Gerridae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Gerris +‎ -idae === Proper noun === Gerridae A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – water striders, true bugs that walk on water and prey on other invertebrates. ==== Synonyms ==== (family): water skeeters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, jesus bugs ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera - suborder; Gerromorpha - infraorder; Gerroidea - superfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Charmatometrinae, Cylindrostethinae, Eotrechinae, Gerrinae, Halobatinae, Ptilomerinae, Rhagadotarsinae, Trepobatinae - subfamilies Amemboides, Aquarius, Brachymetra, Chimarrhometra, Cylindrostethus, Eurymetra, Gerris, Metrobates, Potamobates, Rheumatobates, Tachygerris, Telmatometropsis, Tenagogonus - genera === See also === Veliidae (water crickets) === References === Gerridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gerridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Gerridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Gerridae at World Register of Marine Species Gerridae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Gerridae at the Tree of Life Web Project Gerridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Gerridae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026