| Glaenocorisa propinqua | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Corixidae |
| Genus: | Glaenocorisa |
| Species: | G. propinqua |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaenocorisa propinqua (Fieber, 1861) | |
Glaenocorisa propinqua is a species in the family Corixidae ("water boatmen"), in the order Hemiptera ("true bugs, cicadas, hoppers, aphids and allies"). [1] [2] [3] The distribution range of Glaenocorisa propinqua includes Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and North America. [2] It can be found in lakes, and its distribution is influenced by the presence of fish, which prey upon the larvae. [4] G. propinqua prey upon Holopedium gibberum . [5]