Gerris swakopensis

Gerris swakopensis
Gerris swakopensis, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Gerridae
Genus: Gerris
Species:
G. swakopensis
Binomial name
Gerris swakopensis
Stål, 1858[1]

Gerris swakopensis is an Afrotropical species of true bug. Common names include pond skater and water strider.[2][3]

It is aquatic, found in habitats with standing freshwater, such as ponds, pools, and backwaters of streams.[2]

  • A mating pair of Gerris swakopensis
    A mating pair of Gerris swakopensis
  • Gerris swakopensis eating a fly
    Gerris swakopensis eating a fly

References

  1. ^ Stål, C. (1858). Orthoptera och Hemiptera från södra Afrika. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar. Årg. 15, p. 318-319. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15959388
  2. ^ a b Damgaard, Jakob; Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figuiredo; Weir, Tom A.; Zettel, Herbert (2014). "Molecular phylogeny of the pond skaters (Gerrinae), discussion of the fossil record and a checklist of species assigned to the subfamily (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 45 (3): 251–281. doi:10.1163/1876312X-44042105.
  3. ^ "Gerris swakopensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
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