These pages will look at the rarer Water Bugs in Northamptonshire, where they are found, why they are rare and what can or should be done to help improve or monitor the distribution.
The rarity is based on whether it has a rarity status of Nationally scarce, Nationally rare, endangered critically endangered or threatened. There are 8 species Micronecta griseola, Aquarius najas, Aquarius paludum, Microvelia pygmaea, Saldula pallipes, Saldula opacula, Saldula orthochila and Salda littoralis.
There are not too many habitats that would suite this in Northants as the River Nene is perhaps a little slow flowing, the River Welland skirts the northern Northants border and the Ouse skirts the Southern boarder.
It has not been found on the River Nene despite searching and maybe some concerted effort on the Welland and Ouse may create a few more records.