Microvelia
| Microvelia | |
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| Microvelia pygmaea Illustration from British Entomology | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Microvelia Westwood |
Microvelia is a genus of aquatic bug in the family Veliidae.[1]
Adult and nymphs (India)
Species
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- Microvelia albonotata
- Microvelia americana (Uhler)[2]
- Microvelia cavicola Polhemus, 1999[3]
- Microvelia karunaratnei Polhemus, 1999[3]
- Microvelia laesslei Drake & Hussey
- Microvelia polhemi Anderson, 1999
- Microvelia pygmaea Dufour, 1833
Illustrations
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Microvelia reticultata
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Microvelia reticultata in copula
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Microvelia reticultata in copula
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Arnett, Ross H. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2000. 279.
- 1 2 Polhemus, J. T. (1999). "Two new species of Microvelia from treeholes, with notes on other container-inhabiting veliid species (Heteroptera: Veliidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 107 (1): 31–37. doi:10.2307/25010289. JSTOR 25010289.
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