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<mods:title>Taxonomic notes of subgenus Velia (Cesavelia) Kocak &amp; Kemal, 2010 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae) from China, with description of one new species</mods:title>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Habitus of females and males of Velia spp. in dorsal view (apterous form) a V. longiconnexiva, female b V. longiconnexiva, male c V. sinensis, female d V. sinensis, male e V. tonkina, female f V. tonkina, male. Scale bar: 2.0 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814273" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Figs 2c, d</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Bodies of Velia spp. (apterous female) a V. bui sp. nov., dorsal view b V. bui sp. nov., lateral view c V. longiconnexiva, dorsal view d V. longiconnexiva, lateral view e V. sinensis, dorsal view f V. sinensis, lateral view g V. tonkina, dorsal view h V. tonkina, lateral view. Scale bar: 2.0 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814274" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">, 3e, f</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Abdomen of V. sinensis (females) from Qianfoshan National Nature Reserve, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, China a connexiva strongly convergent type I, dorsal view b connexiva strongly convergent type I, lateral view c connexiva strongly convergent type II, dorsal view d connexiva strongly convergent type II, lateral view e connexiva moderately convergent type I, dorsal view f connexiva moderately convergent type I, lateral view g connexiva moderately convergent type II, dorsal view h connexiva moderately convergent type II, lateral view i connexiva slightly convergent type I, dorsal view j connexiva slightly convergent type I, lateral view k connexiva slightly convergent type II, dorsal view l connexiva slightly convergent type II, lateral view. Scale bar: 2.0 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814275" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">, 4a-l</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Metafemora of males, showing patterns of spines a V. bui sp. nov. b V. longiconnexiva c V. sinensis d V. tonkina. Scale bar: 1.0 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814276" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">, 5c</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Abdominal segments VIII of males a V. bui sp. nov., ventral view b V. bui sp. nov., lateral view c V. longiconnexiva, ventral view d V. longiconnexiva, lateral view e V. sinensis, ventral view f V. sinensis, lateral view g V. tonkina, ventral view h V. tonkina, lateral view. Scale bar: 1.0 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814277" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">, 6e, f</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Proctigers of Velia spp. a V. bui sp. nov., male b V. longiconnexiva, male c V. sinensis, male d V. tonkina, male e V. bui sp. nov., female f V. longiconnexiva, female g V. sinensis, female h V. tonkina, female. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814278" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">, 7c, g</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Parameres of males a V. bui sp. nov., external view b V. bui sp. nov., perpendicular view c V. bui sp. nov., internal view d V. longiconnexiva, external view e V. longiconnexiva, perpendicular view f V. longiconnexiva, internal view g V. sinensis, external view h V. sinensis, perpendicular view i V. sinensis, internal view j V. tonkina, external view k V. tonkina, perpendicular view l V. tonkina, internal view. Scale bar: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814279" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">, 8g-i</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Endosomal structures of Velia spp. (males) a V. bui sp. nov., dorsal view b V. bui sp. nov., lateral view c V. longiconnexiva, dorsal view d V. longiconnexiva, lateral view e V. sinensis, dorsal view f V. sinensis, lateral view g V. tonkina, dorsal view h V. tonkina, lateral view. Scale bar: 0.2 mm. (ds = dorsal sclerite, ls = lateral sclerite, svs = secondary ventral sclerite)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814280" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">, 9e, f</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Material examined.</paragraph>
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2 apterous 
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2 apterous 
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<collectingRegion country="China" name="Sichuan">Sichuan Province</collectingRegion>
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; 
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leg. (NKUM). 5 apterous 
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<collectingMunicipality>China</collectingMunicipality>
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&amp; 
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leg. (NKUM). 1 apterous 
<specimenCount>♂</specimenCount>
7 apterous 
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; 
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&amp; 
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leg. (NKUM). 1 apterous 
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4 apterous 
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, 
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; 
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<collectorName>Yahui Zhen</collectorName>
&amp; 
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leg. (NKUM). 1 apterous 
<specimenCount>♂</specimenCount>
6 apterous 
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<collectingRegion country="China" name="Sichuan">Sichuan Province</collectingRegion>
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; Chenguang Zheng leg. (NKUM).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Body large, mainly dark brown to black, commonly dull (Figs 
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, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Bodies of Velia spp. (apterous female) a V. bui sp. nov., dorsal view b V. bui sp. nov., lateral view c V. longiconnexiva, dorsal view d V. longiconnexiva, lateral view e V. sinensis, dorsal view f V. sinensis, lateral view g V. tonkina, dorsal view h V. tonkina, lateral view. Scale bar: 2.0 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814274" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">3e, f</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Abdomen of V. sinensis (females) from Qianfoshan National Nature Reserve, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, China a connexiva strongly convergent type I, dorsal view b connexiva strongly convergent type I, lateral view c connexiva strongly convergent type II, dorsal view d connexiva strongly convergent type II, lateral view e connexiva moderately convergent type I, dorsal view f connexiva moderately convergent type I, lateral view g connexiva moderately convergent type II, dorsal view h connexiva moderately convergent type II, lateral view i connexiva slightly convergent type I, dorsal view j connexiva slightly convergent type I, lateral view k connexiva slightly convergent type II, dorsal view l connexiva slightly convergent type II, lateral view. Scale bar: 2.0 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814275" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">4a-l</figureCitation>
