Gerroidea

Gerroidea is a superfamily of semiaquatic bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 3 families and more than 2,000 described species in Gerroidea.^[1][2]

Gerridae

Gerroidea
Gerridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Gerromorpha
Superfamily:	Gerroidea

Families

These three families belong to the superfamily Gerroidea:

• Gerridae Leach, 1815 (water striders)
• Hermatobatidae Coutière & Martin, 1901
• Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (smaller water striders or riffle bugs)