Abstract (en):
The water strider of infraorder Gerromorpha are species adapted to walk or skate on the water surface film in freshwater environments. However some have adapted to live in marine environments and currently there is no census of the species richness or faunal composition of sea skaters for the Neotropics. Records were obtained from the bibliographical review, specimens deposited in entomological collections and expeditions. A habitat category (estuaries / manglars, coral reef lagoons, mangrove crab holes, ponds formed by the tides, sea near the coast, pelagic environments), and current geographic distribution was assigned to each species. There are 203 species of Gerrormorpha worldwide in environments associated with marine ecosystems. In the Neotropical region, a total of five families, 13 genera and 48 species were recorded, representing 23% ofspecies worldwide. The family Gerridae had the greatest species richness with 22 species distributed in three genera, followed by Veliidae with 17 species in five genera, Mesoveliidae with six species and three genera, Hermatobatidae with two species and one genus and finally Hebridae with one genus and one species.
Abstract (es):
Las chinches acuáticas del infraorden Gerromorpha son especies adaptadas a caminar o patinar sobre la
película superficial del agua principalmente en ambientes de agua dulce, sin embargo, algunas especies se han
adaptado a vivir en ambiente marinos y actualmente no se cuenta con un inventario de la riqueza y composición
de la fauna de chinches patinadoras marinas para el Neotrópico. A partir de la revisión bibliográfica, de los
especímenes depositados en colecciones entomológicas y expediciones en campo, se obtuvieron los registros
de chinches asociadas a ambientes marinos. A cada registro se les asignó una categoría de hábitat (estuarios/
manglares, lagunas formadas por arrecifes de coral, guarida de cangrejo en manglar, charcas formadas por las
mareas, mar cerca de la costa, ambientes pelágicos) y su distribución geográfica actualizada. Se registran 203
especies a nivel mundial de Gerromorpha en ambientes asociados a ecosistemas marinos. Para el Neotrópico
se registraron cinco familias, 13 géneros y 48 especies que representan el 23 % de las especies a nivel mundial.
En orden de riqueza de especies la familia Gerridae tuvo la mayor con 22 especies distribuidas en tres
géneros, seguida de Veliidae con 17 especies de cinco géneros, Mesoveliidae con seis especies y tres géneros,
Hermatobatidae con dos especies y un género, y por último Hebridae con un género y una especie.
Keywords:
Gerridae, Hermatobatidae, Mesoveliidae, Veliidae, Hebridae (es)
Gerridae, Hermatobatidae, Mesoveliidae, Veliidae, Hebridae (en)
Gerridae, Hermatobatidae, Mesoveliidae, Veliidae, Hebridae (en)
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How to Cite
Molano-Rendón, F., & Morales, I. (2017). Marine water striders (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha): diversity of ocean habitats in the Neotropics. Biota Colombiana, 18(1), 172–191. https://doi.org/10.21068/c2017.v18n01a10
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