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Wasserläufer
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Familie der Ordnung Schnabelkerfe
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Gerridae is a family of insects within the order Hemiptera, class Insecta, and phylum Arthropoda. The family is classified under the superfamily Gerroidea and was described by Leach in 1815. Its scientific name is Gerridae, which is distinct from the family Gerreidae.
Common names for this taxon include Water Striders, vannløpere, vodni drsalci, and schaatsenrijders, with "pondskaters" also listed as a common name. The family is accepted in taxonomic records and has been documented in marine, brackish, and freshwater habitats.
The taxon is the subject of 187,867 occurrence records. It is included in the Wikipedia Vital Articles list at Level 4 and is referenced by 377 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
pondskaters
Gerridae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyGerridae
Water striders skate on the water surface by making use of the surface tension. They can also make fairly large leaps. There are nineteen species of water striders in the Netherlands. One well-known species is the pond skater (or Jesus bug). Another common skater, but a species of beetle, is the whirligig beetle.
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Article · Deutsch
Die Wasserläufer (Gerridae – umgangssprachlich und regional auch Schneider oder Wasserschneider) sind eine Familie innerhalb der Unterordnung der Wanzen (Heteroptera). Sie kommen in Europa mit 16 Arten vor, davon leben 10 Arten der Gattung Gerris, 4 Arten der Gattung Aquarius und eine Art der Gattung Limnoporus in Mitteleuropa. Die Arten sind sehr schwer voneinander zu unterscheiden.
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