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Issue: Vol. 2975 No. 1: 25 Jul. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-07-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2975.1.3
Page range: 35–46
Abstract views: 63
PDF downloaded: 1

Four new species of Rhagovelia in the robusta group from Colombia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae)

Universidad de Nariño, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biología, Ciudad Universitaria Torobajo, San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia
Hemiptera new species tropical South America ripple bugs small water striders

Abstract

Four new species from Colombia are described: Rhagovelia cachipai sp. n., Rhagovelia nicolai sp. n., Rhagovelia nariñensis sp. n., and Rhagovelia imperatrix sp. n., all belong to robusta group. A key to Rhagovelia species of the robusta group from Colombia is provided.

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