List of Microvelia species

Last updated January 17, 2026

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

Microvelia acantha (Padilla-Gil, 2013)^{i c g}
Microvelia addisi Poisson, 1949^{i c g}
Microvelia adrienneae Poisson, 1942^{i c g}
Microvelia albolineolata Torre-Bueno, 1927^{i c g}
Microvelia albomaculata Distant, 1909^{i c g}
Microvelia albonotata Champion, 1898^{i c g}
Microvelia alisonae Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia americana (Uhler, 1884)^{i c g b}
Microvelia ancona Drake and Chapman, 1954^{i c g}
Microvelia andringitrae Poisson, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia angelesi Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia angolensis Hoberlandt, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia ankavandrae Poisson, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia annandalei Distant, 1909^{i c g}
Microvelia annemarieae Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia apunctata Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia arabica Brown, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia arca Drake, 1958^{i c g}
Microvelia argentata Nieser and Alkins-Koo, 1991^{i c g}
Microvelia argusta Drake and Maldonado-Capriles, 1954^{i c g}
Microvelia arussii Poisson, 1955^{i c g}
Microvelia aschnakiranae Makhan, 2014^{i c g}
Microvelia ashlocki J. Polhemus, 1968^{i c g}
Microvelia atrata Torre-Bueno, 1916^{i c g}
Microvelia atroelegans Zettel and Gapud, 1999^{i c g}
Microvelia atromaculata Paiva, 1919^{i c g}
Microvelia australiensis Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia austrina Torre-Bueno, 1924^{i c g}
Microvelia awasai Poisson, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia ayacuchana Drake and Maldonado-Capriles, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia ayos Linnavuori, 1977^{i c g}
Microvelia barbifer Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia beameri McKinstry, 1937^{i c g}
Microvelia bossangoa Linnavuori, 1977^{i c g}
Microvelia bourbonensis Poisson, 1957^{i c g}
Microvelia braziliensis McKinstry, 1937^{i c g}
Microvelia briseis Kirkaldy, 1900^{i c g}
Microvelia buenoi Drake, 1920^{i c g b}
Microvelia bulckei Poisson, 1957^{i c g}
Microvelia burmanica Paiva, 1918^{i c g}
Microvelia californiensis McKinstry, 1937^{i c g}
Microvelia cameron Andersen, Yang and Zettel, 2002^{i c g}
Microvelia carinata Linnavuori, 1977^{i c g}
Microvelia carnarvon Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia cassisi Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia cavernula J. Polhemus, 1972^{i c g}
Microvelia cavicola J. Polhemus, 1999^{i c g}^[5]
Microvelia cerifera McKinstry, 1937^{i c g}
Microvelia chanita J. Polhemus and Hogue, 1972^{i c g}
Microvelia childi Andersen, 1969^{i c g}
Microvelia chilena Drake and Hussey, 1955^{i c g}
Microvelia cinchonana Drake and Hussey, 1954^{i c g}
Microvelia circumcincta Champion, 1898^{i c g}
Microvelia costaiana Drake and Hussey, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia crassipes Lundblad, 1933^{i c g}
Microvelia crinata Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia cubana Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia dalawa Zettel, 2014^{i c g}
Microvelia depressa J. Polhemus, 1974^{i c g}
Microvelia distanti Lundblad, 1933^{i c g}
Microvelia distincta Malipatil, 1980^{i c g}
Microvelia douglasi Scott, 1874^{i c g}
Microvelia duidana Drake and Maldonado-Capriles, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia eborensis Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia electra Andersen, 2001^{i c g}
Microvelia falcifer Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia fanera (Padilla-Gil, 2013)^{i c g}
Microvelia fasciculifera McKinstry, 1937^{i c g}
Microvelia flavipes Champion, 1898^{i c g}
Microvelia fluvialis Malipatil, 1980^{i c g}
Microvelia fontinalis Torre-Bueno, 1916^{i c g}
Microvelia fosoana Linnavuori, 1977^{i c g}
Microvelia gapudi Zettel, 2012^{i c g}
Microvelia genitalis Lundblad, 1933^{i c g}
Microvelia gerhardi Hussey, 1924^{i c g}
Microvelia gestroi Kirkaldy, 1901^{i c g}
Microvelia glabrosulcata J. Polhemus, 1974^{i c g}
Microvelia gracillima Reuter, 1883^{i c g}
Microvelia grimaldii Andersen, 2001^{i c g}
Microvelia hambletoni Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia herberti Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia hidalgoi McKinstry, 1937^{i c g}
Microvelia hinei Drake, 1920^{i c g}
Microvelia horvathi Lundblad, 1933^{i c g}
