List of Microvelia species

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This is a list of 234 species in Microvelia , a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Microvelia species

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Microvelia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Microvelia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. 1 2 "Microvelia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. 1 2 "Microvelia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. Polhemus, J. T. (1999). "Two new species of Microvelia from treeholes, with notes on other container-inhabiting veliid species (Heteroptera: Veliidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 107 (1): 31–37. doi:10.2307/25010289. JSTOR   25010289.