Hemiptera of Cyprus : Corixidae Family
| Corixa affinis | Corixidae |
| Sigara lateralis | Corixidae |
| Sigara mayri | Corixidae |
| Sigara nigrolineata | Corixidae |
| Corixa affinis | Corixidae |
| Sigara lateralis | Corixidae |
| Sigara mayri | Corixidae |
| Sigara nigrolineata | Corixidae |
Corixidae is a family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera. They are found worldwide in virtually any freshwater habitat and a few species live in saline water.[1] There are about 500 known species worldwide, in 55 genera, including the genus Sigara.
Members of the Corixidae are commonly known as water boatmen, a term that is sometimes used in the United Kingdom for Notonecta glauca, an insect of a different family, Notonectidae. Corixa punctata is the "lesser water boatman".[2]
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