Gerris swakopensis is an Afrotropical species of true bug. Common names include pond skater and water strider.[2][3]
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It is aquatic, found in habitats with standing freshwater, such as ponds, pools, and backwaters of streams.[2]
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A mating pair of Gerris swakopensis -
Gerris swakopensis eating a fly
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- ^ Stål, C. (1858). Orthoptera och Hemiptera från södra Afrika. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar. Årg. 15, p. 318-319. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15959388
- ^ a b Damgaard, Jakob; Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figuiredo; Weir, Tom A.; Zettel, Herbert (2014). "Molecular phylogeny of the pond skaters (Gerrinae), discussion of the fossil record and a checklist of species assigned to the subfamily (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 45 (3): 251–281. doi:10.1163/1876312X-44042105.
- ^ "Gerris swakopensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-04-26.