''Limnoporus'' is a genus of
water strider
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 ...
s in the family
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 ...
. There are six extant described species in ''Limnoporus''.
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Species
These six current species belong to the genus ''Limnoporus'':
* '' Limnoporus canaliculatus'' (Say, 1832)
* '' Limnoporus dissortis'' (Drake & Harris, 1930)
* '' Limnoporus esakii'' (Miyamoto, 1958)
* '' Limnoporus genitalis'' (Miyamoto, 1958)
* '' Limnoporus notabilis'' (Drake & Hottes, 1925)
* '' Limnoporus rufoscutellatus'' (Latreille, 1807)
This one extinct species is known only from fossils:
* '' Limnoporus wilsoni'' Andersen, 1998
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Gerrini
Gerromorpha genera
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