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Halobates sericeus

Halobates sericeus, the Pacific pelagic water strider, is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in Australia, the East Pacific, Indo-West Pacific, North America, Oceania, and temperate Asia.

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Halobates sericeus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Gerridae
Genus: Halobates
Species:
H. sericeus
Binomial name
Halobates sericeus
Eschscholtz, 1822

Halobates sericeus, the Pacific pelagic water strider, is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in Australia, the East Pacific, Indo-West Pacific, North America, Oceania, and temperate Asia.123

References

References

  1. "Halobates sericeus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Halobates sericeus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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