Microvelia cavicola is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae.[1][2] It has only been recorded in Panama and is one of the few veliid species known to inhabit tree holes.[3]
| Microvelia cavicola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Microvelia |
| Species: | M. cavicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Microvelia cavicola J. Polhemus, 1999
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References
edit- ^ "Microvelia cavicola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ "Microvelia cavicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ Polhemus, John T. (1999). "Two new species of Microvelia from treeholes, with notes on other container-inhabiting veliid species (Heteroptera: Veliidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 107 (1): 31–37. JSTOR 25010289.
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