New distributional records for 17 species of aquatic and semi-aquatic bugs are provided from Mongolia: two species recorded for the first time for the country, Corixidae: Sigara (Sigara) striata (Linnaeus, 1758) and Gerridae: Aquarius paludum paludum (Fabricius, 1794). For 15 species, new province records are listed: Nepidae (1), Notonectidae (3), Corixidae (7), Veliidae (1) and Gerridae (3).
fauna, water bugs, Province, District
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