taxonID	type	description	language	source
991487E99616FFAEFF18EB05A16E28AA.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ROMANIA: Satu Mare county: Doba [stream], 47 ° 45 ʹ 22 ʺN 22 ° 42 ʹ 05 ʺE, 123 m a. s. l., 26. vi. 2013, 2 ♂♂ (ap). Prahova county: Străoști [stream], 45 ° 01 ʹ 51 ʺN 26 ° 13 ʹ 31 ʺE, 136 m a. s. l., 30. vii. 2012, 1 ♀ (ma).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99616FFAEFF18EB05A16E28AA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Data are insufficient to define its distribution in Romania. We found it occurring in two slow flowing shaded streams, both rich with Lemna sp. and Typha sp. The altitude does not exceed 150 m a. s. l. (Fig. 5). It overwinters as an adult (Wróblewski 1980). At both sites, it was found co-existing with M. reticulata. General distribution. Holarctic species distributed from United Kingdom to northern China, Canada and the north of the United States. In Europe it reaches as far south as France, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Ukraine being absent in southern Europe (Putshkov & Putshkov 1996; Rabitsch & Zettel 2000; Aukema et al. 2013; Kment et al. 2013). New species for Romania.	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99615FFADFF18EDBAA2FD2998.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ROMANIA: Bihor county: Albiș [pool], 47 ° 21 ʹ 51 ʺN 22 ° 14 ʹ 51 ʺE, 140 m a. s. l., 5. v. 2012, 1 ♀ (ma); Ateaș [stream], 46 ° 54 ʹ 15 ʺN 21 ° 38 ʹ 36 ʺE, 92 m a. s. l., 4. v. 2012, 1 ♂ (ap) 7 ♀♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma); Bolcaş [stream], 47 ° 21 ʹ 24 ʺN 22 ° 13 ʹ 50 ʺE, 125 m a. s. l., 5. v. 2012, 1 ♀ (ap); Budureasa [swamp], 46 ° 40 ʹ 53 ʺN 22 ° 29 ʹ 02 ʺE, 345 m a. s. l., 23. vi. 2013, 1 ♀ (ap); Cherechiu [stream], 47 ° 24 ʹ 05 ʺN 22 ° 06 ʹ 29 ʺE, 104 m a. s. l., 5. v. 2012, 1 ♂ (ap) 2 ♂♂ (ma) 2 ♀♀ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ma); Roşiori [stream], 47 ° 14 ʹ 10 ʺN 21 ° 56 ʹ 44 ʺE, 111 m a. s. l., 5. v. 2012, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma). Bistrița-Năsăud county: Bichigiu [pond], 47 ° 23 ʹ 57 ʺN 24 ° 22 ʹ 42 ʺE, 535 m a. s. l., 31. vii. 2011, 1 ♀ (ma). Botoșani county: Dragalina [stream], 48 ° 02 ʹ 36 ʺN 26 ° 27 ʹ 04 ʺE, 149 m a. s. l., 3. viii. 2012, 2 ♂♂ (ap). Buzău county: Haleș [intermittent stream], 45 ° 11 ʹ 54 ʺN 26 ° 33 ʹ 34 ʺE, 207 m a. s. l., 31. vii. 2012, 1 ♀ (ap). Cluj county: Țaga [stream], 46 ° 56 ʹ 31 ʺN 24 ° 03 ʹ 26 ʺE, 266 m a. s. l., 8. viii. 2011, 1 ♀ (ap). Călărași county: Ciocănești [stream], 44 ° 11 ʹ 37 ʺN 27 ° 00 ʹ 44 ʺE, 12 m a. s. l., 20. vii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap); Oltenița [pool], 44 ° 05 ʹ 37 ʺN 26 ° 38 ʹ 10 ʺE, 23 m a. s. l., 20. vii. 2014, 1 ♀ (ap). Caraș-Severin county: Caransebeş [pool], 45 ° 25 ʹ 07 ʺN 22 ° 11 ʹ 18 ʺE, 224 m a. s. l., 12. v. 2012, 1 ♂ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ap); Mehadica [pool], 45 ° 02 ʹ 12 ʺN 22 ° 16 ʹ 18 ʺE, 298 m a. s. l., 29. viii. 2012, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 6 ♀♀ (ap). Dâmbovița county: Ghimpați [stream], 44 ° 40 ʹ 27 ʺN 25 ° 48 ʹ 46 ʺE, 131 m a. s. l., 21. vii. