Markova T.O., Bolovtsov E.N., Mrikot A.K.
Vestnik of the Orenburg State University 2018; (3): 38-42
In the Primorsky Territory of the Far East of Russia, to date, 77 species of amphibious Heteroptera from 25 genera belonging to 15 families and 4 infraorders have been identified. In the Primorye Territory, 22 species of the infraorder Gerromorpha - Mesoveliidae (5), Hebridae (1), Hydrometridae (1), Veliidae (2), Gerridae (13 species) were identified. The aim of the research was to get acquainted with the evolutionary history and peculiarities of adaptation features of bedbugs of the infraorder Gerromorpha on the example of the predecessors of modern water-meter; consolidation of knowledge about the structure and adaptations of amphibious Heteroptera by the example of representatives of the infraorder Gerromorpha. The work includes the development of a lecture and seminar session on the topic: «The study of the evolutionary history and adaptations of bedbugs of the infraorder Gerromorpha»; «Study of the Heteroptera infraorder Gerromorpha» with the use of active learning methods. The presented material can be included in the course of disciplines «Zoology of invertebrates» and «Entomology» in higher education, and also used by biology teachers as a regional component of the educational program.
