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Gerroidea is a superfamily of 
semiaquatic
In biology, being semi-aquatic refers to various macroorganisms that live regularly in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. When referring to animals, the term describes those that actively spend part of their daily time in water (in ...
bugs in the order Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from ...
. There are at least 3 families and more than 2,000 described species in Gerroidea.
Families
These three families belong to the superfamily Gerroidea: *Gerridae
The Gerridae are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water skeeters, water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the ...
Leach, 1815 (water striders)
* Hermatobatidae Coutière & Martin, 1901
* Veliidae
Veliidae is a family (biology), 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 ...
Amyot & Serville, 1843 (smaller water striders or riffle bugs)
References
Further reading
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* Gerromorpha Hemiptera superfamilies {{heteroptera-stub