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Gerrini
Gerrini is a tribe (biology), tribe of Gerridae, water striders containing over 160 species in 12 genera. Genera * ''Aquarius (bug), Aquarius'' * ''Gerris'' * ''Gerrisella settembrinoi, Gerrisella'' * ''Gigantometra gigas, Gigantometra'' * ''Limnogonus'' * ''Limnometra'' * ''Limnoporus'' * ''Neogerris'' * ''Tenagogerris'' * ''Tenagogonus'' * ''Tenagometra'' * ''Tenagometrella grandiscula, Tenagometrella'' *† ''Telmatechus'' (Eocene, Ypresian) Western North America References Gerrini, Gerrinae Hemiptera tribes {{gerromorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrinae
Gerrinae is a subfamily of water strider. This subfamily includes the largest and most best-known group of Gerridae. They are also a phylogenetic subfamily made up of two tribes, and ~14 genera. Description Like all water striders, Gerrinae are able to walk on water using hydrophobic microhairs. Their bodies also consist of two antennae, a narrow thorax, and six appendages. Members of the Gerrinae subfamily are characterized by having long slender bodies. Typically, juvenile gerrini range from lengths of 1 to 13 mm and widths of 0.5 to 3 mm. Adult lengths are 4 to 17 mm and widths 1 to 4 mm. Notably, these striders share similar sizes with the Cylindrostethinae and Ptilomerinae, subfamilies within the Gerridae family. Habitat Gerrinae are marine insects and are found closer to inland waters. They prefer slow-moving ponds and streams to complement their natural ability. They can be commonly found throughout the Americas, Europe, and temperate Asia. While they are sociabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limnogonus
''Limnogonus'' is a genus of water striders in the family 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, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the .... There are 28 described species in ''Limnogonus''. Similar to other gerromorphan bugs, most species of ''Limnogonus'' have both macropterous wing morphs, which means that they are often able to fly. The wings are thought to be an adaptation to help the insects get away from drought allowing them to fly to the next available area that has water bodies when the rainy season arrives. Species These 28 species belong to the genus ''Limnogonus'' and its two subgenera: Subgenus ''Limnogonoides'': * '' Limnogonus capensis'' (China, 1925) * '' Limnogonus curriei'' Bergroth, 1916 * '' Limnogonus guttatus'' Poisson, 1948 * '' Limnogonus hypoleucus'' (Gerstaecker, 1873) * '' L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenagogonus
''Tenagogonus'' is a genus of water striders 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, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the .... Species * '' Tenagogonus ceylonensis'' Hungerford & Matsuda, 1962 * '' Tenagogonus nicobarensis'' Andersen, 1964 * '' Tenagogonus venkataramani'' Jehamalar & Chandra, 2013 References Gerrini Gerromorpha genera {{gerromorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neogerris
''Neogerris'' is a genus of water striders in the family 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, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the .... There are about 13 described species in ''Neogerris''. Species These 13 species belong to the genus ''Neogerris'': * '' Neogerris assimilis'' Andersen, 1975 * '' Neogerris boninensis'' Matsumura, 1913 * '' Neogerris celeris'' (Drake & Harris, 1934) * '' Neogerris genticus'' (Drake & Harris, 1934) * '' Neogerris hesione'' (Kirkaldy, 1902) * '' Neogerris kontos'' Nieser, 1994 * '' Neogerris lotus'' (White, 1879) * '' Neogerris lubricus'' (White, 1879) * '' Neogerris magnus'' (Kuitert, 1942) * '' Neogerris parvulus'' (Stål, 1859) * '' Neogerris philippinensis'' Zettel, 2004-01 * '' Neogerris severini'' (Kirkaldy, 1900) * '' Neogerris visendus'' (Drake & Harris, 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limnoporus
''Limnoporus'' is a genus of water striders in the family 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, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the .... There are six extant described species in ''Limnoporus''. Species These six current species belong to the genus ''Limnoporus'': * '' Limnoporus canaliculatus'' (Say, 1832) * '' Limnoporus dissortis'' (Drake & Harris, 1930) * '' Limnoporus esakii'' (Miyamoto, 1958) * '' Limnoporus genitalis'' (Miyamoto, 1958) * '' Limnoporus notabilis'' (Drake & Hottes, 1925) * '' Limnoporus rufoscutellatus'' (Latreille, 1807) This one extinct species is known only from fossils: * '' Limnoporus wilsoni'' Andersen, 1998 References Further reading * External links * Gerrini Gerromorpha genera Articles created by Qbugbot {{gerromorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigantometra Gigas