Microvelia hozari Hoberlandt, 1948^{i c g}
Microvelia hungerfordi McKinstry, 1937^{i c g}
Microvelia hynesi Poisson, 1949^{i c g}
Microvelia hypipamee Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia inannana Drake and Hottes, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia inguapi Padilla-Gil and Moreira, 2013^{i c g}
Microvelia inquilina J. Polhemus and Hogue, 1972^{i c g}
Microvelia insignis (Distant, 1903)^{i c g}
Microvelia intonsa Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia ioana Drake and Hottes, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia irrasa Drake and Harris, 1928^{i c g}
Microvelia isa Zettel, 2012^{i c g}
Microvelia isabelae Bachmann, 1979^{i c g}
Microvelia itremoi Poisson, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia jaechi Zettel and Gapud, 1999^{i c g}
Microvelia japonica Esaki and Miyamoto, 1955^{i c g}
Microvelia javadiensis Thirumalai, 1989^{i c g}
Microvelia justi Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia kakadu Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia kamassanguensis Hoberlandt, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia karunaratnei J. Polhemus, 1999^{i c g}
Microvelia kijabiensis Poisson, 1941^{i c g}
Microvelia kipopoella Linnavuori, 1973^{i c g}
Microvelia kyushuensis Esaki and Miyamoto, 1955^{i c g}
Microvelia laesslei Drake and Hussey, 1954^{i c g}
Microvelia lakatomivolae Poisson, 1957^{i c g}
Microvelia leavipleura J. Polhemus, 1974^{i c g}
Microvelia legorskyi Zettel, 2012^{i c g}
Microvelia leptotmema Nieser and Alkins-Koo, 1991^{i c g}
Microvelia leucothea J. Polhemus and Manzano, 1992^{i c g}
Microvelia leveillei (Lethierry, 1877)^{i c g}
Microvelia lilliput Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia limaiana Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia lineatipes Paiva, 1919^{i c g}
Microvelia lokobei Poisson, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia longicornis Torre-Bueno, 1925^{i c g}
Microvelia longipes Uhler, 1894^{i c g}
Microvelia loriae Kirkaldy, 1901^{i c g}
Microvelia lujanana Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia lundbladi Y. C. Gupta and Khandelwal, 2002^{i c g}
Microvelia macani Brown, 1953^{i c g}
Microvelia macgregori (Kirkaldy, 1899)^{i c g}
Microvelia magnifica Lundblad, 1933^{i c g}
Microvelia malipatili Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia margaretae Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia marginata Uhler, 1893^{i c g}
Microvelia maromandiae Poisson, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia mbanga Linnavuori, 1977^{i c g}
Microvelia milleri Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia mimula White, 1879^{i c g}
Microvelia minima Drake, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia minutissima Zettel and Tran, 2009^{i c g}
Microvelia mitohoi Poisson, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia miyamoti Y. C. Gupta and Y. K. Gupta, 2008^{i c g}
Microvelia mjobergi Hale, 1925^{i c g}
Microvelia monteithi Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia morimotoi Miyamoto, 1964^{i c g}
Microvelia mossman Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia munda Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia myorensis Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia negusi Poisson, 1955^{i c g}
Microvelia nelsoni Moreira, Barbosa and Ribeiro, 2012^{i c g}
Microvelia nessimiani Moreira and Rúdio in Rúdio and Moreira, 2011^{i c g}
Microvelia niangbo Linnavuori, 1977^{i c g}
Microvelia noeli Poisson, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia novana Drake and Plaumann, 1955^{i c g}
Microvelia oaxacana Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia oceanica Distant, 1914^{i c g}
Microvelia odontogaster Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia oraria Drake, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia pacifica Kirkaldy, 1908^{i c g}
Microvelia paludicola Champion, 1898^{i c g}
Microvelia panamensis Champion, 1898^{i c g}
Microvelia parallela Blatchley, 1925^{i c g}
Microvelia paramega Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia parana Drake and Carvalho, 1954^{i c g}
Microvelia pauliani Poisson, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia paura J. Polhemus, 1974^{i c g}
Microvelia pennicilla Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia peramoena Hale, 1925^{i c g}
Microvelia pererai J. Polhemus, 1979^{i c g}
Microvelia peruviensis McKinstry, 1937^{i c g}
Microvelia petraea Andersen, Yang and Zettel, 2002^{i c g}
