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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
117
1362
2867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
88
1189
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
43
431
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
4
16
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
14
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
12
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
12 Genera with 25 Species
Brachymetra Mayr, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Eurygerris Hungerford &..., 19342SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1832Pondskater1SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1883sea skater2SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Metrobates Uhler, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Platygerris White, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Potamobates Champion, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Rheumatobates Bergroth, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Tachygerris Drake, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Telmatometra Bergroth, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Trepobates Uhler, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
25 Species
Brachymetra albinerva Amyot & Serv..., 1843Atlantic sturgeon
Brachymetra bernaldi Cordeiro, 2018
Eurygerris flavolineatus Champion, 1898
Eurygerris summatis Drake & Harris, 1934
Gerris (Gerriselloides) lateralis Schummel, 1832
Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822Toothed pogonatum moss
Halobates sobrinus White, 1883
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) franciscanus Stål, 1859Franciscan Pond Skater
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hyalinus Fabricius, 1803
Metrobates laudatus Drake & Harris, 1937Sailfin Shiner
Metrobates porcus Andersen, 1932
Platygerris asymmetricus Hungerford, 1932Bluenose Shiner
Platygerris caeruleus Champion, 1898
Platygerris depressus White, 1883
Potamobates horvathi Esaki, 1927
Potamobates tridentatus Esaki, 1926
Potamobates unidentatus Champion, 1898
Rheumatobates bergrothi Meinert, 1895Waterawlwort
Rheumatobates ornatus J.Polhemus &..., 1977
Rheumatobates prostatus J.Polhemus, 1975Painted milkvetch
Tachygerris opacus Champion, 1898
Tachygerris quadrilineatus Champion, 1898
Telmatometra ujhelyii Esaki, 1926
Telmatometra whitei Bergroth, 1908Canadian Toad
Trepobates trepidus Drake & Harris, 1928

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyCharmatometrinae
Andersen, 1975
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCylindrostethinae
Andersen, 1975
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagodotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
3
5
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