title: Three new species of the genus Pseudovelia Hoberlandt, 1950 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from China.
abstract: Three species of the genus Pseudovelia Hoberlandt, 1950 from China are described as new: Pseudovelia recava sp. nov. from Guizhou, P. sichuanensis sp. nov. from Sichuan and P. spiculata sp. nov. from Taiwan. Photographs of the male dorsal habitus, male forelegs, male middle legs, male hind legs, details of the fore tibia and hind tarsus, and genitalic structures are provided, accompanied by line drawings of male genitalic structures, habitat photos and a geographic distribution map.
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China; Email: wenjunbu@nankai.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wenjun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bu
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D013624:Taiwan