First record of Microvelia albonotata Champion, 1898 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae) from a cave in Colombia

By

Afanador, Edwin Alfonso Arias
Morales, Irina
Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-10-3

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

669--674

Subjects

cave insects , Geographic distribution , Neotropical region , semiaquatic bugs

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/19.5.669

 

Abstract

Microvelia albonotata Champion, 1898 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae) is a small semiaquatic bug distributed from southeastern Canada to Peru, including the West Indies. Despite this wide range and an easy identification of male specimens, it was recorded for the first time from Colombia only in 2021. Here, we report this species from the country once more, this time based on material collected in a cave in the department of Boyacá.