Microvelia fantastika Padilla-Gil 2019

Microvelia fantastika Padilla-Gil, 2019

(Figs 36–47)

New records. PANAMA • Apterous male; Colón, Gamboa, artificial pool; 9.12086° N, - 79.70374° W; 9 May 2015; A.J.J. Crumière leg.; CEIOC 79942 • COLOMBIA • 1 apterous male, 2 apterous female, 1 macropterous female; Boyacá, Puerto Boyacá, Vereda Muelle Velásquez, Ciénaga de Palagua, CC2; 145 m, 6.065 N, - 74.510 W; 8 Nov 2019, S.P. Mondragón leg.; UPTC • 4 apterous males, 5 apterous females, 1 macropterous male; Boyacá, Puerto Boyacá, Vereda Muelle Velásquez, Ciénaga de Palagua, CC2; 148 m, 6.066 N, -74.512; 2 W; Dic 2019, S.P. Mondragón leg.; UPTC • 1 macropterous male, 2 apterous females; Boyacá, Puerto Boyacá, Vereda Muelle Velásquez, Ciénaga de Palagua, CC3; 148 m, 6.065 N, - 74.508 W, 3 Nov 2019, S.P. Mondragón leg.; UPTC.

Remarks. At first, we identified the specimens above as representatives of a new species and prepared a description. However, when we studied the recently published book by Padilla-Gil (2019a), it was possible to identify our specimens as Mi. fantastika. It is noteworthy that the pronotum of this species was misinterpreted by the author as almost completely covering the dorsum of the thorax, except for the lateral metathoracic triangles, when it in fact it covers the mesonotum, but leaves the metanotum exposed (Figs 36, 40, 42). The metanotum was mistakenly interpreted as a posterior lobe of the pronotum by Padilla-Gil (2019a). This species was previously known from Cesar and Nariño departments, respectively in northern and southwestern Colombia. The new records above are the first from Boyacá Department, in the central portion of the same country, and from Panama. The specimens from Boyacá were collected in the Palagua swampy complex (ciénaga), both in the swamp itself (Fig. 63) and in two adjacent lakes (jagüeyes) (Fig. 64). The Palagua swamp is a lentic water system directly connected to the Magdalena River, whereas the lakes are artificial structures built for water storage. The samples were associated with aquatic vegetation in the lakes and with the dominant hydrophytes (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms and Pistia stratiotes L.) in the swamp.