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Altavelia, a new genus of Neotropical Veliinae (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Veliidae), with a key to species and descriptions of four new species from Colombia

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Author(s):
Polhemus, Dan A. [1] ; Molano, Fredy [2] ; Morales, Irina [2] ; Figueiredo Moreira, Felipe Ferraz [3] ; Burguez Floriano, Carla Fernanda [4, 5]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Bernice P Bishop Museum, Dept Nat Sci, 1525 Bernice St, Honolulu, HI 96817 - USA
[2] Univ Pedag & Tecnol Colombia, Museo Hist Nat Luis Gonzalo Andrade, Grp Invest Sistemat Biol, Lab Entomol, Tunja, BY - Colombia
[3] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Biodiversidade Entomol, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Ciencias Biol, Assis, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Biol, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: Zootaxa; v. 4585, n. 2, p. 295-314, APR 12 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

The new genus Altavelia Polhemus \& Moreira (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Veliidae) includes seven species previously contained in the inveruglas group of Paravelia Breddin, 1898 and four new species from Colombia: A. altoandina Molano \& Morales, A. antioquia Molano \& Morales, A. montana Molano \& Morales, and A. quindiana Molano \& Morales. Additionally, A. amoena (Drake, 1957) is synonymized with A. flavomarginata (Hungerford, 1930). The genus is characterized by prominent setal tufts or sclerotized wing-like processes on the male proctiger; elongate body shape with long, slender legs; uniformly blackish forewings; antennal segment I longest; and the female abdomen with tergum VIII de-flexed. Species in this genus occur at high elevations in the Andes Mountains with records from 1500 to 3600 m. A key is provided to all 11 species in the genus and new distributional records are presented for A. boliviana (Breddin, 1898), A. columbiensis (Hungerford, 1930), and A. flavomarginata. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/16367-0 - Review and phylogeny of Cylindrostethinae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Gerridae)
Grantee:Carla Fernanda Burguez Floriano
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 15/09491-2 - Revision and phylogeny of Cylindrostethinae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Gerridae)
Grantee:Carla Fernanda Burguez Floriano
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate