Biology:Microvelia
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Short description: Genus of true bugs
| Microvelia | |
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| Microvelia pygmaea illustration from British Entomology | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Microvelia Westwood, 1834 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 230 species | |
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Microvelia is a genus of aquatic bugs in the family Veliidae.[1][2] There are at least 230 described species in Microvelia.[1][3][4][5]
Species
Illustrations
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Microvelia reticultata -
Microvelia reticultata in copula -
Microvelia reticultata in copula -
Microvelia macgregori -
Adult and nymphs (India)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Microvelia Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=103900. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/180874.
- ↑ "Browse Microvelia". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/9c30e6a04b905686beff8a934a8bf212. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ↑ "Microvelia". https://www.gbif.org/species/2020348. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ↑ "Microvelia Genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/49886. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
Wikidata ☰ Q6840465 entry
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