Mesovelia polhemusi is a species of water treader in the family Mesoveliidae.[1][2][3] It was originally described from Belize and has since been found in southern Florida.[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Mesoveliidae |
| Genus: | Mesovelia |
| Species: | M. polhemusi
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| Mesovelia polhemusi Spangler, 1990
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Mesovelia polhemusi is a marine insect, occupying tidal mangrove forests where few other aquatic insects are found.[4][5] The species was named for John T. Polhemus.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mesovelia polhemusi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "Mesovelia polhemusi". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "Mesovelia polhemusi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ a b c Spangler, Paul J. (1990). "A new species of halophilous water-strider, Mesovelia polhemusi, from Belize and a key and checklist of New World species of the genus (Heteroptera: Mesoveliidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 103 (1): 86–94.
- ^ a b Pintar, Matthew R. (2023). "Two new records of aquatic Hemiptera (Belostomatidae, Mesoveliidae) from southern Florida, with keys to the genera Belostoma Latreille, 1807 and Mesovelia Mulsant and Rey, 1852 in Florida and the northern Caribbean" (PDF). Aquatic Insects. 44 (1): 36–51. doi:10.1080/01650424.2022.2070218.
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