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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
237
4339
19417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
190
3913
17410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
66
1047
3353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
6
38
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
3
31
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
21
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
21 Genera with 58 Species
#ACEGHLMNOPRT
Amemboa Esaki, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Amemboides Polhemus & A..., 20075SpeciesTaxom
Aquarius Schellenberg, 17945SpeciesTaxom
Asclepios Distant, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Chimarrhometra Bianchi, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Eotrechus Kirkaldy, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1958Pondskater18SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1924sea skater5SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Limnometra Mayr, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Limnoporus Stål, 18073SpeciesTaxom
Metrocoris Mayr, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Neogerris Matsumura, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Onychotrechus Kirkaldy, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Potamobates Champion, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Potamometra Bianchi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomera Amyot & Serv..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rhagadotarsus Breddin, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhyacobates Esaki, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Rhyscobates1SpeciesTaxom
Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
58 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amemboa (Amemboa) esakii Polhemus & A..., 1984Gray jumprock
Amemboa (Amemboa) fumi Esaki, 1925Vancouver lamprey
Amemboides fasciculatus Ye & B.u.D.P..., 2017
Amemboides perlatus J.Polhemus &..., 1984Golden Toad
Amemboides pilifer Zettel, Yang..., 2007
Amemboides vasarhelyii Zettel, 1995
Amemboides yunnanus Zettel, Yang..., 2007
Aquarius elongatus Uhler, 1897
Aquarius lunpolaensis Lin, 1981Australian seerfish
Aquarius nebularis Drake & Hottes, 1925
Aquarius paludum Fabricius, 1794
Aquarius paludum paludum Fabricius, 1794
Asclepios apicalis Esaki, 1924
Asclepios shiranui Esaki, 1930Fisher milkvetch
Chimarrhometra yunnanensis Ye & B.u.Zhou, 2016
Eotrechus sinensis Andersen, 1982
Gerris (Gerris) argentatus Schummel, 1832Little Pondskater
Gerris (Gerris) costae Herrich-Schä..., 1850Independence Valley Speckled Dace
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767Common pond skater
Gerris (Gerris) odontogaster Zetterstedt, 1828Toothed Pondskater
Gerris (Gerriselloides) lateralis Schummel, 1832
Gerris babai Miyamoto, 1958Ash Meadows Speckled Dace
Gerris cui Esaki, 1925Vancouver lamprey
Gerris gracilicomis Horváth, 1879
Gerris gracilicornis Horváth, 1879Rio Grande bluntnose shiner
Gerris insularis Motschulsky, 1866
Gerris issikii Miyamoto, 1961Pecos bluntnose shiner
Gerris latiabdominis Miyamoto, 1958Ash Meadows Speckled Dace
Gerris nebularis (Drake & Hottes, 1925)⇒ Aquarius nebularis Drake & Hottes, 1925
Gerris nepalensis Distant, 1910West Indian pipefish
Gerris paludum Fabricius, 1794
Gerris sahlbergi Distant, 1879
Gerris tigrinus Brown, 1949Long abra
Gerris yezoensis Miyamoto, 1958Ash Meadows Speckled Dace
Halobates (Halobates) germanus White, 1883
Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822Toothed pogonatum moss
Halobates (Halobates) princeps White, 1883
Halobates (Halobates) sericeus Eschscholtz, 1822Pacific pelagic water strider
Halobates matsumurai Esaki, 1924Hartweg's milkvetch
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) fossarum Fabricius, 1775American soles
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hungerfordi Andersen, 1975Highland Shiner
Limnogonus nitidus Mayr, 1865
Limnometra femorata Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Limnoporus esakii Miyamoto, 1958
Limnoporus genitalis Miyamoto, 1958
Limnoporus rufoscutellatus Latreille, 1807
Metrocoris esakii Chen & Nieser, 1993Ayumodoki
Metrocoris histrio White, 1883
Metrocoris lituratus Stål, 1854
Neogerris parvulus Stål, 1860
Onychotrechus esakii Andersen, 1975Bluehead Shiner
Potamobates carvalhoi J.Polhemus &..., 1995
Potamometra berezowskii Bianchi, 1896
Ptilomera tigrina Uhler, 1860Barred grunt
Rhagadotarsus kraepelini Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Rhyacobates chinensis Hungerford &..., 1959Flagfin Shiner
Rhyacobates svenhedini Lundblad, 1934
Rhyacobates takahashii Esaki, 1923
Rhyscobates scorpio

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in East Asia
SubfamilyCylindrostethinae
Andersen, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEotrechinae
Matsuda, 1960
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
7
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPtilomerinae
Esaki, 1927
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagodotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
1
1
Genus
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