Species notes
About Gerris lacustris
Gerris lacustris (also recorded as Common Pondskater) is an accepted species in the family Gerridae, within the order Hemiptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Africa and Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China). True bugs are hemipterans with piercing-and-sucking mouthparts used to take in plant fluids or, in predatory species, animal prey.
- Common name
- Common Pondskater
- Family
- Gerridae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Africa, Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy