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Family Veliidae - Smaller Water Striders

Husseyella · Microvelia · Platyvelia · Rhagovelia · Steinovelia

Genus Husseyella
Husseyella turmalis

Genus Microvelia
Folsom Velii - Microvelia Microvelia? - Microvelia Water Strider? - Microvelia Microvelia? - Microvelia signata Microvelia austrina What kind of water bug is this? - Microvelia Microvelia signata? - Microvelia signata Microvelia signata? - Microvelia signata

Genus Platyvelia
Semiaquatic Bug? - Platyvelia brachialis Semiaquatic Bug? - Platyvelia brachialis water strider - Platyvelia brachialis Platyvelia beameri Platyvelia beameri Some type of water bug I’m guessing - Platyvelia brachialis Platyvelia summersi

Genus Rhagovelia
Rhagovelia sp. - Rhagovelia - female Rhagovelia riffle bugs--genus Rhagovelia - Rhagovelia riffle bugs--genus Rhagovelia - Rhagovelia Rhagovelia varipes - male Rhagovelia varipes - male Rhagovelia obesa - Rhagovelia Rhagovelia ignota - male

Genus Steinovelia
Steinovelia stagnalis (Burmeister) - Steinovelia stagnalis Steinovelia stagnalis Steinovelia stagnalis


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