Gerroidea is a superfamily of semiaquatic bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 3 families and more than 2,000 described species in Gerroidea.

Families

These three families belong to the superfamily Gerroidea:

  • Gerridae Leach, 1815 (water striders)
  • Hermatobatidae Coutière & Martin, 1901
  • Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (smaller water striders or riffle bugs)

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Photo 47937 Gerridae sp.

Photo 47935 Gerridae sp.

Graureiher, Ardea cinerea, Ardeidae, Jungtier auf Nahrungssuche in

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Gerridae by Anubhav Agarwal on 3 November 2017