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Checklist for Superfamily Corixoidea Enderlein, 1912 (water boatmen)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
115
749
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
85
648
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
40
269
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
6
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Corixoidea
Enderlein, 1912
Water boatmen
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
2 Families width 8 Species
Corixidae Leach, 1815Lesser Water-Boatman4SpeciesTaxom
Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924Pygmy water boatmen4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 8 Species
Agraptocorixa Kirkaldy, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Corixa Geoffroy, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Micronecta Kirkaldy, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Sigara Fabricius, 18582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
8 Species
Agraptocorixa dakarica Jaczewski, 1926
Corixa mirandella Hutchinson, 1930Truncate saxicave
Micronecta eupompe Hutchinson, 1930Truncate saxicave
Micronecta scutellaris (Stål, 1858)⇒ Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858
Micronecta simillima Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta spathula Poisson, 1952
Sigara (Sigara) pectoralis Fieber, 1848
Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858

Subnodes of Corixoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyCorixidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser Water-Boatman, Lesser Water-boatmen, Water boatman, Water Boatmen, Waterboatmen
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMicronectidae
Jaczewski, 1924
pygmy water boatmen
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Corixoidea at artfakta.se
Corixoidea at dyntaxa.se
Corixoidea at itis.gov