Microvelia karunaratnei

Microvelia karunaratnei is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae.[1][2] It has only been recorded in Sri Lanka and is one of the few veliid species known to inhabit tree holes.[3]

Microvelia karunaratnei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Veliidae
Genus: Microvelia
Species:
M. karunaratnei
Binomial name
Microvelia karunaratnei

References

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  1. ^ "Microvelia karunaratnei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  2. ^ "Microvelia karunaratnei". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  3. ^ Polhemus, John T. (1999). "Two new species of Microvelia from treeholes, with notes on other container-inhabiting veliid species (Heteroptera: Veliidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 107 (1): 31–37. JSTOR 25010289.