New Species, New Records, and Updated Key to the Paravelia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Brazil [PDF]
Insects, 2022 The broad-shouldered water-strider genus Paravelia Breddin, 1898 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae: Veliinae) is currently represented in Brazil by 38 species.
Juliana Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues +1 more
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Foveavelia, a new South American genus of Veliinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) [PDF]
PeerJBackground Semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) are distributed worldwide and play fundamental roles in limnic ecosystems. They are the most successful group of organisms to occupy the air-water interface, are important models to study ...
Higor D. D. Rodrigues +1 more
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Dispersal and Migration Patterns of Freshwater Semiaquatic Bugs [PDF]
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 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 species, new records and key to the species of the Rhagovelia itatiaiana group (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae) from Brazil [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae), known as riffle bugs, includes more than 400 species and is commonly found in tropical lotic environments, including coastal marine habitats, such as mangroves and estuaries.
Oséias Magalhães +2 more
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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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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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A new species and updates on Paravelia Breddin, 1898 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae) in Brazil [PDF]
ZooKeysParavelia Breddin, 1898 is the most speciose genus of the subfamily Veliinae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha, Veliidae). It has gone through revisions since the 1990s, with several species being transferred to other genera, and currently contains 46
Evaldo Alves Joaquim +3 more
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Three new species of Velia (Cesavelia) Koçak & Kemal, 2010 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae) from China [PDF]
ZooKeysVelia (Cesavelia) lii sp. nov. and Velia (Cesavelia) motuoensis sp. nov. from Xizang Province, China, as well as Velia (Cesavelia) yiliangensis sp. nov. from Yunnan Province, China, are described.
Siying Fu, Zezhong Jin, Zhen Ye
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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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