Cavaticovelia
| Cavaticovelia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Superfamily: | Mesovelioidea |
| Family: | Mesoveliidae |
| Genus: | Cavaticovelia Andersen & Polhemus, 1980 |
| Species: | C. aaa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cavaticovelia aaa (Gagné & Howarth, 1975) | |
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 species name, aaa, is the Hawaiian word for "lava tube".[1]
References
- ↑ Yanega, D. Scientific Names Curious Scientific Names. University of California, Riverside. 2013.
External links
- "Cavaticovelia aaa (Gagné and Howarth, 1975)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 16, 2011.