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Genus Hebrus

Representative Images

Small Bug - Hebrus Velvet Water Bug - Hebrus Hebrus consolidus velvet water bug - Hebrus Velvet Water Bug - Hebrus burmeisteri Hebridae - Hebrus burmeisteri Hebridae - Hebrus Bug - Hebrus burmeisteri

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Gerromorpha (Semiaquatic Bugs)
Superfamily Hebroidea
Family Hebridae (Velvet Water Bugs)
Genus Hebrus

Explanation of Names

Hebrus Curtis 1831

Numbers

12 spp. in our area(1)

Size

1.8-2.3 mm(2)

Identification

antennae appear 5-segmented because the last (4th) antennomere is weakly divided by a membranous area(2)

Range

e. US to AZ (BG data)

Habitat

more often found along shorelines than on the water surface and may occur in brackish/estuarine habitats as well as in freshwater(2)

Works Cited

1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.Identification manual for the aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida
Epler J.H. 2006. FL Dept. Env. Prot., Tallahassee, FL. 186 pp.
Contributed by Joe, Entomologist (in training) on 7 May, 2007 - 9:10pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 25 August, 2023 - 4:09pm

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