Pseudovelia longitarsa Andersen, 1983

Ye, Zhen, Polhemus, Dan A. & Bu, Wenjun, 2013, A taxonomic contribution to the genus Pseudovelia Hoberlandt, 1951 (Hemiptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of ten new species, Zootaxa 3636 (2), pp. 290-318 : 291

Pseudovelia longitarsa Andersen, 1983

( Figs. 134, 135, 136, 137 )

Pseudovelia longitarsa Andersen, 1983: 259 .

Remarks. We have examined the holotype of this species, which was the only member of the genus previously recorded from China. This species may be recognized by its densely hairy eyes ( Fig. 136 ) and the leaf-like flattened ventral arolium ( Fig. 137 ), character states which are different of those seen in other Pseudovelia species subsequently discovered in China.

Material examined. CHINA, Fujian Prov.: 1 apterous male, Shaowu, Fukien, S. China, 4 January 1944, T. C. Maa (holotype, BPBM).

Distribution. China (Fujian) ( Fig. 138 ).

Figures

FIGURE 138. Geographical distribution of Pseudovelia from China.

FIGURES 134 – 137. Pseudovelia longitarsa Andersen, 1983, photographs of holotype, (male). 134. Dorsal view. Scale 1.0 mm; 135. Labels on holotype specimen; 136. Eyes, showing dense hairs; 137. Ventral arolium, showing leaf-like flattening.