Species info
Classification > Superfamily Gerroidea > Family Veliidae > Subfamily Veliinae > Genus Foveavelia
Foveavelia anta (Mazzucconi 2000)
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Geographic distribution
Distribution
No economic damages registered
  • Argentina
    • Salta
Other distribution
Also known from Paraguay (Mazzucconi 2000, Rodrigues & Moreira 2024).
 
Synonyms
  • Paravelia anta Mazzucconi 2000
Host plants
This species was collected in a pool surrounded by many terrestrial bromeliads and “Palo Santo” (a zygophyllacean tree) (Mazzucconi 2000).
References
  • MAZZUCCONI, S.A. 2000. Paravelia anta sp. n. and P. hungerfordi (Drake and Harris) from South America (Heteroptera: Veliidae). Aquatic Insects 22(2): 129- 137.
  • RODRIGUES, H.D.D. & MOREIRA, F.F.F. 2024. Foveavelia, a new South American genus of Veliinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae). PeerJ, DOI 10.7717/peerj.16772.
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