| Merragata hebroides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Hebridae |
| Genus: | Merragata |
| Species: | M. hebroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Merragata hebroides Buchanan-White, 1877 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Merragata hebroides is a species of velvet water bug in the family Hebridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America. [1] [2] [3]
The Gerromorpha comprise an infraorder of insects in the "true bug" order Hemiptera. These "typical" bugs are commonly called semiaquatic bugs or shore-inhabiting bugs. The Ochteroidea (infraorder Nepomorpha are also found in shore habitat, while the Gerromorpha are actually most often encountered running around on the water surface, being kept from sinking by surface tension and their water-repellent legs. Well-known members of the Gerromorpha are the namesake Gerridae.
Velvet water bugs are members of the family Hebridae. They are semiaquatic insects that live among moss or ponds with an abundance of vegetation, in which they prey on small arthropods. Velvet water bugs are the smallest of the Gerromorpha, and have an appearance of tiny veliids. Hebrids sometimes move across water surfaces, but walk or run rather than skate or scull on the surface.
Hebrus is a genus of velvet water bugs in the family Hebridae. There are at least 160 described species in Hebrus.
Neurocolpus nubilus, the clouded plant bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Cecropterus casica, the desert cloudywing, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Aradus funestus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Pilophorus tibialis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Chelinidea vittiger, known generally as cactus coreid, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. Other common names include the squash bug and cactus bug. It is found in Australia, Central America, and North America.
Aradus depictus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Merragata is a genus of velvet water bugs in the family Hebridae. There are about seven described species in Merragata.
Merragata brunnea is a species of velvet water bug in the family Hebridae. It is found in North America.
Plagiognathus maculipennis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Plagiognathus brunneus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Plagiognathus albatus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Hebrus buenoi, or Bueno's velvet water bug, is a species of velvet water bug in the family Hebridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lipogomphus brevis is a species of velvet water bug in the family Hebridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lipogomphus is a genus of velvet water bugs in the family Hebridae. There are at least four described species in Lipogomphus.
Hebrus burmeisteri is a species of velvet water bug in the family Hebridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Leptoglossus gonagra, known as the passionvine bug, citron bug or squash bug in different parts of its range, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, North America, South America, Southern Asia, the Pacific Ocean and Oceania.
Hebrus consolidus is a species of velvet water bug in the family Hebridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
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