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Trepobates taylori
Trepobates taylori is a water strider species in the family Gerridae, characterized by its broad Neotropical distribution spanning from southern Texas through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to northern Argentina. The species was described by Kirkaldy in 1899 and belongs to the subfamily Trepobatinae, a group of gerrids adapted to life on the water surface.