), but some individuals with conspicuous orange strips along connexiva (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Abdomen of V. sinensis (females) from Qianfoshan National Nature Reserve, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, China a connexiva strongly convergent type I, dorsal view b connexiva strongly convergent type I, lateral view c connexiva strongly convergent type II, dorsal view d connexiva strongly convergent type II, lateral view e connexiva moderately convergent type I, dorsal view f connexiva moderately convergent type I, lateral view g connexiva moderately convergent type II, dorsal view h connexiva moderately convergent type II, lateral view i connexiva slightly convergent type I, dorsal view j connexiva slightly convergent type I, lateral view k connexiva slightly convergent type II, dorsal view l connexiva slightly convergent type II, lateral view. Scale bar: 2.0 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814275" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">4k, l</figureCitation>
); abdominal segment VIII of male small and slightly concaved ventrally (Fig. 
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); proctiger of male simple, with rounded hind margin (Fig. 
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Figure 4.</emphasis>
Abdomen of 
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(females) from Qianfoshan National Nature Reserve, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, China 
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connexiva strongly convergent type I, dorsal view 
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connexiva strongly convergent type I, lateral view 
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connexiva strongly convergent type II, dorsal view 
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connexiva strongly convergent type II, lateral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">e</emphasis>
connexiva moderately convergent type I, dorsal view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">f</emphasis>
connexiva moderately convergent type I, lateral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">g</emphasis>
connexiva moderately convergent type II, dorsal view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">h</emphasis>
connexiva moderately convergent type II, lateral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">i</emphasis>
connexiva slightly convergent type I, dorsal view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">j</emphasis>
connexiva slightly convergent type I, lateral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">k</emphasis>
connexiva slightly convergent type II, dorsal view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">l</emphasis>
connexiva slightly convergent type II, lateral view. Scale bar: 2.0 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814276" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" start="Figure 5" startId="F5">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Figure 5.</emphasis>
Metafemora of males, showing patterns of spines 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">a</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. bui" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bui">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. bui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">b</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. longiconnexiva" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longiconnexiva">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. longiconnexiva</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">c</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. sinensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sinensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. sinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">d</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. tonkina" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonkina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. tonkina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814277" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" start="Figure 6" startId="F6">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Figure 6.</emphasis>
Abdominal segments VIII of males 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">a</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. bui" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bui">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. bui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., ventral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">b</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. bui" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bui">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. bui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., lateral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">c</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. longiconnexiva" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longiconnexiva">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. longiconnexiva</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, ventral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">d</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. longiconnexiva" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longiconnexiva">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. longiconnexiva</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, lateral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">e</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. sinensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sinensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. sinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, ventral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">f</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. sinensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sinensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. sinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, lateral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">g</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. tonkina" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonkina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. tonkina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, ventral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">h</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. tonkina" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonkina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. tonkina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, lateral view. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814278" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" start="Figure 7" startId="F7">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Figure 7.</emphasis>
Proctigers of 
