Rhagovelia
| Rhagovelia | |
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| Rhagovelia distincta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 390 species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rhagovelia is a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. There are at least 390 described species in Rhagovelia.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Rhagovelia can be gregarious and form swarms. Morton Arboretum, Illinois
It was reported in 2025 that the biophysical properties of members of this genus had been used to design feet for water strider-like robots.[6]
Evolution
Origins
The origins of the genus are among water striders of Veliidae family without propelling fans on their legs.
Evolution from water striders
Genes 'geisha' and 'mother-of-geisha'
The duplication of genes, called by researchers 'geisha' and 'mother-of-geisha', caused evolutionary creation of propelling fans on middle pair of water strider's legs which in its turn has made able for species in the genus to walk across more fast-flowing and turbulent streams.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Rhagovelia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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"Browse Rhagovelia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
Species: 458
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"Rhagovelia". GBIF. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
423 species
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"Rhagovelia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
12 species in US, 1 in se. Canada; ~400 total
- ^ Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- ^ Conover, Emily (November 2025). "Frilly Bug Feet Inspire Water-Striding Robot" (PDF). Science News. Vol. 207, no. 11. p. 11. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Emilia Santos M, Le Bouquin A, Crumiere A, Khila A (2017). "Taxon-restricted genes at the origin of a novel trait allowing access to a new environment". Science. 358 (6361): 386–390. Bibcode:2017Sci...358..386S. doi:10.1126/science.aan2748. PMID 29051384. S2CID 44180496.
External links
- Data related to Rhagovelia at Wikispecies