Microvelia pexa Drake and Hussey, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia picinguaba Moreira and Barbosa, 2011^{i c g}
Microvelia piedrancha Padilla-Gil and Moreira, 2013^{i c g}
Microvelia plumbea Lundblad, 1933^{i c g}
Microvelia polhemi Andersen, 2000^{i c g}
Microvelia popovi Brown, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia portoricensis Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia potama Drake, 1958^{i c g}
Microvelia prompta Cheesman, 1926^{i c g}
Microvelia pronotalis (Distant, 1913)^{i c g}
Microvelia pseudomarginata Nieser and Alkins-Koo, 1991^{i c g}
Microvelia psilonota J. Polhemus, 1974^{i c g}
Microvelia pudoris Drake and Harris, 1936^{i c g}
Microvelia pueblana Drake and Hottes, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia pulchella Westwood, 1834^{i c g b}
Microvelia pygmaea (Dufour, 1833)^{i c g}
Microvelia queenslandiae Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia quieta Drake and Carvalho, 1954^{i c g}
Microvelia rasilis Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia recifana Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia reflexa J. Polhemus, 1974^{i c g}
Microvelia rennellensis Brown, 1968^{i c g}
Microvelia reticulata (Burmeister, 1835)^{i c g}
Microvelia rishwani Makhan, 2014^{i c g}
Microvelia rouwenzoriana Poisson, 1941^{i c g}
Microvelia royi Poisson, 1954^{i c g}
Microvelia rufescens Champion, 1898^{i c g}
Microvelia sambiranoi Poisson, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia santala Hafiz and Ribeiro, 1939^{i c g}
Microvelia sarpta Drake and Harris, 1936^{i c g}
Microvelia schmidti McKinstry, 1937^{i c g}
Microvelia setipes Champion, 1898^{i c g}
Microvelia seyferti Zettel, 2014^{i c g}
Microvelia signata Uhler, 1894^{i c g}
Microvelia silvestris Hoberlandt, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia somnokrene Zettel and Gapud, 1999^{i c g}
Microvelia spurgeon Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia starmuehlneri J. Polhemus and Herring, 1970^{i c g}
Microvelia stellata Kirkaldy, 1902^{i c g}
Microvelia summersi Drake and Harris, 1928^{i c g}
Microvelia takiyae Moreira, Barbosa and Ribeiro, 2012^{i c g}
Microvelia tasmaniensis Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia tateiana Drake, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia timida Drake and Roze, 1958^{i c g}
Microvelia torquata Champion, 1898^{i c g}
Microvelia torresiana Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia trichota Nieser and Chen, 2005^{i c g}
Microvelia trinitatis China, 1943^{i c g}
Microvelia tsaratananae Poisson, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia tshingandana Linnavuori and Weber, 1974^{i c g}
Microvelia tuberculata Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia ubatuba Moreira and Barbosa, 2011^{i c g}
Microvelia uenoi Miyamoto, 1964^{i c g}
Microvelia undata Poisson, 1964^{i c g}
Microvelia urucara Moreira, Barbosa and Nessimian, 2011^{i c g}
Microvelia urundii Poisson, 1955^{i c g}
Microvelia vagans White, 1878^{i c g}
Microvelia ventrospinosa Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia venustatis Drake and Harris, 1933^{i c g}
Microvelia venustissima Poisson, 1941^{i c g}
Microvelia verana Drake and Hottes, 1952^{i c g}
Microvelia vilhenai Hoberlandt, 1951^{i c g}
Microvelia villosula Torre-Bueno, 1927^{i c g}
Microvelia waelbroecki Kirkaldy, 1900^{i c g}
Microvelia wala Zettel, 2012^{i c g}
Microvelia woodwardi Andersen and Weir, 2003^{i c g}
Microvelia zillana Drake and Hottes, 1952^{i c g}

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

References

1 2 "Microvelia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
1 2 "Browse Microvelia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
1 2 "Microvelia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
1 2 "Microvelia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
↑ 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. JSTOR 25010289.

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[itis-1] 1 2 "Microvelia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[catlife-2] 1 2 "Browse Microvelia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[gbif-3] 1 2 "Microvelia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[bugref-4] 1 2 "Microvelia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[Polhemus-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. JSTOR 25010289.

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