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 2 ♀♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma). Galați county: Oancea [stream], 45 ° 55 ʹ 15 ʺN 28 ° 06 ʹ 37 ʺE, 12 m a. s. l., 1. viii. 2012, 1 ♂ (ma) 1 ♀ (ma). Giurgiu county: Pietrele [stream], 44 ° 03 ʹ 14 ʺN 26 ° 07 ʹ 40 ʺE, 21 m a. s. l., 20. vii. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma); Puțu Greci [pool], 44 ° 08 ʹ 07 ʺN 26 ° 20 ʹ 16 ʺE, 54 m a. s. l., 20. vii. 2014, 1 ♀ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ma); Schitu [stream], 44 ° 09 ʹ 32 ʺN 25 ° 50 ʹ 09 ʺE, 61 m a. s. l., 20. vii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 1 ♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma). Iași county: Scobinți [stream], 47 ° 24 ʹ 29 ʺN 26 ° 55 ʹ 40 ʺE, 128 m a. s. l., 3. viii. 2012, 1 ♂ (ma) 2 ♀♀ (ma). Mehedinți county: Pătulele [stream], 44 ° 20 ʹ 59 ʺN 22 ° 46 ʹ 44 ʺE, 71 m a. s. l., 26. vii. 2012, 1 ♂ (ma). Neamț county: Vânători Neamţ [pond], 47 ° 15 ʹ 07 ʺN 26 ° 14 ʹ 36 ʺE, 469 m a. s. l., 1. viii. 2011, 1 ♀ (ap). Olt county: Dăneasa [stream], 44 ° 07 ʹ 34 ʺN 24 ° 34 ʹ 33 ʺE, 66 m a. s. l., 19. vii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma); Siliștioara [stream], 43 ° 46 ʹ 17 ʺN 24 ° 32 ʹ 27 ʺE, 36 m a. s. l., 28. vii. 2012, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 4 ♀♀ (ap). Prahova county: Bărăitaru [stream], 44 ° 51 ʹ 14 ʺN 26 ° 20 ʹ 17 ʺE, 79 m a. s. l., 21. vii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 5 ♀♀ (ap); Străoști [stream], 45 ° 01 ʹ 51 ʺN 26 ° 13 ʹ 31 ʺE, 136 m a. s. l., 30. vii. 2012, 5 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 12 ♀♀ (ap) 4 ♀♀ (ma). Satu Mare county: Doba [stream], 47 ° 45 ʹ 22 ʺN 22 ° 42 ʹ 05 ʺE, 123 m a. s. l., 26. vi. 2013, 2 ♂♂ (ma) 3 ♀♀ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ma); Sâi [stream], 47 ° 41 ʹ 41 ʺN 23 ° 09 ʹ 47 ʺE, 155 m a. s. l., 25. vi. 2013, 2 ♀♀ (ma). Sălaj county: Plopiș [pond], 47 ° 06 ʹ 57 ʺN 22 ° 37 ʹ 47 ʺE, 320 m a. s. l., 24. vi. 2013, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma). Teleorman county: Izvoarele [stream], 43 ° 48 ʹ 52 ʺN 25 ° 23 ʹ 29 ʺE, 48 m a. s. l., 19. vii. 2014, 1 ♀ (ma); Mavrodin [stream], 44 ° 01 ʹ 28 ʺN 25 ° 13 ʹ 41 ʺE, 49 m a. s. l., 29. vii. 2012, 1 ♀ (ap); Perii Broşteni [stream], 44 ° 12 ʹ 14 ʺN 25 ° 14 ʹ 52 ʺE, 82 m a. s. l., 29. vii. 2012, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 1 ♀ (ap); Roșiori de Vede [pool], 44 ° 02 ʹ 54 ʺN 24 ° 58 ʹ 38 ʺE, 90 m a. s. l., 19. vii. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 3 ♀♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma); Turnu Măgurele [stream], 43 ° 44 ʹ 40 ʺN 24 ° 49 ʹ 39 ʺE, 27 m a. s. l., 29. vii. 2012, 2 ♀♀ (ap). Timiș county: Moraviţa [stream], 45 ° 15 ʹ 05 ʺN 21 ° 15 ʹ 57 ʺE, 79 m a. s. l., 12. v. 2012, 1 ♀ (ap); Moşniţa Nouă [stream], 45 ° 43 ʹ 45 ʺN 21 ° 17 ʹ 32 ʺE, 94 m a. s. l., 3. vi. 2012, 5 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 6 ♀♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma); Satchinez [stream], 45 ° 57 ʹ 20 ʺN 21 ° 02 ʹ 39 ʺE, 84 m a. s. l., 26. ii. 2012, 1 ♂ (ap). Tulcea county: Smârdan [pool], 45 ° 15 ʹ 39 ʺN 28 ° 03 ʹ 43 ʺE, 13 m a. s. l., 21. vii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap). Vaslui county: Simila [stream], 46 ° 15 ʹ 45 ʺN 27 ° 42 ʹ 23 ʺE, 72 m a. s. l., 2. viii. 2012, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 2 ♂♂ (ma) 2 ♀♀ (ap).