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    30 January 1987

    PROC. ENTOMOL SOC. WASH.


    89(1),1987, pp. 167-174

    DISTRIBUTIONAL DATA, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND HABITAT


    OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN WATER-STRIDER
    MICRO VELlA AYACUCHANA (HEMIPTERA: VEUIDAE)

    PAUL J. SPANGLER AND RICJlAJlD C. FRoESCHNER

    Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560.

    Abstract. - The microveliine water-bug Microvelia ayacucha~e and Maldonado


    Capriles [sic] (1952) is illustrated for the first time'1.habit~sr. view, the antennae, and the
    male and female genitalia are illustrated by pen and ikrdra~gsand the surface sculpture
    of selected parts of the body are illustrated by scanning electron micrographs. KD<SWn
    distribution records for this species from Brazil, Guyana, Surinam, and Venezuela are
    reported. Habitats are discussed and a photograph of one of the biotopes is included.

    During a fieldtrip to collect aquatic Co- in any keys; we have prepared this article
    leoptera, Hemiptera, and other insects in with the ht)pethat it will allowtlie reader-' (
    the Takutu Mountains of Guyana in No- to identify this species more easily.
    vember and December, 1983, numerous The type specimens of M. ayacuchana
    aquatic Hemiptera were collected by ~ were collected by J. Maldonado at Puerto
    bers of an Earthwatch Expedit.!0~ Among Ayacucho, Venezuela, in May and June
    the water bugs were 10 diitUie~ged 1950; and Drake and Hussey (1955), in their
    specimens of a largesPecies of Microve/ia. checklist of the species of Microve/ia, re-
    An examination of those specimens and ported M. ayacuchana from British Guiana
    comparison with the type specimens of Mi- [now Guyana]. There are no specimens of
    crovelia in the Drake collection and the gen- the species from "British Guiana" in the
    eral collection' of aquatic Hemiptera in the ~ ~~! the re:ord may ha~5~,~!Jased
    U.S. National Museum of Natural History, on lXfrrowecf specImens; unfortunately; the. .
    Smithsonian Institution confirmed that the sO""utee'oTthe Specimens was not given. There; "
    specimens from Guyana are cOnspecific with has been nothing reported about M. aya-
    Microvelia ayacuchana Drake and Maldo- cuchana since Drake and Roze (1958) listed
    nado Capriles [sic] (1952). More recently, it as one of the seven species of Microve/ia
    19 and 24 February 1986, Spangler collect- reported from Venezuela.
    ed 22 more specimens of this species near The description of Microvelia ayacu-
    the type locality, Puerto Ayacucho, T.F.A., chana by Drake and Maldonado Capriles
    Venezuela. [sic] (1952) is adequate for the external mor-
    Because M. ayacuchana is rare in collec- phological characters as seen under a ste-
    tions; be16hgs'to a large genus with 81 de- reoscopic microscope. Additional external
    scribed species in the Western Hemisphere characters, some illustrated by SCJInning
    that are similar in external morphology, electron micrographs, and genitalic char-
    sculpture, and color; has not been previ- acters are discussed below. A habitus view
    ously illustrated; and has not been included (Fig. 1) and the dissected and- cleared male
    168 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON

    1
    1.0mm

    1
    Fi&- 1. MicroveliJz ayacuclwfUl. male, habitu5 view.

    genitalia (Eigs. 13,~ and female genitalia (fig. 2) with longitudinal gf~ve on midline
    (figs. 1S. 16) of M. ayacuchana are illus- distinct, 3 pairs of trichobotbria, ocelli ab-
    trated for the first time. sent. Antennae ffi.&:.2) long; 4 segmented;
    internodial p~ between segments 2 and 3
    MlcTOpeIUl-tr)'lICIIchlllfll Drake and and another between segments 3 and 4; an-
    Maldonado Capriles (sic) tennal segment ratios 17:13: 17:23. Rostrum
    Additional descriptive characters. - Mac- 3 segmented, extr!11~jB,~ to mesocoxae; man-
    ropterous adult males longer (2.75 to 3.16 dibular stylets toothed (Fig. 4).
    mm) than most members of genus. Head Mesoscutellum covered by posterior ex-
    v-&-:f-c
    t---O.5mm ----i

    Fip. 2~. M~lia ayacuchaTUl. 2. Head. 3, AnteDD&. .c, Mandibular stylets. S, Head, pronotum, and
    evaporatorium tuft. 6, Methathoracic IOeDt Jiand clwmels.
    170 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
    VOLUME 89, NUMBER 1 171

    1
    O.2mm

    1
    ®

    1 - - - - 0.2 m m----{ @
    Figs. 13, 14. Miaovelia ayacuchana. 13, Male genilalia, extended in alcohol, donal view. 14, Male genitalia,
    cleared in KOH, lateral view.

