''Glaenocorisa propinqua'' is a species in the family
Corixidae
Corixidae is a family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera. They are found worldwide in virtually any freshwater habitat and a few species live in saline water. There are about 500 known species worldwide, in 55 genera, including the genus ' ...
("water boatmen"), in the order
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, Reduviidae, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. ...
("true bugs, cicadas, hoppers, aphids and allies").
The distribution range of ''Glaenocorisa propinqua'' includes Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and North America.
[ It can be found in lakes, and its distribution is influenced by the presence of fish, which prey upon the larvae. ]
References
Further reading
* Henry, Thomas J., and Richard C. Froeschner, eds. (1988). ''Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States'', xix + 958.
* Ross H. Arnett. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
* Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. (1988). ''Catalog of the Heteroptera, True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States''. Brill Academic Publishers.
External links
NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Glaenocorisa propinqua''
Corixidae
Insects described in 1861
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