Nepidae Latreille
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4013.2.2 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:869E0951-2401-435C-90FC-E58FD7054DD0 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628015 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03878791-8B4B-1404-FF0B-0101A92D01B0 |
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Nepidae Latreille |
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Family Nepidae Latreille View in CoL
Standing or slow-moving bodies of water, large and small. Fully aquatic, poor swimmers, live on the bottom, or in aquatic vegetation ( Esenbekova 2008); zoophages, with adults and larvae both feeding on larval Odonata, flies and beetles; univoltine and overwinters as imago, but Stage V larvae may overwinter as well ( Kanyukova 2006). Mate most of the year, except for August and September ( Papáček 1989); Trans Palearctic.
Standing or slow-moving bodies of water, large and small. Zoophage (preys on fish fry, larvae of dragonflies and beetles); univoltine ( Papáček 1989, Dolling 1991) or bivoltine ( Dubitsky 1978), overwinters as imago. West Palearctic.
Standing and slow-moving large and small water bodies; on submerged surfaces, associated with periphyton; zoophage (preys on fish fry, larvae of dragonflies and beetles; Kanyukova 1989); univoltine; overwinters as imago on the bottom of reservoirs. East Eurasian.
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