Revision of the American genus Steinovelia Polhemus amp; Polhemus, 1993 (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Veliidae)

The genus Steinovelia Polhemus Polhemus, 1993 is distributed from southeastern Canada to northeastern Argentina and has been considered to contain five valid species: S. permista (Drake, 1951a), S. placida (Drake, 1951a), S. stagnalis (Burmeister, 1835), S. vinnula (Drake, 1951b) and S. virgata (Whi...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 4729; no. 1; p. zootaxa.4729.1.5
Main Authors Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, Floriano, Carla Fernanda Burguez, Rodrigues, Higor D D, Sites, Robert W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 28.01.2020
Subjects
Animal Distribution
Animals
Gastropoda
Heteroptera
United States
United States
Hemiptera, redescriptions, small water striders, taxonomy, Veliinae
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Summary:The genus Steinovelia Polhemus Polhemus, 1993 is distributed from southeastern Canada to northeastern Argentina and has been considered to contain five valid species: S. permista (Drake, 1951a), S. placida (Drake, 1951a), S. stagnalis (Burmeister, 1835), S. vinnula (Drake, 1951b) and S. virgata (White, 1879a). We present here a revision of the genus with redescriptions of S. permista, S. stagnalis, S. vinnula, and S. virgata, the synonymy of S. placida with S. virgata, a key, distribution maps, and photographs of all species.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4729.1.5