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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
457
7259
13553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
456
7258
13553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
7171
13366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
70
617
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
62
594
792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
34
225
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
4
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guanacaste
9 Genera with 14 Species
Brachymetra Mayr, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Eurygerris Hungerford &..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1883sea skater1SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Platygerris White, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Potamobates Champion, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Tachygerris Drake, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Telmatometra Bergroth, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Trepobates Uhler, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guanacaste
14 Species
Brachymetra albinerva Amyot & Serv..., 1843Atlantic sturgeon
Eurygerris flavolineatus Champion, 1898
Halobates sobrinus White, 1883
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) franciscanus Stål, 1859Franciscan Pond Skater
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hyalinus Fabricius, 1803
Platygerris asymmetricus Hungerford, 1932Bluenose Shiner
Platygerris caeruleus Champion, 1898
Potamobates horvathi Esaki, 1927
Potamobates tridentatus Esaki, 1926
Potamobates unidentatus Champion, 1898
Tachygerris opacus Champion, 1898
Tachygerris quadrilineatus Champion, 1898
Telmatometra whitei Bergroth, 1908Canadian Toad
Trepobates trepidus Drake & Harris, 1928

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Guanacaste
SubfamilyCharmatometrinae
Andersen, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCylindrostethinae
Andersen, 1975
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
3
5
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