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99615FFADFF18EDBAA2FD2998.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Microvelia reticulata is the commonest representative of the Veliidae in Romania occurring in slow running streams, swamps and ponds with rich macrophyte vegetation. It was found in all the regions of the country at altitudes between 10 and 550 m a. s. l. (Fig. 5), occasionally in sympatry with M. buenoi and M. pygmaea. General distribution. Euro-Siberian species distributed in most of the European countries, reaching eastern Asia, up to Korea and Japan (Andersen 1995; Protić 1998; Kanyukova 2006; Coulianos et al. 2008; Fent et al. 2011; Aukema et al. 2013).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99615FFACFF18EAA6A1EC2C73.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ROMANIA: Caraș-Severin county: Mehadica [pond], 45 ° 02 ʹ 12 ʺN 22 ° 16 ʹ 18 ʺE, 298 m a. s. l., 29. viii. 2012, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 3 ♀♀ (ap). Constanța county: Casian [stream], 44 ° 28 ʹ 53 ʺN 28 ° 29 ʹ 42 ʺE, 20 m a. s. l., 4. viii. 2011, 1 ♀ (ma). Dolj county: Vârtop [stream], 44 ° 12 ʹ 28 ʺN 23 ° 18 ʹ 58 ʺE, 141 m a. s. l., 27. vii. 2012, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap). Mehedinți county: Izimșa [stream], 44 ° 10 ʹ 31 ʺN 22 ° 57 ʹ 37 ʺE, 55 m a. s. l., 27. vii. 2012, 1 ♂ (ma) 2 ♀♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma); Pătulele [stream], 44 ° 20 ʹ 59 ʺN 22 ° 46 ʹ 44 ʺE, 71 m a. s. l., 26. vii. 2012, 1 ♀ (ap); Sviniţa [pond], 44 ° 33 ʹ 05 ʺN 22 ° 02 ʹ 21 ʺE, 121 m a. s. l., 19. viii. 2012, 3 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀ (ap). Teleorman county: Mavrodin [stream], 44 ° 01 ʹ 28 ʺN 25 ° 13 ʹ 41 ʺE, 49 m a. s. l., 29. vii. 2012, 1 ♀; Perii Broşteni [stream], 44 ° 12 ʹ 14 ʺN 25 ° 14 ʹ 52 ʺE, 82 m a. s. l., 29. vii. 2012, 1 ♀ (ma). Timiș county: Grăniceri [pond], 45 ° 26 ʹ 53 ʺN 20 ° 53 ʹ 08 ʺE, 83 m a. s. l., 19. viii. 2012, 1 ♂ (ap). Vaslui county: Simila [stream], 46 ° 15 ʹ 45 ʺN 27 ° 42 ʹ 23 ʺE, 72 m a. s. l., 2. viii. 2012, 1 ♀ (ap).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99615FFACFF18EAA6A1EC2C73.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Excepting the north, M. pygmaea was found in all the regions of the country. It lives at the edge of both slowly and moderately quickly flowing streams with aquatic vegetation, but also in lentic water bodies. It occurs at altitudes ranging between 20 and 300 m a. s. l. (Fig. 5), sometimes co-existing with Microvelia reticulata. General distribution. Northern Africa, western and central Asia, southern Europe and southern parts of central Europe (Cianferoni & Mazza 2012; Aukema et al. 2013; Cianferoni et al. 2013; Ghahari et al. 2013) in the north reaching the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, recently expanding more northwards (Kment 2001; Kment et al. 2013).