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Lipogomphus
Lipogomphus is a genus of velvet water bugs in the family Hebridae, established by Berg in 1879. The genus contains at least four described species distributed in the New World. Members of this genus are small predatory aquatic insects associated with wet habitats.
Lipogomphus brevis
velvet water bug
Lipogomphus brevis is a species of velvet water bug in the family Hebridae. It belongs to the infraorder Dipsocoromorpha, a group of small predatory true bugs often associated with moist or aquatic habitats. The species was described by Champion in 1898 and is known from Central America and North America. Like other members of Hebridae, it is presumed to inhabit the surface film of quiet waters.
Merragata
velvet water bugs
Merragata is a genus of small aquatic true bugs in the family Hebridae, commonly known as velvet water bugs. The genus contains seven described species distributed primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. Members of this genus inhabit moist, vegetated shoreline habitats where they prey on small invertebrates.
Merragata hebroides
velvet water bug
Merragata hebroides is a species of velvet water bug in the family Hebridae, a group of small predatory true bugs associated with moist or aquatic habitats. The species has a remarkably broad geographic distribution spanning multiple continents and oceanic regions. It is one of the more widely recorded species within its genus.