Rhagovelia scabra Bacon, 1956

Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, Pacheco-Chaves, Bernald, Springer, Monika & Cordeiro, Isabelle Da Rocha Silva, 2015, Two new species of Rhagovelia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Costa Rica, with a key and new records from the country, Zootaxa 3980 (4), pp. 477-500 : 493

Rhagovelia scabra Bacon, 1956

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Known distribution in Costa Rica. Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Puntarenas, and San José ( Bacon 1956; Wilson et al. 1978; Polhemus 1997).

Material examined. COSTA RICA: Alajuela —San Carlos, Quesada, San Vicente, Peje River, 1500 m a.s.l., 14.VIII.2005, (P. Benavides): 1 apterous male. San Ramón, REBAMB, 18.VIII.2003: 2 apterous males; REBAMB, 1100 m a.s.l., 18.X.2003, (F. Ruíz-Pacheco): 1 macropterous male. Cartago —Tapantí, Orosi River, 23.X.2005, (M. Werner): 3 apterous males, 2 apterous females. Valle del Guarco, Palo Verde del Guarco, 10.IV.2009, (A. Bourg): 2 apterous males, 3 apterous females. La Unión, Tiribí River, 1780 m a.s.l., 20–23.VIII.1998, (R. Mora): 3 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 3 apterous females, 1 macropterous female, 3 nymphs. La Unión, Tres Ríos, 7.IX.2003: 3 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 2 apterous females. Orosi, tributary of Grande de Orosi River, between Purisil and Tapantí, 20.IX.1998, (F. Mejía): 1 macropterous male. Orosi, Tapantí, Grande de Orosi River, Oropendula Trail, 1240 m a.s.l., 13.XI.1999, (M. Springer): 10 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 3 apterous females, 3 macropterous females. Orosi, Tapantí Stream: 1 apterous male, 3 apterous females. Oreamuno, Cerro La Carpintera, Istarú, La Chirraca Stream, 1555 m a.s.l., 6.IX.1999, (S. Jenes): 10 apterous males, 9 apterous females. Heredia —San Rafael, Los Turales River, 8.II.1997, (C. Ruiz & P. Cambronero): 3 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 1 apterous female. San Rafael, Cerro Chompipe, Riachuelo, 200 m a.s.l., 2.IX.2000: 2 apterous males. San Rafael, La Bermúdez Stream, 8.II.1997, (C. Ruiz & P. Cambronero): 2 apterous males, 2 macropterous males, 1 macropterous female, 1 nymph. San Isidro, B. Santa Cecilia, Lajas River, 1700 m a.s.l., 6.XII.2003, (J. Sibaja): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female, 1 nymph. San Isidro, Concepción, Tranqueras River, 26.XI.2000, (E. Bermúdez): 6 apterous males, 6 apterous females. Tibás River, 1600 m a.s.l., 1.XII.2000: 2 apterous males, 1 apterous female, 1 macropterous male, 5 nymphs. La Amistad Stream, 10o4’ N / 84o7’ W, between Porrosati and Sacramento, 1900 m a.s.l., V–VI.1999, (T. Klug): several apterous males and females. Puntarenas —Pérez Zeledón, Herradura, Rivas, Blanco River, 9o 30.008 N / 83o 36.783 W, (D. Zamora): 2 apterous males. Puntarenas, Monteverde, 1400 m a.s.l., 4.2001, (A. Burgin): 2 apterous males, 1 apterous female, 4 nymphs. Puntarenas, Monteverde, lake in front of La Cascada, 1400 m a.s.l., 1.III.1998, (M. Springer): 1 apterous male. San José —Cerro de La Muerte, margins of river, 9.73888o N / 83.98446o W, 2009, (B. Pacheco): 1 apterous female. Cerro de La Muerte, spout by Soda Los Traileros, 16.IX.2007, (B. Pacheco): 1 apterous male, 3 apterous females, 1 nymph. María Aguillar River, 7.I.2003: 1 apterous male; 7.IX.2003: 1 apterous female. Escazú, San Antonio, Agres River, 1300 m a.s.l., 04.VI.1995, (L. Vik & I. Coronado): 8 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 8 apterous females, 2 macropterous females. Coronado, Los Juncos, Grande Stream, 1600 m a.s.l., 20.IX.2005, (E. Boza): 1 apterous female. Coronado, Cascajal, Derrumbe Stream, approximately 1600 m a.s.l., 22.X.2005, (M. Losilla): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. Montes de Oca, San Rafael, Mansiones, Torres River, 10.XII.2000, (S. Carvajal): 3 apterous males, 3 apterous female, 1 teneral female, 1 nymph.

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FIGURES 30 & 31. Geographical distribution of the collecting localities of Rhagovelia in Costa Rica. 30. Rhagovelia acuminata, R. armata, R. scabra, R. solida, and R. crassipes. 31. R. formosa, R. spinigera, and R. bisignata.