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Checklist for Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
and region Miocene (Neogene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
363
1693
3107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
360
1684
3096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
340
1607
2969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
74
280
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
61
263
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
32
126
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
4
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBelostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Miocene
6 Genera with 7 Species
Belostomates Schöberlin, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1971Giant Water Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Manocerus Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Propoissonia Nel & Paicheler, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerodema Laporte, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Miocene
7 Species
Belostomates speciosa O. Heer, 1865
Belostomates speciosum Heer, 1865
Diplonychus rotundatus Heer, 1853
Lethocerus turgaicus Popov, 1971
Manocerus stagnans J. F. Zhang, 1989
Propoissonia beskonakensis Nel & Paicheler, 1992
Sphaerodema microcephalum J. Zhang, 1994

Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in Miocene
SubfamilyBelostomatinae
Leach, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLethocerinae
Lauck & Menke, 1961
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Belostomatidae at gbif.org
Belostomatidae at irmng.org
Belostomatidae at itis.gov