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Checklist of Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
for Galápagos (Ecuador)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
1628
2699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
1622
2691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
288
1599
2655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
76
329
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
47
216
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
22
96
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
3
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Galápagos
4 Genera with 8 Species
Aquarius Schellenberg, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1886sea skater5SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Stenobates Esaki, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galápagos
8 Species
Aquarius remigis Say, 1832Common water strider
Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822Toothed pogonatum moss
Halobates (Halobates) sericeus Eschscholtz, 1822Pacific pelagic water strider
Halobates robustus Barber, 1925
Halobates sobrinus White, 1883
Halobates splendens Witlaczil, 1886Spring pygmy sunfish
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) franciscanus Stål, 1859Franciscan Pond Skater
Stenobates zamboanga J.Polhemus &..., 1996Warm Springs pupfish

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Galápagos
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Gerridae (Leach 1815)
Gerridae (Leach 1815)


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