Velvet-water-bugs
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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.
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.