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Cavaticovelia

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Kingdom
  
Superfamily
  
Mesovelioidea

Scientific name
  
Cavaticovelia aaa

Higher classification
  
Cavaticovelia

Order
  
True bugs

Suborder
  
Family
  
Mesoveliidae

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
CavaticoveliaAndersen & 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".

References

Cavaticovelia Wikipedia


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