| Gerromorpha | |
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| Hygrotechuis conformis (Gerroidea:Gerridae) feeding on a drownedhymenopteran | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Gerromorpha Popov, 1971 [1] |
| Superfamilies | |
Gerroidea | |
TheGerromorpha comprise aninfraorder ofinsects in the "true bug"orderHemiptera. These "typical" bugs (suborderHeteroptera) are commonly calledsemiaquatic bugs orshore-inhabiting bugs. TheOchteroidea (infraorderNepomorpha are also found in shore habitat, while the Gerromorpha are actually most often encountered running around on the water surface, being kept from sinking bysurface tension and theirwater-repellent legs. Well-known members of the Gerromorpha are the namesakeGerridae (water striders).
The eightfamily families usually recognized are arranged in foursuperfamilies. The two small ormonotypic ones of these arebasal lineages; the two larger ones form a more advancedclade. Thephylogenetic sequence of superfamilies and families of the Gerromorpha is:[2]
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