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Veliidae

Insect
Veliidae is a family of gregarious predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. They are commonly known as riffle bugs, small water striders, or broad-shouldered water striders because the segment immediately behind the head is wider than the... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Veliidae
Lower classifications: Microvelia and Halovelia
Order: Hemiptera
Kingdom: Animalia
Family: Veliidae; Amyot & Serville, 1843
Phylum: Arthropoda