Rhagovelia obesa Uhler, 1871
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29 Records

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Widespread in the eastern U.S.

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Rhagovelia obesa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Veliidae
Genus: Rhagovelia
Species:
R. obesa
Binomial name
Rhagovelia obesa
Uhler, 1871
Synonyms
  • Rhagovelia arctoa Torre-Bueno, 1924
  • Rhagovelia flavicincta Torre-Bueno, 1924
  • Rhagovelia obesa flavicincta Torre-Bueno, 1924

Rhagovelia obesa is a species of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhagovelia obesa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. ^ a b "Rhagovelia obesa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  • Polhemus, Dan A. (1997). "Systematics of the Genus Rhagovelia Mayr (Heteroptera: Veliidae) in the Western Hemisphere (Exclusive of the angustipes Complex)". Thomas Say Publications in Entomology: Monographs, ii + 386.
  • Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States. Brill Academic Publishers.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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