First record of Pseudovelia esakii Miyamoto, 1959 (Hemiptera, Veliidae) from Niigata Prefecture, Japan and additional knowledge of its habitat

Abstract

Pseudovelia esakii Miyamoto, 1959 was collected from rivers in the Agano River system in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. This species has been collected in the middle and lower reaches of rivers and lakes in Honshu, but its distribution in Niigata Prefecture has not been recorded. This report is the first record of this species in Niigata Prefecture. In addition, we summarized data on its habitat from previous studies. Our literature survey showed that P. esakii is mostly found from the margins of lakes and mid-way downstream, indicating that the semiaquatic insect utilizes the land-water ecotone as its primary habitat.