New record of riffle bug Rhagovelia (Neorhagovelia) nilgiriensis Thirumalai, 1994 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Kerala, India

Authors

  • K. Jyothylakshmi
  • Kurian Mathew Abraham
  • S. Nandakumar
  • E. Eyarin Jehamalar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.800

Abstract

The riffle bug, Rhagovelia (Neorhagovelia) nilgiriensis Thirumalai, 1994 is reported for the first time from Kerala. They are very small, black bugs, commonly encountered in streams with moderate to swift flow. The current report of R. nilgiriensis from Kerala extends its geographic distribution which was earlier reported only from its type locality Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India. The present inventory is crucial, as it is the pioneer report of R. nilgiriensis from Kerala and the second record of the same from India.

Author Biographies

K. Jyothylakshmi

P.G and Research department of Zoology, N.S.S College, Pandalam 689501, Kerala, India.

Kurian Mathew Abraham

Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India.

S. Nandakumar

P.G and Research department of Zoology, N.S.S College, Pandalam 689501, Kerala, India.

E. Eyarin Jehamalar

Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India

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Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

Jyothylakshmi, K. ., Abraham, K. M. ., Nandakumar, S. ., & Jehamalar, E. E. . (2022). New record of riffle bug Rhagovelia (Neorhagovelia) nilgiriensis Thirumalai, 1994 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Kerala, India. ENTOMON, 47(4), 449–452. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.800

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 4 (2022)

Section

Short Communications