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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
166
2433
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
116
2126
7170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
49
797
2603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
33
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
24
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
13
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
13 Genera with 31 Species
Brachymetra Mayr, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrostethus Fieber, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822sea skater1SpeciesTaxom
Halobatopsis Bianchi, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Metrobates Uhler, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Neogerris Matsumura, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Ovatametra Kenaga, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Platygerris White, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Potamobates Champion, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Rheumatobates Bergroth, 19776SpeciesTaxom
Tachygerris Drake, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Trepobates Uhler, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
31 Species
Brachymetra accola Drake, 1957
Brachymetra albinerva Amyot & Serv..., 1843Atlantic sturgeon
Brachymetra furva Drake, 1957
Brachymetra lata Shaw, 1933Atlantic sturgeon
Brachymetra shawi Hungerford &..., 1957Gulf sturgeon
Cylindrostethus linearis Erichson, 1848
Cylindrostethus palmaris Drake & Harris, 1934Klamath lamprey
Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822Toothed pogonatum moss
Halobatopsis delectus Drake & Harris, 1941Velvetbells
Halobatopsis platensis Berg, 1879
Halobatopsis spiniventris Drake & Harris, 1936Alaskan ascidiota
Limnogonus aduncus Drake & Harris, 1933Trinity buckwheat
Limnogonus ignotus Drake & Harris, 1934Klamath lamprey
Limnogonus profugus Drake & Harris, 1930
Limnogonus recurvus Drake & Harris, 1930
Metrobates laetus Drake, 1954
Metrobates vigilis Drake, 1958
Neogerris genticus Drake & Harris, 1934
Neogerris lubricus White, 1879
Neogerris visendus Drake & Harris, 1934
Ovatametra obesa Kenaga, 1942Alligator gar
Ovatametra thaumana Drake, 1959
Platygerris asymmetricus Hungerford, 1932Bluenose Shiner
Potamobates tridentatus Esaki, 1926
Rheumatobates bonariensis Berg, 1898
Rheumatobates carvalhoi Drake & Harris, 1944
Rheumatobates curracis Drake & Carv..., 1954Low prairie clover
Rheumatobates hamatus Drake & Chapman, 1954
Rheumatobates minutus Hungerford, 1936
Rheumatobates ornatus J.Polhemus &..., 1977
Tachygerris adamsoni Drake, 1942

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyCharmatometrinae
Andersen, 1975
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCylindrostethinae
Andersen, 1975
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagodotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Gerridae (Leach 1815)
Gerridae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Gerridae at artfakta.se
Gerridae at dyntaxa.se
Gerridae at gbif.org
Gerridae at irmng.org
Gerridae at itis.gov
Gerridae at marinespecies.org