Trichocorixa verticalis

Trichocorixa verticalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Corixidae
Tribe: Corixini
Genus: Trichocorixa
Species:
T. verticalis
Binomial name
Trichocorixa verticalis
(Fieber, 1851)
Synonyms[1]
  • Corisa pygmaea Fieber, 1851
  • Trichocorixa pygmaea (Fieber, 1851)

Trichocorixa verticalis is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America, but there are also some invasive populations in Spain and Portugal.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Trichocorixa verticalis:

  • Trichocorixa verticalis californica Sailer, 1948
  • Trichocorixa verticalis fenestrata Walley, 1930
  • Trichocorixa verticalis interiores Sailer, 1948
  • Trichocorixa verticalis saltoni Sailer, 1948 (found at the Salton Sea and Death Valley)[4]
  • Trichocorixa verticalis sellaris (Abbott, 1913)
  • Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis (Fieber, 1851)

References

  1. 1 2 "Trichocorixa verticalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. โ†‘ "Trichocorixa verticalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. โ†‘ "Water Boatman Bug". Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District. Retrieved 3 May 2026.