Microvelia

Microvelia
Microvelia pygmaea illustration from British Entomology
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Veliidae
Genus:Microvelia
Westwood, 1834
Diversity
at least 230 species
Synonyms[1]
  • Hydroessa Burmeister, 1835
  • Veliomorpha Carlini, 1895

Microvelia is a genus of aquatic bugs in the family Veliidae.[2] There are at least 230 described species in Microvelia.[1][3][4][5]

Illustrations

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Microvelia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. ↑ Andersen, Nils O. "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 (1999): 135-144.
  3. ↑ "Browse Microvelia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. ↑ "Microvelia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Microvelia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.