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The aquatic bugs and beetles are insects which play an important role in the
forest ecosystem, being important for Environment Impact Asnt (EIA)
work, including conservation plans and wetlands management.
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A
freshwater gerrid waterskater
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Hydrometra
the water measurer
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Biodiversity
studies of these groups are being carried out with the active
collaboration of Damir Kovac, Herbert Zetttel, Michale Balke and Lars
Hendrick. Collections of specimens from Singapore and many parts of
Malaysia have been made and are in the process of been sorted,
identified and documented. The study will contribute to the inventory of
the fauna in the region, awareness of their habitats, ecology and
distribution. The best reference collection of aquatic bugs and beetles
in the region is therefore being established in the ZRC.
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A pair
of Rhagovelia skaters
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A pair
of diving bugs carrying eggs
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