Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Mesovelioidea Scientific name Cavaticovelia aaa Higher classification Cavaticovelia Order True bugs | Suborder Heteroptera Family Mesoveliidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Genus Cavaticovelia
Andersen & Polhemus, 1980 Similar True bugs, Water treader, Gerromorpha | ||
Cavaticovelia is a monotypic genus of insects in the order Hemiptera, the true bugs, containing the single species Cavaticovelia aaa. This bug, known commonly as the aaa water treader or lava tube water treader, is a water treader native to Hawaii.
The insect's specific name, aaa, is the Hawaiian word for "lava tube".
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