Corixidae - Wikipedia
Members of the Corixidae are commonly known as lesser water boatmen: the term used in the United Kingdom to distinguish species such as Corixa punctata [2] from Notonecta glauca, or greater water-boatman, an insect of a different family, Notonectidae.
Water boatman | Aquatic, Predator, Nocturnal | Britannica
water boatman, (family Corixidae), any of more than 300 species of insects in the true bug order, Heteroptera, that are named for their flat, boat-shaped bodies and long, fringed, oarlike hindlegs. Members of this cosmopolitan family are usually less than 13 mm (0.5 inch) long.
Water Boatman Facts & Information (Corixidae) - Pond Informer
2021年8月11日 · Water boatmen are very common insects found all over the world – they can be found living up in the high mountains of Nepal, and in the low, hot elevations of Death Valley. They can be found in freshwater, brackish water, and salt water.
Wonders of Water Boatmen: A Guide for Curious Minds - What's That Bug?
2024年4月16日 · Water boatmen are fascinating aquatic insects that glide effortlessly through freshwater habitats, using their specialized legs as oars. You may have encountered these intriguing creatures near ponds, lakes, or slow-moving streams and wondered what they were.
Family Corixidae - Water Boatmen - BugGuide.Net
2024年4月25日 · the largest water bug family, with ~125 spp. in 16 genera in our area and >600 spp. in 35 genera worldwide arranged in 6 subfamilies
Lesser water boatman - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
The lesser waterboatman or lesser water boatman (Corixa punctata) is a water-dwelling insect of the order Hemiptera. Adults normally range in size from 5 to 15 mm long, and are found in ponds, lakes and sometimes even swimming pools. …
Water Boatmen - Missouri Department of Conservation
Water boatmen, or corixids (from the family name), are slender, oval, streamlined water bugs that swim with long, oarlike hind legs that have fine hairs. The back is flattened and has several narrow, dark, parallel crosslines.
Water Boatmen: Foraging Beneath the Ice | The Outside Story
This largest aquatic family of true bugs includes 128 North American species. Unlike their cousins the backswimmers, which swim upside down, water boatmen swim with their winged dorsal surfaces facing up. When not swimming, they cling to …
Water Boatman - Field Guide to Common Texas Insects
Water boatmen are the largest group of aquatic true bugs. They are sometimes confused with backswimmers (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) because they have the same general shape. However, backswimmers swim upside down in the water and are colored with …
Water boatman, Corixidae - University of California, Irvine
2007年12月3日 · Water boatmen have mouthparts specifically modified away from their beak, which “appears to arise at the rear of the head, rather than the front, and is unsuited for piercing or sucking” (Milne et al., 1980). Unlike members of Belostomatidae (“toebiters”), Water boatmen are not known to bite humans.