''Gigantometra'' is a monotypic genus of water-strider bugs, containing the species ''Gigantometra gigas'': its name indicating that it is the largest species in its family Gerridae. It has been found in pools of fast-flowing, subtropical and tropical forest streams, on Hainan Island and highland northern Vietnam. Description ''Gigantometra gigas'' is the largest species of water-striders, with legs having a span of about 300 mm in order to spread its relatively large body weight on the water surface. Sexual dimorphism is common throughout the Gerridae and sexual selection Sexual selection is a mechanism of evolution in which members of one sex mate choice, choose mates of the other sex to mating, mate with (intersexual selection), and compete with members of the same sex for access to members of the opposite sex ... of males for large body size has been demonstrated in several species, including this one: where males are larger than females in all measured traits. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerris
''Gerris'' is a insect genus in the family Gerridae (water striders). Species The genus ''Gerris'' contains 43 species in 3 subgenera: Subgenus ''Gerris'' Subgenus ''Gerriselloides'' * '' Gerris asper'' (Fieber, 1860) * '' Gerris brachynotus'' Horváth, 1907 * '' Gerris kiritshenkoi'' Kanyukova, 1979 * '' Gerris lateralis'' Schummel, 1832 Subgenus ''Macrogerris'' * '' Gerris cui'' Esaki, 1925 * ''Gerris gracilicornis'' Horváth, 1879 * '' Gerris insularis'' Motschulsky, 1866 * '' Gerris issikii'' Miyamoto, 1961 * '' Gerris lundbladi'' Andersen & Chen, 1993 * '' Gerris tigrinus'' Brown, 1949 * '' Gerris yezoensis'' Miyamoto, 1958 Mating system Species of genus ''Gerris'' demonstrate a high degree of female control over most aspects of mating and there is significant evidence that supports antagonistic coevolution, and the convenience polyandry hypothesis of multiple matings. There is evidence to suggest that the post-copulatory guarding exhibited by ''Gerris buenoi'' - and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarius (bug)
''Aquarius'' is a genus of water striders found predominantly in the northern hemisphere. Formerly a subgenus, ''Aquarius'' was elevated to generic rank in 1990 on the basis of phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics () is the study of the evolutionary history of life using observable characteristics of organisms (or genes), which is known as phylogenetic inference. It infers the relationship among organisms based on empirical dat ... analysis. These are among the world's largest water striders, with females averaging long and males roughly 10–30% smaller, depending on the exact species. An outlier is ''A. elongatus'' where both sexes typically are about , roughly the same as certain '' Cylindrostethus'', and second only to '' Gigantometra gigas''. Species There are 17 species in the genus ''Aquarius'': *'' Aquarius adelaidis'' (Dohrn, 1860) *'' Aquarius amplus'' (Drake & Harris, 1938) *'' Aquarius antigone'' (Kirkaldy, 1899) *'' Aquarius chilensis'' (Berg, 1881) *'' Aqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limnometra
''Limnometra'' is a genus of water striders in the family Gerridae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Limnometra'' found in Indomalaya and Oceania Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its co .... Species These 39 species belong to the genus ''Limnometra'': * '' Limnometra anadyomene'' (Kirkaldy, 1901) * '' Limnometra annulicornis'' (Breddin, 1901) * '' Limnometra aploa'' Nieser & Chen, 1992 * '' Limnometra arachnis'' Nieser & Chen, 1992 * '' Limnometra borneensis'' Hungerford & Matsuda, 1958 * '' Limnometra bruneiensis'' (Miyamoto, 1967) * '' Limnometra ciliata'' Mayr, 1865 * '' Limnometra ciliodes'' Andersen & Weir, 1997 * '' Limnometra cursitans'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Limnometra distanti'' (Gupta, Kumari & Sharma, 2011) * '' Limnometra faracii'' Zettel, 2007 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the suborder Heteroptera and have mouthparts evolved for piercing and sucking. A distinguishing feature is the ability to move on top of the water's surface, making them pleuston (surface-living) animals. They can be found on most ponds, rivers or lakes, and over 1,700 species of gerrids have been described, 10% of them being marine. While 90% of gerrids 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 Francis Buchanan White collected several different species during the Challenger Expedition. Around this time, Eschscholtz discovered three species of the Gerridae, bringing attention to the species, though little of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
