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Order Hemiptera - True Bugs
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Suborder Heteroptera
>> Family Veliidae - Broad-shouldered Water Striders
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Family Veliidae - Broad-shouldered Water Striders
Veliids are lesser known and less conspicuous as their cousins the Water Striders (family Gerridae).
Microvelia
species inhabit pond edges, while Riffle Bugs (
Rhagovelia
species) frequent quiet pools or eddies of streams and rivers.
Microvelia americana
Microvelia pulchella
Microvelia pulchella
Riffle Bugs (Rhagovelia obesa)
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