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99614FFACFF18E91AA288290C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ROMANIA: Tulcea county: Greci [intermittent stream], 45 ° 12 ʹ 21 ʺN 28 ° 15 ʹ 05 ʺE, 137 m a. s. l., 28. iv. 2012, 1 ♂ (ma) 1 ♀ (ap); Luncavița [stream], 45 ° 13 ʹ 37 ʺN 28 ° 18 ʹ 38 ʺE, 103 m a. s. l., 3. viii. 2011, 12 ♂♂ (ap) 13 ♀♀ (ap); Nifon [stream], 45 ° 09 ʹ 19 ʺN 28 ° 23 ʹ 55 ʺE, 120 m a. s. l., 3. viii. 2011, 5 ♂♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99614FFACFF18E91AA288290C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There were two previous records, dating back to August, 1972 (Murighiol) and July, 1985 (Caraorman), both in Tulcea county (Davideanu et al. 2000). According to our data, it looks as if Velia affinis filippii occurs only in south-eastern Romania, in Dobrogea. Here, the higher altitudes do not exceed 467 m a. s. l. We collected it from shaded streams, at altitudes ranging between 100 and 140 m a. s. l. (Fig. 5). General distribution. Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, European Turkey, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and north-eastern Italy (Tamanini 1951; Benedek 1969, 1970; Josifov 1986; Andersen 1995; Protić & Živić 2007; Kment & Beran 2011; Protić 2011; Šeat 2013; this paper). The record of V. affinis filippii from Hungary is based on a single old record by Benedek (1970); however, the identification was recently confirmed as correct (Boda et al. 2015).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99614FFAAFF18EB93A6A12ECB.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ROMANIA: Arad county: Arăneag [stream], 46 ° 12 ʹ 54 ʺN 21 ° 44 ʹ 43 ʺE, 241 m a. s. l., 22. vi. 2013, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap). Bihor county: Budureasa [stream], 46 ° 40 ʹ 50 ʺN 22 ° 31 ʹ 02 ʺE, 442 m a. s. l., 23. vi. 2013, 3 ♂♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma). Caraș-Severin county: Socolari [intermittent stream], 44 ° 56 ʹ 50 ʺN 21 ° 44 ʹ 08 ʺE, 306 m a. s. l., 2. viii. 2013, 1 ♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap). Harghita county: Miercurea Ciuc [stream], 46 ° 23 ʹ 13 ʺN 25 ° 43 ʹ 18 ʺE, 751 m a. s. l., 3. viii. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 2 ♂♂ (ma) 4 ♀♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma). Hunedoara county: Dumbrava de Sus [stream], 46 ° 14 ʹ 05 ʺN 22 ° 53 ʹ 09 ʺE, 420 m a. s. l., 11. viii. 2014, 3 ♂♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap). Maramureș county: Baia Sprie [stream], 47 ° 41 ʹ 18 ʺN 23 ° 46 ʹ 10 ʺE, 769 m a. s. l., 25. vi. 2013, 1 ♂ (ap); Băița de Sub Codru [stream], 47 ° 32 ʹ 43 ʺN 23 ° 05 ʹ 49 ʺE, 256 m a. s. l., 24. vi. 2013, 5 ♂♂ (ap); Borșa [stream], 47 ° 37 ʹ 34 ʺN 24 ° 46 ʹ 02 ʺE, 814 m a. s. l., 4. viii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap); Ruscova [stream], 47 ° 50 ʹ 02 ʺN 24 ° 21 ʹ 17 ʺE, 498 m a. s. l., 4. viii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap); Săcel [stream], 47 ° 36 ʹ 47 ʺN 24 ° 25 ʹ 49 ʺE, 641 m a. s. l., 4. viii. 2014, 9 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 5 ♀♀ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ma); Săpânța [stream], 47 ° 56 ʹ 24 ʺN 23 ° 41 ʹ 35 ʺE, 340 m a. s. l., 26. vi. 2013, 1 ♂ (ap) 5 ♀♀ (ap). Neamț county: Poiana Crăcăoani [stream], 47 ° 03 ʹ 53 ʺN 26 ° 17 ʹ 18 ʺE, 579 m a. s. l., 5. viii. