| Trepobates floridensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Gerridae |
| Genus: | Trepobates |
| Species: | T. floridensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trepobates floridensis Drake & Harris, 1928 | |
Trepobates floridensis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found throughout Florida into southern Georgia and west to Mississippi. [1] [2] [3]
The Gerridae are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water skeeters, water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, water skimmers or puddle flies. Consistent with the classification of the Gerridae as true bugs, gerrids have mouthparts evolved for piercing and sucking, and distinguish themselves by having the unusual ability to walk on water, making them pleuston (surface-living) animals. They are anatomically built to transfer their weight to be able to run on top of the water's surface. As a result, one could likely find water striders present in any pond, river, or lake. Over 1,700 species of gerrids have been described, 10% of them being marine.
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.
The Ropalomeridae are a family of acalyptrate flies.
Trepobates subnitidus is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in North America.
Trepobates is a genus of water striders in the family Gerridae. There are 12 described species in Trepobates.
Trepobates pictus is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in eastern North America from Texas to Florida, Illinois, Maine, and Ontario.
Didymops floridensis, the Florida cruiser, is a species of cruiser in the family of dragonflies known as Corduliidae. It is found in North America.
Clausicella floridensis is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae. It is found in North America.
Merothrips floridensis is a species of thrips in the family Merothripidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, South America, and Europe.
Aquarius conformis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in eastern North America from Quebec west to Wisconsin and south to Florida and Mexico.
Trepobates becki is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in Arizona and southern California in the United States, south throughout much of Mexico.
Trepobates carri is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in southern Texas, around the Gulf of Mexico coast in Mexico, south to Honduras, and in Cuba and Jamaica.
Trepobates inermis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in the eastern United States from Florida to Michigan and Massachusetts, as well as Ontario, Canada.
Trepobates knighti is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in the central United States from Texas and Louisiana north to South Dakota, Minnesota, and Illinois.
Trepobates polhemi is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in Mexico from southern Sonora to Guerrero.
Trepobates panamensis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found from southern Sonora, Mexico throughout Central America to Venezuela and Ecuador.
Trepobates taylori is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found from southern Texas, throughout Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean region, and South America, reaching as far south as northern Argentina.
Trepobates trepidus is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in from southern Arizona throughout Mexico and Central America to Venezuela and Ecuador.
Trepobates vazquezae is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found on the west coast of Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero.
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