Galapagos Species Database

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Halobates robustus Barber, 1925

patinador de mar

Ocean surface predator; January-May, October; for biology and behavior see Cheng & Maxfield, 1980: 43; Foster & Treherne, 1980, 1982; Birch, Cheng & Treherne, 1979: 33; Treherne & Foster, 1980.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Gerroidea

Family
Gerridae

Section
Halobatini

Genus
Halobates

Species
robustus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • 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.
  • Barber, H.G (1925) Hemiptera - Heteroptera from the Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica 5(21): 241-254.
  • Birch, M.C. Cheng, L. & Treherne, J.E. (1979) Distribution and environmental synchronization of the marine insect, Halobates robustus, in the Galapagos Islands. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 206: 33-52.
  • Froeschner, R.C. (1985) Synopsis of the Heteroptera or True Bugs of the Galápagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 407: 1-84.
  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
  • 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.

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