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap). Sibiu county: Sărata, 4. v. 2002, 15 ♂♂ (ap) 7 ♀♀ (ap), D. M. Ilie leg., DMIS [all specimens published as V. rivulorum (Ilie 2009)]; Târnava Mică, ix. 2001, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 6 ♀♀ (ap), D. M. Ilie leg., DMIS [male specimens published as V. rivulorum (Ilie 2005)].	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99614FFAAFF18EB93A6A12ECB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Though we found Velia caprai caprai in all the Carpathians, it was more frequent in northern Romania (Maramureș), where it is the only species that we identified (Fig. 4). In the south-west we collected it from one site only, in a hilly area at the margin of the mountains, not far from one place where V. mancinii mancinii and V. saulii were found co-existing. In the Apuseni Mountains (western Romania) as well as in the eastern Carpathians, the sites where V. caprai caprai occurs alternate with those where V. saulii is present. Velia caprai does not occur in Dobrogea. It lives in streams and creeks at altitudes ranging between 200 and 800 m a. s. l. (Fig. 5). In terms of biology and ecology, V. caprai caprai is one of the most studied Velia species; for various aspects of its biology see Murray & Giller (1991), Ditrich & Papáček (2009 a, b, 2010), Ditrich & Koštál (2011) and Ditrich et al. (2011). General distribution. Southern (non-Mediterranean), central and northern parts of Europe (Andersen 1995). Rather recently recorded from Serbia and Ukraine (Transcarpathian Region) (Protić & Živić 2007; Grandova & Prokin 2012). The records from Algeria, Turkey and central Asia should belong to other species (Fent et al. 2011).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99612FFA9FF18EA10A0222CC3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ROMANIA: Caraș-Severin county: Baziaș [stream], 44 ° 47 ʹ 26 ʺN 21 ° 24 ʹ 07 ʺE, 83 m a. s. l., 13. ix. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap); Baziaș, 1873, 2 ♂♂ (ma); 20. vi. 1888, 1 ♂ (ap), G. Horváth leg. [HNHM, published as V. rivulorum by Horváth (1877, 1897), 1 ♂ (ma) also identified by Tamanini 1954 and Benedek 1968 as V. mancinii mancinii]; Berzasca [stream], 44 ° 37 ʹ 51 ʺN 22 ° 00 ʹ 18 ʺE, 86 m a. s. l., 10. v. 2014, 3 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap); Băile Herculane [stream], 44 ° 58 ʹ 13 ʺN 22 ° 28 ʹ 21 ʺE, 654 m a. s. l., 16. vii. 2013, 10 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 10 ♀♀ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ma); Moldova Nouă [stream], 44 ° 43 ʹ 31 ʺN 21 ° 42 ʹ 42 ʺE, 228 m a. s. l., 12. vii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap); Potoc [stream], 45 ° 37 ʹ 56 ʺN 24 ° 22 ʹ 11 ʺE, 279 m a. s. l., 7. iii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap). Mehedinți county: Dubova [stream], 44 ° 37 ʹ 25 ʺN 22 ° 14 ʹ 57 ʺE, 124 m a. s. l., 9. v. 2014, 2 ♀♀ (ap); Dubova (Plavișevița) [stream], 44 ° 34 ʹ 48 ʺN 22 ° 14 ʹ 12 ʺE, 97 m a. s. l., 14. ix. