Microvelia vagans
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| Microvelia vagans | |
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| Adult from the saddle region of Hawaiʻi island | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Microvelia |
| Species: | M. vagans
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| Binomial name | |
| Microvelia vagans (White, 1878)
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Microvelia vagans, the Hawaiʻi pond bug, is a small species of water treader endemic to the Hawaiian islands.
Distribution
[edit]M. vagans is endemic to Hawaiʻi, where it is found on all of the main Hawaiian islands. It occupies areas of still water (including small puddles) at a variety of elevations, although it is more common in the less developed higher elevations of the islands.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Microvelia vagans". hbs.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
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