Metrobates Explained

Metrobates is a genus of water striders in the family Gerridae. There are about 16 described species in Metrobates.

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus Metrobates:

• Metrobates alacris Drake, 1955
• Metrobates amblydonti Nieser, 1993-31
• Metrobates anomalus Hussey, 1948
• Metrobates artus Anderson, 1932
• Metrobates curracis Drake & Roze, 1954
• Metrobates denticornis (Champion, 1898)
• Metrobates fugientis Drake & Harris, 1945-01
• Metrobates hesperius Uhler, 1871
• Metrobates laetus Drake, 1954
• Metrobates laudatus Drake & Harris, 1937
• Metrobates plaumanni Hungerford, 1951-01
• Metrobates porcus Anderson, 1932
• Metrobates sanciprianensis Castro-Vargas, Morales & Molano-Rendón, 2018
• Metrobates trux (Torre-bueno, 1921)
• Metrobates tumidus Anderson, 1932
• Metrobates vigilis Drake, 1958-01

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 1: Enicocephalomorpha, Dipsocoromorpha, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha and Leptopodomorpha. 1995. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-90-71912-12-2.