superfamily
Water Striders and Ripple Bugs
Gerroidea
Field notes
Gerroidea is a superfamily of semiaquatic bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 3 families and more than 2,000 described species in Gerroidea.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native water striders and ripple bugs All
Native to the US, by observations.
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North American Common Water Strider
Aquarius remigis
20,610 observations
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Neogerris hesione
1,626 observations
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Limnoporus canaliculatus
1,174 observations
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Trepobates subnitidus
1,055 observations
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Metrobates hesperius
692 observations
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Aquarius conformis
339 observations
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Gerris buenoi
68 observations
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Aquarius nebularis
48 observations
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Trepobates inermis
38 observations
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Rheumatobates rileyi
36 observations
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Aquarius amplus
19 observations
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Hawaiian Pond Bug
Microvelia vagans
18 observations
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Silvery Sea Skater
Halobates sericeus
15 observations
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Hawaiian Sea Skater
Halobates hawaiiensis
10 observations
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Rheumatobates tenuipes
8 observations