The Alpine-Apenninic species of Velia Latreille, 1804: V. currens (Fabricius, 1794) and V. gridellii Tamanini, 1947 (Gerromorpha, Veliidae) in Switzerland

2025/09/16 by Vivien Cosandey, Fabio Cianferoni · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Hemiptera Insect Studies #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/alpento.9.166667

openalex publication_date 2025/09/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

Based on the revision of collection material and recent field collecting, the status of the two Alpine-Apenninic species of Velia Latreille, 1804: V. gridellii Tamanini, 1947 and V. currens (Fabricius, 1794) in Switzerland is brought up to date. Velia gridellii is recorded for the first time in Switzerland, and the first record of V. currens in Switzerland was revised and confirmed after the study of the original specimen collected in 1886.

Citations

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Discussions

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