Comparative Physical Mapping of 18S rDNA in True Bug Species of the Families Gerridae and Mesoveliidae: First Data on the Semiaquatic Infraorder Gerromorpha (Heteroptera, Hemiptera) [PDF]
Biology(1) Background: Over the past few decades, the number and chromosomal arrangement of rDNA loci have been successfully used as cytogenetic markers in comparative studies of many insect taxa, including the hemipteran suborder Heteroptera (or true bugs). Of
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Distinct kinematics and micromorphology for symmetrical rowing and sliding on water in ripple bugs and water striders [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSemiaquatic bugs evolved two different propulsion mechanisms for their symmetrical rowing: a drag-based propulsion in Veliidae and a surface-tension-based propulsion in Gerridae.
Sang Yun Bang +6 more
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Telmatometropsis fredyi gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new water strider from the Colombian Pacific region (Insecta, Hemiptera, Gerridae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 A new genus of Gerridae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) in the subfamily Trepobatinae, Telmatometropsis gen. nov., with a single included species, T. fredyi sp. nov., is described from the Colombian Pacific region. Representatives of the new genus were
Silvia P. Mondragón-F. +2 more
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Dispersal and Migration Patterns of Freshwater Semiaquatic Bugs
Insects, 2021 Semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) are mostly wing-polymorphic species with flight dispersal as an important life history trait, but the specific flight ability and dispersal pattern remain unexplored in most species.
Tomáš Ditrich
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New records of Gerromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from Piauí state, northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2020 Based on material recently collected in Piauí state, northeastern Brazil, we present new records for seven species of Gerromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera).
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A SUBFAMÍLIA GERRINAE (HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA: GERRIDAE) NA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIO TROMBETAS, PARÁ, BRASIL [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1993 Foi realizado um levantamento da Família Gerridae na Bacia Hidrográfica do rio Trombetas, Pará, Brasil, desde as cabeceiras até o Baixo Trombetas. Entre os Hemiptera aquático, Gerridae foi a Família mais representativa, sendo Gerrinae a subfamília mais ...
Raquel Τ. de Moreira SAMPAIO +1 more
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New distributional records of Gerromorpha Popov, 1971 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Cuba [PDF]
Check List, 2012 Distributional records of fourteen species of Gerromorpha, belonging to the families Gerridae, Hebridae, Hydrometridae, Mesoveliidae, and Veliidae, are reported from Cuba.
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New records of cave-inhabiting Gerromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2021 Based on material collected in Brazilian caves, new records are presented for seven species of Gerromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) belonging to the families Gerridae [Brachymetra albinervus (Amyot & Serville, 1843); Cylindrostethus ...
Oséias Martins Magalhães +3 more
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First record of Microvelia albonotata Champion, 1898 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae) from a cave in Colombia [PDF]
Check List, 2023 Microvelia albonotata Champion, 1898 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae) is a small semiaquatic bug distributed from southeastern Canada to Peru, including the West Indies.
Edwin Alfonso Arias Afanador +2 more
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Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia, 2022 The abundance of water strider Ptilomera dromas Breddin (Hemiptera: Gerridae) in Ciliwung River related to water quality. Water-strider Ptilomera dromas Breddin (Gerridae: Hemiptera) is an aquatic insect that is commonly found in various ...
Budi Setiawan +2 more
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