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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
941
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
859
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
48
353
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
6
18
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
7 Genera with 7 Species
Eurymetra Esaki, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1858Pondskater3SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Naboandelus Distant, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Rheumatobates Bergroth, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Trepobates Uhler, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
7 Species
Eurymetra natalensis Distant, 1903
Gerris (Gerris) buenoi Kirkaldy, 1911Leafcover saltweed
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767Common pond skater
Gerris swakopensis Stål, 1858
Limnogonus capensis China, 1925Yazoo Shiner
Naboandelus capensis Poisson, 1956
Tenagogonus albovittatus Stål, 1855Springfishes

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagodotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
2
1
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