Water striders [1] ( lat. Gerromorpha ) is an infraorder of Hemoptera insects from the suborder of bugs (Heteroptera). Due to the modified structure of the limbs, they are able to run on a film of surface tension [2] [3] . Gerromorpha live in close association with bodies of water (usually fresh), feeding mainly on invertebrates that have fallen into the water [2] [3] . Five species of water striders from the genus Halobates are common in the open ocean [2] [3] [4] . Some members of the group are able to dive [2] . The infraorder includes about 1900 species [3] . Fossil representatives are known from the Cretaceous sediments [3] . The most famous Gerromorpha are water striders (Gerridae).
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Taxonomy
Gerromorpha includes eight families [3] [5] , combined into four superfamilies:
- Mesovelioidea
- Mesoveliidae - mesovelia
- Hebroidea
- Hebridae - Hebrides
- Hydrometroidea
- Paraphrynoveliidae
- Hydrometridae - rod-shaped water striders [2]
- Macroveliidae
- Gerroidea
- Hermatobatidae
- Gerridae - water striders
- Veliidae - Velia
Notes
- ↑ Kanyukova, 2006 , p. 175.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Zoology of Invertebrates, T. 2: from arthropods to echinoderms and chordates, ed. W. Westheide and R. Rieger. M .: T-number of scientific publications of KMK, 2008, 422 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Damgaard, J., Andersen, NM, Meier, R. (2005). Combining molecular and morphological analyses of water strider phylogeny (Hemiptera – Heteroptera, Gerromorpha): effects of alignment and taxon sampling. Systematic Entomology 30 : 289-309 DOI : 10.1111 / j.1365-3113.2004.00275.x
- ↑ Andersen, NM (1998). Marine water striders (Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) of the Indo-Pacific: cladistic biogeography and Cenozoic paleography. In: Hall R, Holdway JD, eds. Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia . Leiden : Backhuys Publishers, 341–354. Text (link unavailable) (English) (Retrieved September 18, 2010)
- ↑ Tree of Life Web Project (1995). Gerromorpha. Water striders, water measurers, velvet water bugs, and water treaders . (English) (Retrieved September 12, 2010)
Literature
- Andersen, NM, 1982. The semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Gerromorpha). Phylogeny, adaptations, biogeography and classification. - Entomonograph 3: 1-455.
- Kanyukova E.V. Aquatic semi-winged insects (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha) of the fauna of Russia and neighboring countries / Responsible editors A.C. Lelei and A.N., Kupyanskaya. - Vladivostok: Dalnauka, 2006 .-- 297 p. - 300 copies. - ISBN 5-8044-0645-0 .