Mesovelia vittigera Horváth, 1895

Man, Yang Chang & Murphy, Dennis H., 2011, Guide To The Aquatic Heteroptera Of Singapore And Peninsular Malaysia. 6. Mesoveliidae, With Description Of A New Nereivelia Species From Singapore, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 59 (1), pp. 53-60 : 55

Mesovelia vittigera Horváth

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Mesovelia vittigera Horváth, 1895: 160 (type locality Egypt). Mesovelia orientalis Kirkaldy, 1901: 808 (described from Sumatra ;

synonymised by Horváth, 1915).

Material examined. – SINGAPORE: numerous apterus males, females and a few macropterous forms collected from different locations of Singapore, both freshwater and brackish water habitats, 1980 – 2002.

W. MALAYSIA (all apterus form unless stated): Johor e: 5 macropterous males, 21 males, 27 females, Pontain, coll. K.L. Yeo, 14 May 1992 ; 3 males, 1 macropterous male, 5 females, Layang Layang, coll. C.M. Yang, 4 Mar. 1991; 1 female, Tg. Sedili, Mawai , coll. K.L. Yeo, 15 Jul. 1992 ; Malacca: 1 macropterous female, Alor Gajah, 28 Oct. 1963 ; Selango r: 2 macropterous males, 1 macropterous female, Kuala Selangor, coll. K.L. Yeo, 15 May 1991 ; 1 female, Ulu Gombok, 22 Nov. 1995; Pahang: 13 males, 20 females from Pulua Tioman (Sungei Raya, Sungei Genting, Sungei Paya, Sungei Keliling, Sungei Kelepak), Jun. 1997 ; 1 female, Lake Chini , Coll. K.L.Yeo, 16 Apr. 1997 ; Kelantan: 4 macropterous males, 2 males, 6 macropterous females, 1 female, Sungei Hulu Besut, coll. H.K. Lua, 20 Mar. 1992 ; Trengganu: 2 males, 9 females, North Rantau , Abang, swamp, coll. H.K. Lua, 18 Mar. 1992 .

Remarks. – This species is less common then Mesovelia horvathi in our collections from Singapore and Malaysia. Widespread in warm area in Europe, North Africa, and Asia to Australia ( Polhemus & Polhemus, 2000). Both species also recorded from Pulau Langkawi (Zettel & Tran, 2009).

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Fig. 3. Mesovelia vittigera Horváth, apterous male, ventral view.