Hemiptera14 species

Family Water Treaders (Mesoveliidae)

Mesoveliidae is a family in the order Hemiptera. Browse 14 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Mesoveliidae (14)

Mesovelia cryptophila

Identification: Commonly misidentified with M. amoena from which females are often inseparable; in collections, nymphs of M. mulsanti have also been commonly confused with M. cryptophila

Pondweed Bug

Mesovelia furcata

This is a small bug (about 3 mm) in a family group known as water treaders. Mesovelia furcata has a greenish colour and rather slim shape. It is usually wingless but winged forms do occur and these may fly to colonise new areas. Around the margins of