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 | |
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Microvelia is a genus of aquatic bugs in the family Veliidae. There are at least 230 described species in Microvelia.
Species
Illustrations
- Microvelia reticultata
- Microvelia reticultata in copula
- Microvelia reticultata in copula
- Microvelia macgregori
- Adult and nymphs (India)
References
- ^ "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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