A new species of Velia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from West Bengal, India.

نویسندگان

  • Srimoyee Basu
  • K A Subramanian
  • Dan A Polhemus
چکیده

A new Oriental species of water crickets, Velia (Cesavelia) mitrai sp. nov. is described from the vicinity of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. It was collected from a shaded stream with slow current, situated at an altitude of 2006 m a.s.l. within the Neora Valley National Park. This species is the fourth member of this genus known from India.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Zootaxa

دوره 3693  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013