Metrobates hesperius is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in eastern North America.[1][2][3]

Metrobates hesperius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Gerridae
Genus: Metrobates
Species:
M. hesperius
Binomial name
Metrobates hesperius
Uhler, 1871

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Metrobates hesperius:

  • Metrobates hesperius depilatus Hussey & Herring, 1949
  • Metrobates hesperius hesperius Uhler, 1871
  • Metrobates hesperius ocalensis Hussey & Herring, 1949

References

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  1. ^ "Metrobates hesperius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Metrobates hesperius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.