Gerris costae is a Palearctic species of true bug.K. H. C. Jordan: Wasserwanzen. Die Neue Brehm-Bücherei, Leipzig, 1950.Mamaev B.M., Medvedev L.N., Pravdin F.N. Keys to insects of the European part of the USSR. - M .: Education, 1976 .-- P. 87 .-- 304 p. It is aquatic. It is commonly known as the Moorland Pondskater, and has been found in France, Ireland, United Kingdom, The Balkans, and Upper Italy/Switzerland.
It is known to have three apparent subspecies: Gerris costae costae Gerris costae fieberi Gerris costae poissoni
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