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| Microvelia | |
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| Microvelia pygmaea illustration from British Entomology | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Microvelia Westwood, 1834 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 230 species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Microvelia is a genus of aquatic bugs in the family Veliidae.[1][2] There are at least 230 described species in Microvelia.[1][3][4][5]
Species
[edit]Illustrations
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Microvelia reticultata -
Microvelia reticultata in copula -
Microvelia reticultata in copula -
Microvelia macgregori -
Adult and nymphs (India)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Microvelia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Andersen, Nils Møller (1999). "Microvelia polhemi, n. sp. (Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Dominican amber: The first fossil record of a phytotelmic water strider". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 107 (2/3): 135–144. JSTOR 25010306.
- ^ "Browse Microvelia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Microvelia". GBIF. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Microvelia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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