Three new species of Velia (Cesavelia) Koçak & Kemal, 2010 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae) from China

By

Fu, Siying
Jin, Zezhong
Ye, Zhen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-10-3

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1254

Pages

313--329

Subjects

Hengduan Mountains , Himalayas , identification key , new species , riffle bugs , taxonomy , Veliidae , water striders

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1254.156152

 

Abstract

Velia (Cesavelia) liisp. nov. and Velia (Cesavelia) motuoensissp. nov. from Xizang Province, China, as well as Velia (Cesavelia) yiliangensissp. nov. from Yunnan Province, China, are described. Photographs illustrating the habitus in dorsal and lateral views, male metafemora, genitalic structures, and habitats, as well as a key to the species of Velia (Cesavelia) are provided, along with an updated distribution map of the subgenus.