Gerromorpha
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The Gerromorpha comprise an infraorder of insects in the "true bug" order Hemiptera. These "typical" bugs (suborder Heteroptera) are commonly called semiaquatic bugs or shore-inhabiting bugs. The Ochteroidea (infraorder Nepomorpha are also found in shore habitat, while the Gerromorpha are actually most often encountered running around on the water surface, being kept from sinking by surface tension and their water-repellent legs. Well-known members of the Gerromorpha are the namesake Gerridae (water striders).
Systematics
The eight family families usually recognized are arranged in four superfamilies. The two small or monotypic ones of these are basal lineages; the two larger ones form a more advanced clade. The phylogenetic sequence of superfamilies and families of the Gerromorpha is:[3]
- Mesovelioidea – water treaders
- Madeoveliidae (sometimes included in Mesoveliidae)
- Mesoveliidae
Hebroidea
- Hebridae – velvet bugs
- Macroveliidae
- Paraphrynoveliidae
- Hydrometridae – water measurers
- Hermatobatidae
- Gerridae – water striders
- Veliidae – riffle bugs
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nel, André; Nel, Patricia; Krieg-Jacquier, Régis; Pouillon, Jean-Marc; Garrouste, Romain (2 September 2014). "Exceptionally preserved insect fossils in the Late Jurassic lagoon of Orbagnoux (Rhône Valley, France)". PeerJ. 2: e510. doi:10.7717/peerj.510. PMC 4159560. PMID 25210652.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.G. Thirumalai. "Checklist of Gerromorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of India" (PDF). Zoological Survey of India.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ToL (1995)
Further reading
- Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) (1995): Gerromorpha. Water striders, water measurers, velvet water bugs, and water treaders. Version of 1995-JAN-01. Retrieved 2008-JUL-28.
- Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) (2005): Heteroptera. True bugs. Version of 2005-JAN-01. Retrieved 2008-JUL-28.
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