Checklist of Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
for Brazil (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 757
16427
71364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 754
16419
71346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 701
16115
70281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 166
2432
8317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 116
2125
7169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 49
796
2602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 5
32
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
23
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters | 12
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Brazil
12 Genera with 30 Species | Brachymetra Mayr, 1957 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cylindrostethus Fieber, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822 | sea skater | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halobatopsis Bianchi, 1936 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Limnogonus Stål, 1930 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Metrobates Uhler, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neogerris Matsumura, 1934 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ovatametra Kenaga, 1959 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potamobates Champion, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumatobates Bergroth, 1977 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tachygerris Drake, 1942 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trepobates Uhler, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brazil
30 Species | Brachymetra accola Drake, 1957 | | | Brachymetra albinerva Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Atlantic sturgeon | | Brachymetra furva Drake, 1957 | | | Brachymetra lata Shaw, 1933 | Atlantic sturgeon | | Brachymetra shawi Hungerford &..., 1957 | Gulf sturgeon | | Cylindrostethus linearis Erichson, 1848 | | | Cylindrostethus palmaris Drake & Harris, 1934 | Klamath lamprey | | Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822 | Toothed pogonatum moss | | Halobatopsis delectus Drake & Harris, 1941 | Velvetbells | | Halobatopsis platensis Berg, 1879 | | | Halobatopsis spiniventris Drake & Harris, 1936 | Alaskan ascidiota | | Limnogonus aduncus Drake & Harris, 1933 | Trinity buckwheat | | Limnogonus ignotus Drake & Harris, 1934 | Klamath 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, 1942 | Alligator gar | | Ovatametra thaumana Drake, 1959 | | | Potamobates tridentatus Esaki, 1926 | | | Rheumatobates bonariensis Berg, 1898 | | | Rheumatobates carvalhoi Drake & Harris, 1944 | | | Rheumatobates curracis Drake & Carv..., 1954 | Low 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
 | | Gerridae (Leach 1815) |
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