Microvelia venustatis Drake & Harris, 1933

Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De & Rodrigues, Higor D. D., 2023, Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy, Zootaxa 5357 (2), pp. 151-185 : 166

Microvelia venustatis Drake & Harris, 1933

( Figs. 6B , 8G–I )

Microvelia venustatis Drake & Harris, 1933a: 53 (original description).

Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the mesonotum of apterous forms partially covered by the pronotum; the body length usually less than 1.5 mm; the body color black; and antennomere IV fusiform and thicker than antennomeres I–III ( Figs. 8G–I ) (Rdio & Moreira 2011; Rodrigues & Moreira 2023).

Examined material. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu , Vale Encantado , 5°55’41.1”S 35°10’46.5”W; 06-X-2019; R . P. R. Canejo, leg. (2 ♂, 4 ♀ CEAAVF) ; same data, except 17-VII-2022 ( 1♀ CEAAVF); Tabatinga, “Lago ao lado do condomínio Mar de Tabatinga ”, 6°03’59.5”S 35°06’00.4”W; 20-IX-2019; R . P. R. Canejo, A. L. Melo, leg. ( 1 ♀ CEAAVF) .

Figures

FIGURE 6. (A–B) Distribution records for species of Gerromorpha in state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil.

FIGURE 8. Species of Gerromorpha from state of Rio Grande do Norte. (A–C) Husseyella diffidens, (A) dorsal and (B) ventral views of apterous male, (C) dorsal view of apterous female. (D–F) Microvelia longipes, (D) dorsal and (E) ventral views of macropterous male, (F) dorsal view of macropterous female. (G–I) Microvelia venustatis, (G) dorsal and (H) ventral views of apterous male, (I) dorsal view of apterous female. Scale bars = 1.00 mm.