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Macrovelia

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Macrovelia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Macroveliidae
Genus: Macrovelia
Uhler, 1872[1]
Species:
M. hornii
Binomial name
Macrovelia hornii
Uhler, 1872

Macrovelia is a genus of macroveliid shore bugs in the family Macroveliidae. There is one described species in Macrovelia, M. hornii.[2][3][4] It prefers shaded areas and overwinters as an adult.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Uhler, P. R. (1872). "Notices of the Hemiptera of the western territories of the United States, chiefly from the surveys of Dr. F. V. Hayden". Annual report. United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. Vol. 5. pp. 392–423 [422].
  2. ^ "Macrovelia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Macrovelia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ^ Schuh, Randall T.; Slater, James A. (1994). "Macroveliidae". True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera:Heteroptera): classification and natural history. Cornell University Press. p. 94. ISBN 0801420660.

Further reading

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  • Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (1995). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 1: Enicocephalomorpha, Dipsocoromorpha, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha and Leptopodomorpha. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-12-2.