| Microvelia | |
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| Microvelia pygmaea illustration from British Entomology | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Microvelia Westwood, 1834 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 230 species | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Microvelia is a genus of aquatic bugs in the family Veliidae. [1] [2] There are at least 230 described species in Microvelia. [1] [3] [4] [5]
Veliidae is a family of gregarious predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. They are commonly known as riffle bugs, small water striders, or broad-shouldered water striders because the segment immediately behind the head is wider than the rest of the abdomen. The genus Rhagovelia is also referred to as a ripple bug.
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.
Berytidae is a family of the order Hemiptera, commonly called stilt bugs or thread bugs.
Eucosma is a very large genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. Some taxonomies place a number of species in the genus Eucopina. The genus has a Holarctic and Indomalayan distribution. Even in well-studied Europe and North America, new species are still regularly discovered. There are at least 670 described species in Eucosma worldwide.
Velia caprai, known as the water cricket, is a species of aquatic bug found in Europe. It grows to a length of 8.5 mm (0.33 in) and is stouter than pond skaters of the family Gerridae. It is distasteful to predatory fish, engages in kleptoparasitism, and can travel at twice its normal speed by spitting on the water surface.
Rhagovelia is a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. There are at least 390 described species in Rhagovelia.
Perittopus is a genus of Riffle bug.
Gerroidea is a superfamily of semiaquatic bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 3 families and more than 2,000 described species in Gerroidea.
Rhagovelia choreutes is a species in the infraorder Gerromorpha, in the order Hemiptera . The distribution range of Rhagovelia choreutes includes Central America and North America.
Rhagovelia obesa is a species of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. It is found in North America.
Rhagovelia rivale is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in North America.
Microvelia americana is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in North America.
Microvelia buenoi is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Rhagovelia plumbea is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.
Rhagovelia distincta is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Microvelia pulchella is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Platyvelia is a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. There are about nine described species in Platyvelia.
Phoreticovelia disparata, also called the Zeus bug, is a species of semi-aquatic bug from the family Veliidae with a unique form of sexual dimorphism. It is endemic to Australia (Queensland).
Dicranocephalus is the sole genus of true bugs in the family Stenocephalidae. There are about 30 described species in Dicranocephalus.
Microvelia macgregori is a species of true bug in the family Veliidae. It is semi-aquatic, living on the surface of water in freshwater habitats in New Zealand.
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