Velia caprai Tamanini, 1947
(Water Cricket)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVelia caprai (Water Cricket)
GenusVelia (a genus of bugs)
FamilyVELIIDAE (water crickets)
SuperfamilyGERROIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderGerromorpha (an infraorder of waterbugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Velia caprai (Water Cricket) :
1: Velia caprai (Water Cricket)
26 May 2008 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Male apter, under stone beside small river
Image 1: Male apter - as found - on underside of lifted stone - enlargedImage 2: Male apter - as found - on underside of lifted stone - enlarged (2)Image 3: Male apter - as found - on underside of lifted stone - enlarged (3)Image 4: Male apter - as found - on underside of lifted stone - enlarged (4)Image 5: Male apter - as found - on underside of lifted stone - highly enlargedImage 6: Male apter - as found - on underside of lifted stone - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: Male apter - as found - on underside of lifted stone - highly enlarged (3)Image 8: Male apter - as found - on underside of lifted stone - highly enlarged (4)Image 9: Male apter - as found - on underside of lifted stone - highly enlarged (5)Image 10: Male apter - as found - on underside of lifted stone - highly enlarged (6)Image 11: Male apter - dorsal view - highly enlarged - dark background
2: Velia caprai (Water Cricket)
29 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female apter, in ditch
Image 1: Female apter - dorsal viewImage 2: Female apter - ventral view
3: Velia caprai (Water Cricket)
15 Apr 1974 OSGR: SD76 54° 0’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Male apter, on stream
Image 1: Male apter - on waterImage 2: Male apter - on water - close-upImage 3: Male apter - with mayfly
4: Velia caprai (Water Cricket)
22 Mar 1969 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on stream
Image 1: Female apter - dorsal view

Velia caprai (Water Cricket) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Velia caprai (Water Cricket)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Velia caprai (Water Cricket)
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