, Yerbabuena Stream,
1500 m
a.s.l.,
IV.1995
, (P. Hanson): 1 apterous male.
Puntarenas
—Parrita, Damitas River,
9o33.559’ N
/
84o11.480’ W
,
14.VI.2009
, (B. Pacheco): 1 teneral apterous male, 2 macropterous males, 2 macropterous females, 1 nymph. Golfito, Cañaza Stream, under waterfall, under
50 m
a.s.l.,
I.1997
, (A. Villalobos): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female, 1 macropterous female; Cañaza Stream, waterfall,
10 m
a.s.l.,
IV–V.1999
, (T. Hermanson): 1 teneral male. Golfito, El Naranjal Stream,
10 m
a.s.l.,
20–21.I.2000
, (M. Springer): 1 apterous female, 1 nymph. Buenos Aires, Longo Mai, Sonador River,
1050 m
a.s.l.,
23.VIII.1998
, (A. Nunn): 1 apterous male. Golfito, La Gamba Station, Chorro Stream, under
100 m
a.s.l., (
19.I.2011
), (R. Naumann): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female, 1 nymph. Puntarenas, San Luis, Monteverde, Alondra Stream,
1200 m
a.s.l.,
23.VI.1995
: 10 apterous males, 2 macropterous males, 6 apterous females, 2 macropterous female, 17 nymphs. Coto Brus, Las Cruces, Jaba River (Matadero),
10.X.1999
, (M. Springer): 1 apterous male. Coto Brus, Las Cruces, Jaba River,
1100 m
a.s.l., (M. Springer): 1 apterous male, 1 macropterous male;
1200 m
a.s.l., (
II.1998
): 2 apterous males, 2 apterous females,
1 female
with broken wings, 6 nymphs.
San José
—Acosta, Palmichal, Tabarcia River and Negro River,
25.II.2009
, (B. Pacheco): 2 apterous females. Acosta, San Ignacio, Chirraca Waterfalls,
1100 m
a.s.l.,
9.X.2005
, (E. Arroyo): 1 apterous male. Moravia, Pará-Blanco River, 10o
1.610 N
/
84o0.665’ W
,
1418 m
a.s.l.,
1.II.2009
, (B. Pacheco): 2 apterous females, 4 nymphs. Mora, Finca El Rodeo, lake,
04.XI.2000
, (D. Vásquez): 1 apterous female. Santa Ana, La Cruz Stream,
1800 m
a.s.l.,
1.XI.2003
, (C. Boucher): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female.