Gerris costae

Gerris costae
Gerris costae fieberi Stichel, 1938, male, Syria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Gerridae
Genus:	Gerris
Species:	G. costae
Binomial name
Gerris costae (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)

Gerris costae is a Palearctic species of true bug. ^{[1] [2]} It is aquatic. It is commonly known as the Moorland Pondskater, and has been found in France, Ireland, United Kingdom, The Balkans, and Upper Italy/Switzerland.

It is known to have three apparent subspecies:

• Gerris costae costae
• Gerris costae fieberi
• Gerris costae poissoni

References

1. K. H. C. Jordan: Wasserwanzen. Die Neue Brehm-Bücherei, Leipzig, 1950.
2. Mamaev B.M. , Medvedev L.N. , Pravdin F.N. Keys to insects of the European part of the USSR. - M .: Education, 1976 .-- P. 87 .-- 304 p.