<taxonomicName authorityName="Latreille" authorityYear="1804" class="Insecta" family="Veliidae" genus="Velia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Velia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Velia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp. 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">a</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. bui" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bui">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. bui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., male 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">b</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. longiconnexiva" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longiconnexiva">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. longiconnexiva</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, male 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">c</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. sinensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sinensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. sinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, male 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">d</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. tonkina" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonkina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. tonkina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, male 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">e</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. bui" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bui">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. bui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., female 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">f</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. longiconnexiva" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longiconnexiva">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. longiconnexiva</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, female 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">g</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. sinensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sinensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. sinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, female 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">h</emphasis>
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. tonkina" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonkina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. tonkina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, female. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="37" type="comparisons">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Comparative notes.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">
The comparison between 
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. sinensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sinensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. sinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. tonkina" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonkina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. tonkina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has been elucidated by 
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.1664/0028-7199(2003)111[0029:AROTVO]2.0.CO;2" author="Polhemus, DA" journalOrPublisher="Journal of the New York Entomological Society" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" refId="B7" refString="Polhemus, DA, Polhemus, JT, 2003. A review of the Veliinae of Vietnam (Heteroptera: Veliidae) with description of a new Velia species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 111(1): 29-40. https://doi.org/10.1664/0028-7199(2003)111[0029:AROTVO]2.0.CO;2" title="A review of the Veliinae of Vietnam (Heteroptera: Veliidae) with description of a new Velia species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 111 (1): 29 - 40." url="https://doi.org/10.1664/0028-7199(2003)111[0029:AROTVO]2.0.CO;2" year="2003">Polhemus and Polhemus (2003)</bibRefCitation>
and 
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.1163/187631209X433760" author="Tran, AD" journalOrPublisher="Insect Systematics &amp; Evolution" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" pagination="171 - 199" refId="B12" refString="Tran, AD, Zettel, H, Buzzetti, FM, 2009. Revision of the Oriental subgenus Velia (Haldwania) Tamanini, 1955 (Heteroptera: Veliidae), with descriptions of four new species. Insect Systematics &amp; Evolution 40 (2): 171 - 199, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/187631209X433760" title="Revision of the Oriental subgenus Velia (Haldwania) Tamanini, 1955 (Heteroptera: Veliidae), with descriptions of four new species." url="https://doi.org/10.1163/187631209X433760" volume="40" year="2009">Tran et al. (2009)</bibRefCitation>
. In addition, 
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. sinensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sinensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. sinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from 
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. tonkina" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonkina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. tonkina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having the basal ends of the lateral sclerites in the endosoma slightly curved laterally (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Endosomal structures of Velia spp. (males) a V. bui sp. nov., dorsal view b V. bui sp. nov., lateral view c V. longiconnexiva, dorsal view d V. longiconnexiva, lateral view e V. sinensis, dorsal view f V. sinensis, lateral view g V. tonkina, dorsal view h V. tonkina, lateral view. Scale bar: 0.2 mm. (ds = dorsal sclerite, ls = lateral sclerite, svs = secondary ventral sclerite)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814280" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">9e</figureCitation>
). In contrast, 
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. tonkina" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonkina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. tonkina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has the basal ends of the lateral sclerites in the endosoma slightly curved inward (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Endosomal structures of Velia spp. (males) a V. bui sp. nov., dorsal view b V. bui sp. nov., lateral view c V. longiconnexiva, dorsal view d V. longiconnexiva, lateral view e V. sinensis, dorsal view f V. sinensis, lateral view g V. tonkina, dorsal view h V. tonkina, lateral view. Scale bar: 0.2 mm. (ds = dorsal sclerite, ls = lateral sclerite, svs = secondary ventral sclerite)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814280" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">9g</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="37" type="habitat">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Habitats.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">
Some specimens of 
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="V. sinensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="37" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sinensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">V. sinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have been observed and collected in the shaded water surface and rock surface near streams (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Photographs of habitats of Velia spp. a habitat of V. sinensis b habitat of V. tonkina c habitat of cryptic area on rock surfaces near the stream of V. sinensis." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814281" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">10a, c</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="37" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="37">
China (Sichuan) (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Geographical distribution of subgenus Velia (Cesavelia)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1149.96680.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/814282" pageId="0" pageNumber="37">11</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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