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Rhagovelia
Rhagovelia is a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. There are at least 390 described species in Rhagovelia.
9 branches of this group, most-observed first

Rhagovelia obesa
speciesRhagovelia obesa

Rhagovelia distincta
speciesRhagovelia distincta

Rhagovelia choreutes
speciesRhagovelia choreutes

Broad-shouldered Water Strider
speciesRhagovelia oriander

Rhagovelia varipes
speciesRhagovelia varipes

Rhagovelia becki
speciesRhagovelia becki

Rhagovelia knighti
speciesRhagovelia knighti

Rhagovelia torreyana
speciesRhagovelia torreyana
Rhagovelia rivale
speciesRhagovelia rivale
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1288754.