List Of Gerridae Genera
This is a list of 56 genera in the family Gerridae, water striders. Gerridae genera * '' Amemboa'' Esaki, 1925 * '' Amemboides'' Polhemus & Andersen, 1984 * ''Aquarius'' Schellenberg, 1800 * ''Asclepios'' Distant, 1915 * '' Austrobates'' Andersen & Weir, 1994 * '' Brachymetra'' Mayr, 1865 * '' Brachymetroides'' Andersen, 2000 * '' Calyptobates'' Polhemus & Polhemus, 1994 * '' Chimarrhometra'' Bianchi, 1896 * '' Ciliometra'' Polhemus & Polhemus, 1993 * '' Cretogerris'' Perrichot, Nel & Néraudeau, 2005 * '' Cryptobates'' Esaki, 1929 * '' Cylindrobates'' Wappler & Andersen, 2004 * '' Cylindrostethus'' Fieber, 1861 * '' Electrobates'' Andersen & Poinar, 1992 * '' Electrogerris'' Andersen, 2000 * '' Eobates'' Drake & Harris, 1934 * '' Eotrechus'' Kirkaldy, 1902 * '' Eurygerris'' Hungerford & Matsuda, 1958 * ''Gerris'' Fabricius, 1794 * '' Gerrisella'' Poisson, 1940 * '' Gigantometra'' (China, 1925) * '' Halobates'' Eschscholtz, 1822 * ''Iobates'' Polhemus & Polhemus, 1993 * '' Lathri ...
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Gerridae
The Gerridae are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water skeeters, water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, or water skimmers. Consistent with the classification of the Gerridae as true bugs (i.e., suborder Heteroptera), gerrids have mouthparts evolved for piercing and sucking, and distinguish themselves by having the unusual ability to walk on water, making them pleuston (surface-living) animals. They are anatomically built to transfer their weight to be able to run on top of the water's surface. As a result, one could likely find water striders present in any pond, river, or lake. Over 1,700 species of gerrids have been described, 10% of them being marine. While 90% of the Gerridae are freshwater bugs, the oceanic '' Halobates'' makes the family quite exceptional among insects. The genus ''Halobates'' was first heavily studied between 1822 and 1883 when Buchanan-White collected several different species during th ...
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