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap); Dubova (Ponicova) [stream], 44 ° 37 ʹ 10 ʺN 22 ° 13 ʹ 52 ʺE, 285 m a. s. l., 14. ix. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap); Eșelnița [stream], 44 ° 43 ʹ 36 ʺN 22 ° 21 ʹ 39 ʺE, 168 m a. s. l., 9. v. 2014, 3 ♂♂ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ap); Negrușa [stream], 44 ° 49 ʹ 36 ʺN 22 ° 29 ʹ 54 ʺE, 575 m a. s. l., 22. i. 2013, 3 ♂♂ (ap); Orșova [stream], 44 ° 45 ʹ 08 ʺN 22 ° 25 ʹ 43 ʺE, 231 m a. s. l., 10. v. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap); Svinița [stream], 44 ° 28 ʹ 52 ʺN 22 ° 08 ʹ 15 ʺE, 88 m a. s. l., 10. v. 2014, 1 ♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99612FFA9FF18EA10A0222CC3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Benedek (1969, 1970) has mentioned V. mancinii from ‘ Báziás’ [= Baziaș] as being in Yugoslavia; however, it is in Romania. This record is based on Horváth’s (1897) material misidentified as V. rivulorum. The occurrence of V. mancinii mancinii in Romania is now confirmed. We found it only in south-western Romania, in the limestone landscape of the Danubian Gorge, in small streams and occasionally small ponds or springs at altitudes ranging between 80 and 300 m a. s. l., but also in the Mehedinți and Cernei Mountains at altitudes exceeding 600 m a. s. l. (Fig. 5). In those mountains, V. serbica occurs at lower altitudes. Velia mancinii mancinii often coexists with Aquarius najas (De Geer, 1773) (Gerridae); we also found it co-occurring with V. saulii. General distribution. Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania (Tamanini 1951; Josifov 1986; Andersen 1995; Kment & Beran 2011; this paper).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99610FFA7FF18E824A7232D5B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ROMANIA: Bihor county: Colești [stream], 46 ° 28 ʹ 38 ʺN 22 ° 25 ʹ 58 ʺE, 400 m a. s. l., 22. vi. 2013, 4 ♂♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap). Caraș-Severin county: Anina [stream], 45 ° 03 ʹ 39 ʺN 21 ° 51 ʹ 06 ʺE, 603 m a. s. l., 1. viii. 2013, 8 ♂♂ (ap) 10 ♀♀ (ap); Ciclova Montană [stream], 45 ° 01 ʹ 41 ʺN 21 ° 45 ʹ 17 ʺE, 351 m a. s. l., 2. viii. 2013, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap); Eftimie Murgu [stream], 44 ° 49 ʹ 57 ʺN 22 ° 08 ʹ 23 ʺE, 595 m a. s. l., 7. viii. 2013, 4 ♂♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap); Ilidia [stream], 44 ° 58 ʹ 32 ʺN 21 ° 43 ʹ 38 ʺE, 254 m a. s. l., 2. viii. 2013, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap); Mehadia [stream], 44 ° 54 ʹ 42 ʺN 22 ° 23 ʹ 18 ʺE, 368 m a. s. l., 15. vii. 2012, 5 ♂♂ (ap) 12 ♀♀ (ap); Moldova Nouă [stream], 44 ° 43 ʹ 31 ʺN 21 ° 42 ʹ 42 ʺE, 228 m a. s. l., 12. vii. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap); Padina Matei [stream], 44 ° 45 ʹ 17 ʺN 21 ° 43 ʹ 40 ʺE, 397 m a. s. l., 12. vii. 2014, 4 ♂♂ (ap) 6 ♀♀ (ap); Potoc [stream], 45 ° 37 ʹ 56 ʺN 24 ° 22 ʹ 11 ʺE, 279 m a. s. l., 7. iii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 7 ♀♀ (ap); Sichevița [stream], 44 ° 42 ʹ 56 ʺN 21 ° 47 ʹ 54 ʺE, 281 m a. s. l., 12. vii. 2014, 3 ♂♂ (ap). Harghita county: Cașinu Nou [stream], 46 ° 11 ʹ 27 ʺN 26 ° 00 ʹ 33 ʺE, 733 m a. s. l., 3. viii. 2014, 4 ♂♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap); Izvoru Mureșului [stream], 46 ° 37 ʹ 09 ʺN 25 ° 44 ʹ 28 ʺE, 815 m a. s. l., 27. vii. 2011, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap); 3. viii. