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Gerroidea is a superfamily of 
semiaquatic
In biology, semiaquatic can refer to various types of animals that spend part of their time in water, or plants that naturally grow partially submerged in water. Examples are given below.
Semiaquatic animals
Semi aquatic animals include:
* Ve ...
bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 3 families and more than 2,000 described species in Gerroidea.
Families
These three families belong to the superfamily Gerroidea: *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 tr ...
Leach, 1815 (water striders)
* Hermatobatidae Coutière & Martin, 1901
* Veliidae
Veliidae is a family of gregarious predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. They are commonly known as riffle bugs, small water striders, or broad-shouldered water striders because the segment immediately behind the head is wider than the ...
Amyot & Serville, 1843 (smaller water striders or riffle bugs)
References
Further reading
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* Gerromorpha Hemiptera superfamilies {{heteroptera-stub