Rheumatobates rileyi is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] The genus Rheumatobates is characterized by males having antennae with hook like structures. Males grab females around the head using the antennae and lift them off the water surface. The hind femur appears twisted and a dense cluster of hears are found on the hind femur and tibia in males.[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: | Gerridae |
| Genus: | Rheumatobates |
| Species: | R. rileyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rheumatobates rileyi Bergroth, 1892
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References
edit- ^ "Rheumatobates rileyi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Rheumatobates rileyi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Rheumatobates rileyi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Rowe, L.; Westlake, K.P.; Currie, D.C. (2006). "Functional significance of elaborate secondary sexual traits and their evolution in the water strider genus Rheumatobates" (PDF). Canadian Entomologist. 138 (4): 568–577. doi:10.4039/n06-811. S2CID 85301723.
- ^ Westlake, K.P.; Rowe, L.; Currie, D.C. (2000). "Phylogeny of the water strider genus Rheumatobates (Heteroptera: Gerridae)" (PDF). Systematic Entomology. 25 (2): 125–145. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3113.2000.00098.x. S2CID 85432585.
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