Microveliinae
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Husseyella
Husseyella is a genus of small water striders in the family Veliidae, established by Herring in 1955. It belongs to the subfamily Microveliinae, a group of minute aquatic true bugs commonly known as riffle bugs or small water striders. Members of this genus inhabit aquatic environments where they skate on the water surface film. The genus is poorly known, with few documented observations and limited published biological information.
Husseyella turmalis
Husseyella turmalis is a small water strider in the family Veliidae, originally described as Microvelia turmalis by Drake & Harris in 1933. It belongs to the subfamily Microveliinae, a group of minute semiaquatic bugs that inhabit the surface film of freshwater habitats. The genus Husseyella is a small group within the Veliidae, and this species appears to have a limited number of documented observations.
Microvelia
small water striders, riffle bugs
Microvelia is a large genus of small semiaquatic bugs comprising at least 230 described species distributed worldwide. These insects inhabit nearshore areas of stagnant or slow-flowing freshwater, where they move on the water surface using surface tension. The genus exhibits wing dimorphism, with populations containing both fully winged (macropterous) and short-winged (brachypterous) individuals. Several subgenera have been recognized including Austromicrovelia, Barbivelia, Pacificovelia, and Picaultia, based on phylogenetic and morphological analyses.