title: A new species of Velia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from West Bengal, India.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Survey of India, 'M' Block, Kolkata- 700053, India. srimoyeebasu3422@gmail.com
authors.forename: Srimoyee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.forename: Dan A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Polhemus
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity