Microvelia pulchella Westwood, 1834

Geographical distribution: Canada in the Nearctic region to Argentina in the Neotropical region (not reported from Chile).

Material from Cuba: Holguín, well near Playa Guarda la Vaca, 07.IV.1969, Botosaneanu leg., 4 specimens. Holguín, near Banes, Cueva “Potrero del Molino” (Las Cuatrocientas Rosas), 7.IV.1969, Botosaneanu leg., 4 specimens. Ciego de Ávila, Cayo Zaguanes, Cueva Los Animales, pool in the cave, 29.IV. 11969, Botosaneanu leg., 1 ɗ; Cueva Grande, 2 ɗ, 5 Ψ. Matanzas, Cueva de Plumas, rimstone pools, 22.IV.1969, Botosaneanu leg., 1 ɗ. La Habana, Cueva de Los Pérez, near Ashton, pool in cave, 11.IV.1969, Viña and Negrea leg., 1 Ψ. Pinar del Río, near El Veral, Cueva del Jagüey, no date, Decou & Negrea leg., 1 Ψ; Cueva del Agua, neat El Veral, pool in cave, no date, Negrea leg., 1 ɗ, 2 Ψ (all above probably SDH, SIB) (Nieser, 1973). Santiago de Cuba, Siboney, Laboratorio Subterráneo G. Racovitza, artificial well, 6.III.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 5 ɗ, 9 Ψ (SDH, SIB). Río San Juan, near Santiago, 23.III.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ (SDH, SIB). Pinar del Río, Quemado de Pineda, arroyo, 14.IV.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 1 ɗ (SDH, SIB) (Nieser 1977).

Habitat: very common species in lentic habitats and slow-flowing regions of lotic environments, especially in areas rich in marginal vegetation or hydrophytes; can be found in caves, and is often collected in the same locations occupied by M. longipes or M. mimula .