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 1 ♂ (ma) 3 ♀♀ (ap). Hunedoara county: Leșnic [stream], 45 ° 53 ʹ 45 ʺN 22 ° 44 ʹ 37 ʺE, 235 m a. s. l., 5. vii. 2013, 5 ♂♂ (ap) 14 ♀♀ (ap); Ohaba Ponor [stream], 45 ° 33 ʹ 03 ʺN 23 ° 10 ʹ 38 ʺE, 888 m a. s. l., 14. ix. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma); Vaidei [stream], 45 ° 53 ʹ 15 ʺN 23 ° 17 ʹ 46 ʺE, 231 m a. s. l., 22. iv. 2014, 5 ♂♂ (ap) 32 ♀♀ (ap), I. A. Rădac leg. Mehedinți county: Cireșu [intermittent stream], 44 ° 49 ʹ 11 ʺN 22 ° 33 ʹ 27 ʺE, 371 m a. s. l., 16. vii. 2013, 6 ♂♂ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ap), D. Copilaș-Ciocianu leg. Neamț county: Tașca [stream], 46 ° 52 ʹ 45 ʺN 26 ° 01 ʹ 47 ʺE, 565 m a. s. l., 3. viii. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ap); Vânători Neamț [pond], 47 ° 15 ʹ 07 ʺN 26 ° 14 ʹ 36 ʺE, 469 m a. s. l., 1. viii. 2011, 1 ♂ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ap). Sălaj county: Almașu [stream], 46 ° 57 ʹ 33 ʺN 23 ° 06 ʹ 41 ʺE, 320 m a. s. l., 27. vi. 2013, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap); Ciumărna [stream], 47 ° 07 ʹ 22 ʺN 23 ° 08 ʹ 49 ʺE, 291 m a. s. l., 27. vi. 2013, 1 ♂ (ap) 5 ♀♀ (ap). Sibiu county: Păltiniș [stream], 45 ° 41 ʹ 17 ʺN 23 ° 59 ʹ 15 ʺE, 1084 m a. s. l., 30. iii. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 8 ♀♀ (ap); Rod [stream], 45 ° 48 ʹ 28 ʺN 23 ° 46 ʹ 07 ʺE, 828 m a. s. l., 29. iii. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ap). Timiș county: Hodoș [intermittent stream], 45 ° 54 ʹ 06 ʺN 21 ° 39 ʹ 03 ʺE, 140 m a. s. l., 4. vii. 2013, 5 ♂♂ (ap) 5 ♂♂ (ma) 6 ♀♀ (ap) 1 ♀ (ma).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E99610FFA7FF18E824A7232D5B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Davideanu et al. (2000) recorded V. saulii from Aiud (Alba county) and erroneously considered it as the first record in Romania. However, the species had already been mentioned a few years earlier by Kecskés (1997). Among the Veliinae, V. saulii has the widest distributional range in Romania, as well as in Europe. We found it in mountainous and hilly areas, excepting Maramureș (northern Romania) and Dobrogea (south-eastern Romania) where it is missing. Its altitudinal range varied between 100 and 1100 m a. s. l. (Fig. 5). General distribution. West Euro-Siberian species. Widely distributed in most Europe except its Mediterranean regions (Tamanini 1951; Andersen 1995; Coulianos et al. 2008).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E9961FFFA7FF18EFA2A60629DC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ROMANIA: Caraș-Severin county: Armeniș [stream], 44 ° 11 ʹ 25 ʺN 22 ° 18 ʹ 11 ʺE, 361 m a. s. l., 3. v. