New species and new records of semiaquatic bugs (Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from French Guiana [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) are predatory insects that occupy a wide range of freshwater and marine habitats, with some secondary transitions to terrestrial life.
Juliana Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues +4 more
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New data on the fauna of the water treaders (Hemiptera, Mesoveliidae) of Korea [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalThe Family Mesoveliidae, also known as the water treaders, are predaceous semi-aquatic bugs with approximately 50 known species worldwide. In the Korean Peninsula, only two species were known prior to this study: Mesovelia vittigera Horváth, 1895 and M ...
Seokin Yang, Wonwoong Kim
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The semi-aquatic pondweed bugs of a Cretaceous swamp [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Pondweed bugs (Hemiptera: Mesoveliidae), considered a sister group to all other Gerromorpha, are exceedingly rare as fossils. Therefore, each new discovery of a fossil mesoveliid is of high interest, giving new insight into their early evolutionary ...
Alba Sánchez-García +3 more
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Exceptionally preserved insect fossils in the Late Jurassic lagoon of Orbagnoux (Rhône Valley, France) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 The Late Kimmeridgian marine limestones of the area around Orbagnoux (Rhône, France) are well known for their fish fauna and terrestrial flora. Here we record the first insects and their activities (mines on leaves and trails in sediments) from these ...
André Nel +4 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2010 Population density during nymphal development affects body size, developmental rate and wing polymorphism in semiaquatic bugs. Nymphs from crowded habitats grow faster and thus gain an advantage in the later stadia.
Tomáš Ditrich
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Phylogenetic Signals from Nepomorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) Mouthparts: Stylets Bundle, Sense Organs, and Labial Segments [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 The present study is a cladistic analysis of morphological characters focusing on the file of the mandible, the apices of the maxillae, the rupturing device on the maxillae, the internal structures of the mouthparts, and the external morphology of the ...
Jolanta Brożek
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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).
Cleilton Lima Franco +4 more
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Biota Colombiana, 2017 Las chinches acuáticas del infraorden Gerromorpha son especies adaptadas a caminar o patinar sobre la película superficial del agua principalmente en ambientes de agua dulce, sin embargo, algunas especies se han adaptado a vivir en ambiente marinos y ...
Fredy Molano-Rendón, Irina Morales
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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.
Senén Riviaux +2 more
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New records and distribution expansions for Neotropical water-striders (Insecta: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) [PDF]
Check List, 2011 Based on material from several collections, summarized distributions and new records are presented for selected Neotropical species of Gerromorpha of the families Gerridae (Brachymetra albinervis albinervis, B. furva, B. lata, B.
Felipe Moreira +5 more
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