| Trepobates vazquezae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Gerridae |
| Genus: | Trepobates |
| Species: | T. vazquezae |
| Binomial name | |
| Trepobates vazquezae Drake & Hottes, 1951 | |
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. [1]
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 Gerromorpha comprise an infraorder of insects in the "true bug" order Hemiptera. These "typical" bugs are commonly called semiaquatic bugs or shore-inhabiting bugs. The Ochteroidea (infraorder Nepomorpha are also found in shore habitat, while the Gerromorpha are actually most often encountered running around on the water surface, being kept from sinking by surface tension and their water-repellent legs. Well-known members of the Gerromorpha are the namesake Gerridae.
Halobates or sea skaters are a genus with over 40 species of water striders. Most Halobates species are coastal and typically found in sheltered marine habitats, but five live on the surface of the open ocean and only occur near the coast when storms blow them ashore. These are the only known truly oceanic, offshore insects. They are found in tropical and subtropical marine habitats around the world, with a single species recorded in rivers a few kilometers upstream from the ocean. Halobates are generally very common.
Aquarius najas, also known as the river skater, is a European species of water strider. It was formerly known as Gerris najas, but the subgenus Aquarius was elevated to generic rank in 1990 on the basis of phylogenetic analysis.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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