Rhagovelia
| Rhagovelia | |
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| Rhagovelia distincta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 390 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhagovelia is a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. There are at least 390 described species in Rhagovelia.
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Rhagovelia can be gregarious and form swarms. Morton Arboretum, Illinois
It was reported in 2025 that the biophysical properties of members of this genus had been used to design feet for water strider-like robots.