VELIIDAE

'Veliidae' is a family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. They are commonly known as smaller water striders, riffle bugs, or broad-shouldered water striders due to the fact that the segment immediately behind the head is wider than the rest of the abdomen. They are small, typically about 4.5 mm.

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See also

★ Water strider

References

★ http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Main/Index/Journals/..%5C..%5C..%5CMain%5CDetails%5C18498.htm

★ http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/na/aquatic_insecta/hemiptera/veliidae_family.htm

★ http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/irc/hemipter/heteropt/veliidae.html

★ http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/020028n.html

★ http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/francais/species/insects/hemipterahymenoptera.htm

★ http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/insects/insectpages/Veliidae.htm

★ http://www.alientravelguide.com/science/biology/life/animals/arthropo/insecta/heteropt/

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