    - Fils· 7-12. Pip. 7-10. MlertJ¥rIUl 4I~IuI_. 7, CampaAifonn MDlillum. ~ of protarsal qment. 8,
    Campanironn sensillum enlarged. 9, Protibialcrooming comb (arrow) and arasping combs, male. 10, ProtJblaJ
    grasping comb, male. F1&S. II, 12. Microve/Ul ayacuchana. II, Protibialaraspin& comb, male, enJ.araed. 12,
    Protanal claws.
    172 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIElY OF WASHINGTON

    1
    O.2mm

    1
    @

    ' .. ~;

    .. ~

    ...--- 0.2 mm -----i


    rIP. 1$, 16. Nicro~IiQ ,,~/UIIUI. 1$, Ft:ma1e pni\alia, t:~tcndod ill a1c:obol, dorsal vWw. 16, Female
    aenJtaJla, lateral vlew.
    VOLUME 89, NUMBER I 173

    FIi- 17. Microvelia ayacuchana. pothole biotope at Tobopn area, 40 km south ofPuerto Ayacucho, T.F.A,
    Venezuela.

    tension of pronotal lobe ~. Metatho- sidad Central de Venezuela, Maracay, Ven-


    racie scent gland channels ~ teIll\inate ezuela.
    in an evaporatorium bearing a prominent BRAZIL: AMAZONAS: Lago Salgado,
    tuft oflong setae (£ig 5, 8rrow).on plemon Jg. duebra d., 29.4.48, H. Sioli, 2 males
    in front of metacoxae. (JTP). GUYANA: POTARO-MAZAR-
    Protarsus with I campaniform seilsillum UNI DISTRICT: Takutu Mountains,
    dorsally at base of ultimate segment ~ 6°1S'N sgosrw, 3-10 Dec. 1983, P. J. Span-
    I ... -1...S). Front tibia of male with a short, trans- gler, R. A. Faitoute, P. D. Perkins, 3 males,
    verse, apical, grooming comb of stout setae 7 females (l on SEM stub) (NMNH). SURI-
    ,ron dorsal margin (fig. 9, arrow) and a long NAM: Sipaliwini River, 13-VI-63, 6 males,
    grasping comb (Figs. 9-11) of short stout 6 females (NMNH). VENEZUELA: TER-
    spme-$"-on-mner (ventral) surface of distal RITORIO FEDERAL AMAZONAS: Puer-
    third. Oaws (Fig J 2) distinctly inserted be- to Ayacucho, IS June 19S0, J. Maldonado
    - fore apex of last tarsal segment. CapriJes, holotype male, allotype (NMNH);
    Male genitalia (Figs. 13. 14) with aedea- same data, 1 male, 2 females (paratypes)
    gus with membranous vesica; parameres (JTP); Puerto Ayacucho (40 K.m S) at To-
    , minute. Female genitalia~. IS. 16).with bogan, 19 Feb. 1986, P. J. Spangler, 1 male,
    proctiger broad, decurv covering gono- 1 female (NMNH); same data except 24 Feb.
    coxal and genital opening. 1986, 16 males, 4 females (NMNH). One
    Specimens examined.-Specimens from additional paratype with the same data as
    the John T. Polhemus collection are indi- the holotype except IS May 19S0 has not
    cated by (ITP) and those from the National been found.
    Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Habitat - The specimens 1!0Ql Guyana
    Institution are indicated by (NMNH). Rep- were coll~ from the s1liQ"eCtJnargin of a
    resentative specimens will be deposited in slowly fl~g 15t~ in the rainforest. The
    the Instituto de Zoologia Agricola, Univer- series from the Tobogan area south ofPuer-
    174 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIElY OF WASHINGTON

    to Ayacucho, Venezuela, were found on the and Phyllis Spangler for typing the manu-
    7l
    water ofa small pothole (Fig;,} in ~droclc script into the word processor.
    beside a small stream; the p<5iliOft'was ex-
    posed to fut'tsunlight for a relatively short I...nnAlURE Crrm
    time during the day. Drake,C.J.and J. Maldonado Capriles. 1952. Water·
    striders from Territorio Amazonas of Venezuela
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (Hemiptera: Hydrometridae, Veliidae). The Great
    Basin Naturalist 12: 47-54.,J
    We thank the following for their assis- Drake, C. J. and R. F. Hussey. 1955. Concerning the
    tance: The Center for Field Research, for Genus Mkrovelia Westwood, with Descriptions
    sponsoring the fieldwork in Guyana; the ad- . ofTwo New Species and I Check-list ofthe Amer-
    ministrators of the Smithsonian Institu- ican Forms (Hemiptera: Veliidae). The Aorida
    tion's Research Opportunities Fund for Entomologist 3g: 95-115. v
    Drake, C. J. and J. A. Roze. 1958. A new Microvelia
    supporting the fieldwork in Venezuela; from Venezuela (Hemiptera: Veliidae). Bulletin of
    Young T. Sohn, biological illustrator, for the Southern California Academy of Sciences 57:
    the pen and ink drawings; John T. Polhe- 47-48. J
    mus, for locality data from his specimens;
    ~

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