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The Watercrickets (Hemiptera: Veliidae) of South Africa Compiled by Martin H. Villet Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa & Patrick Reavell Department of Botany, University of Zululand, South Africa

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Family: VELIIDAE

1. Genus: OCELLOVELIA
   1. O. germari (Distant)

      Angilia germari Distant 1904: 425.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Lesotho; November, December, March.

      
      
   2. O. distanti China & Usinger

      Ocellovellia distanti China & Usinger 1949: 343.

      = O. distanti f. chinai Poisson 1956: 335.
      Western Cape, February.

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: XIPHOVELOIDEA
   1. Xiphoveloidea sp. 1

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      Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal; April to October.

      
      
   
   
3. Genus: RHAGOVELIA
   1. R. maculata Distant

      Rhagovelia maculata Distant 1903: 472.
      Northern Cape, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Norhtern Province, to Zimbabwe; November to January, April, May.

      
      
   2. R. nigricans Burmeister

      Rhagovelia nigricans Burmeister 1835: 213.
      Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal; **.

      
      
   3. R. infernalis infernalis (Butler)

      Velia infernalis Butler 1876: 411.
      Eastern Cape, Northern Province; March, May.

      = R. infernalis africana Lunudblad 1936: 49.
      KwaZulu-Natal; April.

      
      
   
   
4. Genus: ANGILIA
   1. A. albidotincta albidotincta (Stål)

      Velia albidotincta Stål 1855: 46.
      Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal; November.

      
      
   
   
5. Genus: TENAGOVELIA
   1. T. sjoestedti Kirkaldy

      Tenagovelia sjoestedti Kirkaldy 19**: 22.
      KwaZulu-Natal; **.

      
      
   
   
6. Genus: MICROVELIA
   1. M. alluaudi Poisson

      Microvelia alluaudi Poisson 1941: 177.

      = Microvelia alluaudi f. natali Poisson 1956: 337-338.
      Western Cape, Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal; May, October to December.

      
      
   2. M. venustissima kenyalis Poisson

      Microvelia venustissima kenyalis Poisson 1941: fig 28.
      Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga; December, February and June.

      
      
   3. M. vilhenai Hoberlandt

      Microvelia vilhenai Hoberlandt 1950: 32.
      Western Cape, Lesotho; January to March.

      
      
   4. M. gracillima Reuter

      Microvelia gracillima Reuter 1883: **.
      Western Cape, to Namibia; December to February, June.

      
      
   5. M. bloukransi Poisson

      Microvelia bloukransi Poisson 1956: 342-343.
      Western Cape; January and February.

      
      
   6. M. lainsburyi **

      ** lainsburyi **.
      Western Cape; **.

      
      
   7. M. major Poisson

      Microvelia major Poisson 1926: 243.
      Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga; November, April and May.