Gerridae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Hemiptera, class Insecta. The family contains 26 accepted species worldwide.
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Limnoporus notabilis (Drake & Hottes, 1925)
Limnoporus notabilis is a North American water strider species in the Gerridae f…
Limnoporus dissortis (Drake & Harris, 1930)
Limnoporus dissortis is a North American water strider species in the family Ger…
Aquarius remigis (Say, 1832)
Aquarius remigis is a dark brown to black insect that uses its sharp rostrum to …
Gerris swakopensis Stål, 1858
Gerris swakopensis is an Afrotropical aquatic true bug, commonly called pond ska…
Trepobates subnitidus Esaki, 1926
Trepobates subnitidus is a water strider species in the Gerridae family found in…
Gerris lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gerris lacustris, the common water strider, is a small predatory insect that mov…
Neogerris hesione (Kirkaldy, 1902)
Neogerris hesione is a water strider species in Gerridae found across parts of t…
Metrobates hesperius Uhler, 1871
Metrobates hesperius is a water strider species in Gerridae found in eastern Nor…
Aquarius najas (De Geer, 1773)
Aquarius najas, the river skater, is a European water strider species that lives…
Aquarius paludum (Fabricius, 1794)
Aquarius paludum is a large pond skater species from Gerridae, widely distribute…
Aquarius conformis (Uhler, 1878)
Aquarius conformis is a species of water strider found in eastern North America,…
Halobates micans Eschscholtz, 1822
Halobates micans is a flightless pelagic open-ocean sea skater, one of five Halo…
Gerridae animals belong to the Hemiptera order in the Animalia kingdom. micans has three pairs of legs that each serve distinct functions. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Gerridae is classified in the order Hemiptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. Different Halobates species are hard to tell apart visually, but can be distinguished by closely comparing the length of their appendage segments and the genital segments of male individuals.
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