Subject: Water Strider from China
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
August 5, 2017 6:21 pm
Dear Bugman,
what’s a common water strider in China? To be specific, Hebei Province. Is it the genus Gerris?
Thank you and kind regards,
Signature: Peter
Dear Peter,
You are correct that this is a Water Strider in the family Gerridae, but we do not have the necessary skills to further classify it to the genus or species level. According to BugGuide: “fine water-repellant hairs on the underside of the tarsi allow the bug to walk on water’s surface.”