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Species Rheumatobates rileyi

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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 Gerroidea
Family Gerridae (Water Striders)
Genus Rheumatobates
Species rileyi (Rheumatobates rileyi)
Explanation of Names
Rheumatobates rileyi Bergroth 1892
Size
2.2-3.7 mm(1)
Identification
Very similar to R. palosi. See (1)
Range
QC―FL to SK―KS
Works Cited
1.Identification manual for the aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida
Epler J.H. 2006. FL Dept. Env. Prot., Tallahassee, FL. 186 pp.