Review of the Mesovelia horvathi species complex (Hemiptera: Gerromorpha: Mesoveliidae), with the description of seven new species from India

Zootaxa. 2019 Aug 6;4651(3):zootaxa.4651.3.4. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4651.3.4.

Abstract

Seven new species from India are described in the Mesovelia horvathi species complex and assigned to two putatively monophyletic species groups. Mesovelia brevia sp. nov. and M. dilatata sp. nov., both occurring in Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya, and M. occulta sp. nov., known from only Tamil Nadu, are described and placed in the Mesovelia horvathi species group. Mesovelia andamana sp. nov. from the Andaman Islands, M. bispinosa sp. nov. and M. isiasi sp. nov. from Meghalaya, and M. tenuia sp. nov. from Tamil Nadu, are described and placed in the M. andamana species group. Photographs of morphological characters, distribution maps, and a key to males are provided for all of the species treated.

Keywords: Hemiptera, Mesoveliinae, pond weed bugs, Andaman Islands, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, taxonomy.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animals
  • Hemiptera*
  • Heteroptera*
  • India
  • Male