Microvelia pulchella Westwood, 1834

Moreira, F. F. F., Nessimian, J. L., Rúdio, J. A. & Salles, F. F., 2010, New species and new records of Veliidae from Espírito Santo State and adjacent Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with notes on nomenclature (Insecta: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha), Journal of Natural History 44 (45 - 46), pp. 2761-2801 : 2791

Microvelia pulchella Westwood, 1834

Microvelia pulchella is one of the most widely distributed species of Gerromorpha. It is recorded from Canada, USA (including Alaska), Mexico, continental Central America, Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil [AM, PE (Fernando de Noronha), MG, MS, ES, RJ], Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina ( Kirby 1890; Drake and Plaumann 1953; Drake and Hussey 1955; Froeschner 1981; Nieser and Melo 1997; Maw et al. 2000; Ribeiro et al. forthcoming). Nieser and Melo (1997) had already reported the species from Espírito Santo State, but without mentioning a specific locality.

Examined material

Brazil: Espírito Santo – Nova Venécia, Santa Rosa da Cachoeirinha, Fazenda Deprá , córrego [−18.79473 ◦ / −40.58756 ◦], 9 February 2009, (F.F.F. Moreira and J.A. Rúdio): 1 apterous male, 4 macropterous males, 1 apterous female, 1 macropterous female. São Mateus , Rio Preto [18 ◦ 44 ′ 08 ′′ S, 39 ◦ 47 ′ 47 ′′ W], 24 October 2007, ( CEUNES): 1 macropterous male. Águia Branca , Sítio Dona Leulália , poça na estrada, ES-15 [−18.94119 ◦ / 40.68574 ◦, 153 m asl], 29 March 2009, (F.F.F. Moreira): 9 macropterous males, 7 macropterous females. Sooretama, Reserva Biológica de Sooretama , Cachoeira Bom Jardim [18 ◦ 59 ′ 56.5 ′′ S, 40 ◦ 14 ′ 4 ′′ W 39 m asl], algas, 29 April 2009, (F.F.F. Moreira): 2 macropterous males, 3 macropterous females. Pancas, Sítio na beira da estrada, córrego na pedra, ES10 [−19.23781 ◦ / −40.80644 ◦, 99 m asl] and ES11 [−19.23739 ◦ / −40.80446 ◦, 115 m asl], 28 March 2009 (F.F.F. Moreira): 5 macropterous males, 6 macropterous females. Colatina, Escola Agrotécnica Federal de Colatina, Riacho Lento , ponto ES05 [−19.49434 ◦ / −40.76267 ◦, 64 m asl], 27 March 2009, (F.F.F.Moreira): 1 macropterous male .