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Rhagovelia
Rhagovelia distincta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Veliidae
Genus:	Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865
Diversity
at least 390 species
Synonyms
Trochopus Carpenter, 1898

Rhagovelia is a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. There are at least 390 described species in Rhagovelia.

• Rhagovelia can be gregarious and form swarms. Morton Arboretum, Illinois

Evolution

Origins

The origins of the genus are among water striders of Veliidae family without propelling fans on their legs.

Evolution from water striders

Genes 'geisha' and 'mother-of-geisha'

The duplication of genes, called by researchers 'geisha' and 'mother-of-geisha', caused evolutionary creation of propelling fans on middle pair of water strider's legs which in its turn has made able for species in the genus to walk across more fast-flowing and turbulent streams.

See also

• List of Rhagovelia species

References

1. ^ "Rhagovelia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
2. "Browse Rhagovelia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
3. "Rhagovelia". GBIF. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
4. "Rhagovelia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
5. Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
6. Emilia Santos M, Le Bouquin A, Crumiere A, Khila A (2017). "Taxon-restricted genes at the origin of a novel trait allowing access to a new environment". Science. 358(6361) (6361): 386–390. Bibcode:2017Sci...358..386S. doi:10.1126/science.aan2748. PMID 29051384. S2CID 44180496.

External links

• Data related to Rhagovelia at Wikispecies

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