body oval, flattened, brown and white or black and white; forewing membrane with four or five long closed cells
Range
North America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia
Habitat
near water on sandy shores, edges of ponds, bogs, marshes, mud flats; on rocks in streams; around springs(4); may also occur away from water, even in dry areas(3)
Biodiversity of the Heteroptera Henry T.J. 2009. In: Foottit R.G., Adler P.H., eds. Insect biodiversity: Science and society. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell: 223−263.