| Microvelia pulchella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Microvelia |
| Species: | M. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Microvelia pulchella Westwood, 1834 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Microvelia pulchella is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in the New World. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Microvelia is a genus of aquatic bugs in the family Veliidae. There are at least 230 described species in Microvelia.
Stenoporpia pulchella is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Trichodesma pulchella is a species of death-watch beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America.
Leptomantispa pulchella is a species of mantidfly in the family Mantispidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
Agrochola pulchella is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.
Rhagovelia rivale is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in North America.
Sacodes pulchella, the beautiful marsh beetle, is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. 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.
Marava pulchella is a species of little earwig in the family Spongiphoridae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.
Orthosia pulchella is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Acmaeodera pulchella, the flat-headed bald cypress sapwood borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Orthonevra pulchella is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Phymaphora pulchella is a species of handsome fungus beetle in the family Endomychidae. It is found in North America.
Rhagovelia distincta is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Platyvelia is a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. There are about nine described species in Platyvelia.
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.
Microvelia karunaratnei is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It has only been recorded in Sri Lanka and is one of the few veliid species known to inhabit tree holes.
Microvelia cavicola is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It has only been recorded in Panama and is one of the few veliid species known to inhabit tree holes.
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