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Microvelia karunaratnei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Veliidae
Genus:	Microvelia
Species:	M. karunaratnei
Binomial name
Microvelia karunaratnei J. Polhemus, 1999

Microvelia karunaratnei is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It has only been recorded in Sri Lanka and is one of the few veliid species known to inhabit tree holes.

References

1. "Microvelia karunaratnei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
2. "Microvelia karunaratnei". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
3. Polhemus, John 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. JSTOR 25010289.

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