| Platyvelia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Platyvelia J. Polhemus & D. Polhemus, 1993 |
Platyvelia is a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. There are seven described species in Platyvelia. [1] [2] [3] [4]
These seven species belong to the genus Platyvelia:
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. Species of the genus Rhagovelia are also referred to as ripple bugs.
Water treaders, the superfamily Mesovelioidea, are insects in the order Hemiptera, the true bugs. They are semiaquatic insects that live in moist and wet habitat and on wet plant matter in several types of aquatic habitat.
Aquarius is a genus of water striders found predominantly in the northern hemisphere. Formerly a subgenus, Aquarius was elevated to generic rank in 1990 on the basis of phylogenetic analysis. These are among the world's largest water striders, with females averaging 12–17 mm (0.47–0.67 in) long and males roughly 10–30% smaller, depending on the exact species. An outlier is A. elongatus where both sexes typically are about 24 mm (0.94 in), roughly the same as certain Cylindrostethus, and second only to Gigantometra gigas.
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.
Salda is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about 18 described species in Salda.
Mesovelia is a genus of water treaders in the family Mesoveliidae. There are more than 30 described species in Mesovelia.
Mesoveliidae is a family of water treaders in the order Hemiptera. There are about 16 genera and at least 50 described species in Mesoveliidae.
Synaptonecta is a genus of water boatmen in the family Micronectidae. There is one described species in Synaptonecta, S. issa.
Limnoporus is a genus of water striders in the family Gerridae. There are six extant described species in Limnoporus.
Micracanthia is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about 15 described species in Micracanthia.
Rheumatobates is a genus of water striders in the family Gerridae. There are more than 30 described species in Rheumatobates.
Calacanthia is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about seven described species in Calacanthia.
Merragata is a genus of velvet water bugs in the family Hebridae. There are about seven described species in Merragata.
Ioscytus is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about seven described species in Ioscytus.
Ochterus is a genus of velvety shore bugs in the family Ochteridae. There are more than 70 described species in Ochterus.
Microvelia pulchella is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in the New World.
Platyvelia brachialis is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.
Lipogomphus is a genus of velvet water bugs in the family Hebridae. There are at least four described species in Lipogomphus.
Patapius is a genus of spiny-legged bugs in the family Leptopodidae. There are about seven described species in Patapius.
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