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Genus of true bugs

Microvelia
Microvelia pygmaea illustration from British Entomology
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Hydroessa Burmeister, 1835
  • Veliomorpha Carlini, 1895

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
  • Microvelia reticultata in copula Microvelia reticultata in copula
  • Microvelia reticultata in copula Microvelia reticultata in copula
  • Microvelia macgregori Microvelia macgregori
  • Adult and nymphs (India) Adult and nymphs (India)

References

  1. ^ "Microvelia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "Browse Microvelia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. "Microvelia". GBIF. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. "Microvelia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Microvelia


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