''Hebrus pusillus'' is a

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. The species is found in the

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. It ranges from

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and

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, then east to

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. ''Hebrus pusillus'' is a tiny (2 mm long) semi-aquatic bug which lives in wet places, such as small lakes, heath and fen ponds, often at the shore amongst dense vegetation or in '' Lemna'' or '' Sphagnum''. In Denmark, England, Germany and Sweden it is univoltine.Coulianos C. C., Økland J. and Økland K. A. 2008: Norwegian water bugs. Distribution and ecology (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha). Norw. J. Ent. 55: 179-222.

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at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Taxa named by Carl Fredrik Fallén Insects described in 1807 Hebroidea Hemiptera of Europe {{gerromorpha-stub