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Issue: Vol. 5239 No. 4: 13 Feb. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-02-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.4.6
Page range: 551-562
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A new species of Pseudovelia Hoberlandt, 1950 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Honshu, Japan

Ishikawa Insect Museum, Hakusan, Ishikawa, 920–2113 Japan
Hoshizaki Green Foundation, Izumo, Shimane, 691–0076 Japan
aquatic insects key Lake Biwa Microveliinae semiaquatic bugs water striders taxonomy Hemiptera

Abstract

The genus Pseudovelia occurs at the margins of freshwater bodies and is widely distributed in the Palearctic and Oriental regions. It is represented by 29 species in the East and Southeast Asian mainland, of which five are known from Japan. Described here is Pseudovelia lasiomma sp. nov. from Lake Biwa, Honshu, Japan. In addition, a key is provided to facilitate the identification of the six species of Pseudovelia now known from Japan.

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