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Veliidae

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
רצי נחלים
Name (Latin)
Veliidae
Name (Arabic)
רצי נחלים
Other forms of name
Broad-shouldered water striders
Crickets, Water
Haloveliidae
Hebroveliidae
Ripple bugs
Small water striders
Smaller water striders
Veliids
Water crickets
See Also From tracing topical name
Hemiptera
Water striders
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1262432
Library of congress: sh 85142574
Old Aleph NLI id: 76659
Sources of Information
  • ITIS, Feb. 10, 2001
  • Arnett, R.H. American insects, c1993:
  • Andersen, N.M. The semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Gerromorpha), 1982:
  • Slater, J.A. How to know the true bugs (Hemiptera--Heteroptera), c1978:
  • Schuh, R.T. True bugs of the world (Hemiptera:Heteroptera), 1995:
  • Dolling, W.R. The Hemiptera, 1991:
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Wikipedia description:

Veliidae is a family of gregarious predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. They are commonly known as riffle bugs, small water striders, or broad-shouldered water striders because the segment immediately behind the head is wider than the rest of the abdomen. Species of the genus Rhagovelia are also referred to as ripple bugs. Veliidae have a specialized body plan that allows them to walk on water and are neuston. The family Gerridae is another closely related group that is also neuston and both are in the superfamily Gerroidea. Veliidae are smaller however, between 1.5 and 6 mm (0.059 and 0.236 in). They can be found on ponds, near lake shores, and in rivers worldwide. Some species can also be found on plants near water, in salt water or in mud flats.

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