| Trepobates trepidus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Gerridae |
| Genus: | Trepobates |
| Species: | T. trepidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trepobates trepidus Drake & Harris, 1928 | |
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. [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.
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.
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.
Selenophorus trepidus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
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.
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.
Hermatobates is a genus of wingless marine bugs placed as the sole genus in the family Hermatobatidae that are sometimes known as coral-treaders. They are quite rare and known only from coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. During low tide, they move over the water surface not unlike the more familiar water-striders around coral atolls and reefs and stay submerged in reef crevices during high tide.
Aquarius nebularis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in the eastern United States from New York south to central Florida and west to Louisiana, Arkansas, and Iowa.
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 floridensis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found throughout Florida into southern Georgia and west to Mississippi.
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 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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