Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Paraplea puella
Minute Backswimmer
Predators on small crustaceans and other arthropods; diminutive (1.8 mm long); under surface in ponds or still waters; arid to humid forest zones, and agriculture zone; March-May.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Heteroptera
Superfamily
Notonectoidea
Family
Pleidae
Genus
Paraplea
Species
puella
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Gelin, A. Gravez, V. (2002) Lagunas costeras. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 119-145.
- Gerecke, R. Peck, S.B. & Pehofer, H.E. (1995) The invertebrate fauna of the inland waters of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador) - a limnological and zoogeographical summary. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Suppl. 107(2): 113-147.
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Paraplea puella", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6756. Accessed 3 November 2026.