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 2 ♀♀ (ap); Băile Herculane [stream], 44 ° 57 ʹ 57 ʺN 22 ° 29 ʹ 00 ʺE, 289 m a. s. l., 16. vii. 2013, 32 ♂♂ (ap) 35 ♀♀ (ap); Borlovenii Vechi [stream], 45 ° 00 ʹ 08 ʺN 22 ° 04 ʹ 41 ʺE, 453 m a. s. l., 6. viii. 2013, 6 ♂♂ (ap) 11 ♀♀ (ap); Bozovici [stream], 45 ° 00 ʹ 10 ʺN 21 ° 58 ʹ 25 ʺE, 307 m a. s. l., 1. viii. 2013, 1 ♂ (ap) 4 ♀♀ (ap); Gărâna [stream], 45 ° 13 ʹ 06 ʺN 22 ° 06 ʹ 22 ʺE, 872 m a. s. l., 24. x. 2013, 4 ♂♂ (ap) 3 ♀♀ (ap); Poiana Begului [stream], 45 ° 07 ʹ 34 ʺN 22 ° 02 ʹ 55 ʺE, 1113 m a. s. l., 8. iv. 2014, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 5 ♀♀ (ap); Poiana Lungă [stream], 45 ° 00 ʹ 11 ʺN 22 ° 26 ʹ 27 ʺE, 885 m a. s. l., 11. i. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap) 1 ♀ (ap); Poiana Mărului [stream], 45 ° 24 ʹ 48 ʺN 22 ° 32 ʹ 04 ʺE, 699 m a. s. l., 8. viii. 2012, 3 ♂♂ (ap) 4 ♀♀ (ap); Lupac [stream], 45 ° 17 ʹ 28 ʺN 21 ° 50 ʹ 08 ʺE, 308 m a. s. l., 3. iv. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap); Sasca Montană [stream], 44 ° 52 ʹ 05 ʺN 21 ° 44 ʹ 08 ʺE, 268 m a. s. l., 2. ix. 2014, 1 ♂ (ap); Semenic [stream], 45 ° 11 ʹ 08 ʺN 22 ° 04 ʹ 58 ʺE, 1366 m a. s. l., 26. iv. 2014, 3 ♂♂ (ap) 14 ♀♀ (ap); Topleț [stream], 44 ° 47 ʹ 54 ʺN 22 ° 24 ʹ 03 ʺE, 176 m a. s. l., 16. vii. 2013, 10 ♂♂ (ap) 8 ♀♀ (ap), D. Copilaș-Ciocianu leg. Hunedoara county: Negoiu [stream], 45 ° 36 ʹ 54 ʺN 22 ° 35 ʹ 08 ʺE, 635 m a. s. l., 5. vii. 2013, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 4 ♀♀ (ap); Zeicani [stream], 45 ° 30 ʹ 23 ʺN 22 ° 41 ʹ 19 ʺE, 634 m a. s. l., 6. vii. 2013, 2 ♂♂ (ap) 4 ♀♀ (ap). Mehedinți county: Obârșia Cloșani [stream], 45 ° 01 ʹ 19 ʺN 22 ° 42 ʹ 26 ʺE, 430 m a. s. l., 22. v. 2014, 5 ♂♂ (ap) 4 ♀♀ (ap). Timiș county: Hăuzești [intermittent stream], 45 ° 41 ʹ 47 ʺN 22 ° 09 ʹ 32 ʺE, 262 m a. s. l., 4. vii. 2013, 4 ♂♂ (ap) 6 ♀♀ (ap).	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
991487E9961FFFA7FF18EFA2A60629DC.taxon	discussion	Comments. Initially, Tamanini (1951) described V. serbica as a subspecies of V. saulii based on a single female specimen. Later he included it in the V. affinis group and redescribed it as V. mancinii serbica based on male specimens originating from Pirin, Bulgaria (Tamanini 1959). Finally, Tamanini (1971) argued for its species status after he found both V. mancinii and V. serbica co-occurring in Jabolnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The macropterous specimens of this species has never been recorded. Remarks. Velia serbica occurs in small streams, in shaded places, in south-western Romania. As presented in Fig. 4, its distribution is confined between the Mureș River in the north and Strei and Jiu Rivers in the east. We did not find it coexisting with other Vel ia species, but in the Cerna Valley we observed that in some cases on the same stream at lower altitudes V. serbica is present, whilst upstream it is replaced by V. mancinii mancinii. Most probably they may cohabit, as also mentioned by Tamanini (1971). The altitudes vary between 170 and 1370 m a. s. l. (Fig. 5). General distribution. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia (Tamanini 1971; Josifov 1986; Andersen 1995; Josifov & Simov 2006; Šeat 2013; this paper). New species for Romania.	en	Berchi, Gavril Marius, Kment, Petr (2015): Review of the family Veliidae in Romania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha). Zootaxa 3963 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.1.5
