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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Semiaquatic Bugs (Gerromorpha) » Gerroidea » Water Striders (Gerridae) » Trepobatinae » Trepobates » Trepobates subnitidus
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Water Strider IMG_0167 - Trepobates subnitidus - female
Copyright © 2012 Steve Nanz

Water Strider IMG_0167 - Trepobates subnitidus - Female
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
June 26, 2011
Trepobates subnitidus?
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 29 May, 2012 - 4:57am
Last updated 30 May, 2012 - 12:19pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Brady Richards, 30 May, 2012 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

Definitely Trepobates
I'll try to get you a species ID on this and your other photo later when I'm with my literature.
… Brady Richards, 29 May, 2012 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Question
Is this an immature and my other posting here an adult or is the difference one of gender?

Thanks for the ID confirmation.
… Steve Nanz, 30 May, 2012 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Wingless adult
In any population, you'll see apterous (=wingless) and winged forms. Since most of the identification keys are based on the apterous forms, it can be difficult to identify specimens with wings. This specimen was pretty straightforward, but your other one was more difficult. It can also be difficult to tell if you have an apterous adult or a nymph and color patterns aren't necessarily the same for both life stages.
… Brady Richards, 30 May, 2012 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

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