A new species of Velia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from West Bengal, India

SRIMOYEE BASU; K. A. SUBRAMANIAN; DAN A. POLHEMUS

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3693.3.4

Issue: Vol. 3693 No. 3: 30 Jul. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-07-30

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.3.4

Page range: 344–350

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**A new species of Velia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from West Bengal, India**

SRIMOYEE BASU⁺⁻
K. A. SUBRAMANIAN⁺⁻
DAN A. POLHEMUS⁺⁻

Velia Cesavelia mitrai new species Neora Valley National Park Darjeeling West Bengal India

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Abstract

A new Oriental species of water crickets, Velia (Cesavelia) mitrai sp. nov. is described from the vicinity of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. It was collected from a shaded stream with slow current, situated at an altitude of 2006 m a.s.l. within the Neora Valley National Park. This species is the fourth member of this genus known from India.