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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Cambridgeshire (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
513
5243
11660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
5242
11659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
5134
11459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
92
579
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
71
518
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
42
231
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
6
13
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cambridgeshire
5 Genera with 12 Species
Aquarius Schellenberg, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Eurymetra Esaki, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1832Pondskater8SpeciesTaxom
Metrobates Uhler, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Trepobates Uhler, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridgeshire
12 Species
Aquarius nebularis Drake & Hottes, 1925
Eurymetra natalensis Distant, 1903
Gerris (Gerris) argentatus Schummel, 1832Little Pondskater
Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer Schummel, 1832
Gerris (Gerris) insperatus Drake & Hottes, 1925
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767Common pond skater
Gerris (Gerris) marginatus (Say, 1832)⇒ Limnogonus franciscana Stål, 1859
Gerris (Gerris) odontogaster Zetterstedt, 1828Toothed Pondskater
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Schummel, 1832
Gerris (Gerriselloides) lateralis Schummel, 1832
Metrobates hesperius Uhler, 1871Mock bishopweed
Trepobates subnitidus Esaki, 1926

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Cambridgeshire
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
2
2
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