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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
149
2161
6127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
110
1814
5275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
53
532
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
17
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
14
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
9
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
9 Genera with 32 Species
Calyptobates Polhemus & P..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1993Pondskater5SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1964sea skater7SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Limnometra Mayr, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metrocoris Mayr, 20187SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomera Amyot & Serv..., 18606SpeciesTaxom
Rheumatogonus Kirkaldy, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 19582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
32 Species
Calyptobates andaman J.Polhemus &..., 1994
Gerris (Gerris) buenoi Kirkaldy, 1911Leafcover saltweed
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767Common pond skater
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Schummel, 1832
Gerris (Gerriselloides) lateralis Schummel, 1832
Gerris lobatus Andersen & Chen, 1993Kendall Warm Springs Dace
Halobates (Halobates) germanus White, 1883
Halobates (Halobates) hayanus White, 1883
Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822Toothed pogonatum moss
Halobates elephanta Andersen & F..., 1992
Halobates formidabilis Distant, 1910
Halobates proavus White, 1883
Halobates trynae Herring, 1964Island mackerel
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) fossarum Fabricius, 1775American soles
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hungerfordi Andersen, 1975Highland Shiner
Limnometra minuta Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Metrocoris darjeelingensis Basu, D.A.Po..., 2016Double-lined mackerel
Metrocoris deceptor Basu, D.A.Po..., 2016Double-lined mackerel
Metrocoris dinendrai Basu, D.A.Po..., 2016Double-lined mackerel
Metrocoris indicus Chen & Nieser, 1993Ayumodoki
Metrocoris lavitra Basu, D.A.Po..., 2016Double-lined mackerel
Metrocoris murtiensis Basu, D.A.Po..., 2016Double-lined mackerel
Metrocoris sikkimensis Basu, Chandr..., 2018
Ptilomera agriodes Schmidt, 1926
Ptilomera assamensis Hungerford &..., 1965
Ptilomera laticaudata Hardwick, 1825
Ptilomera nagalanda Jehamalar & ..., 2018
Ptilomera occidentalis Zettel, 2003
Ptilomera tigrina Uhler, 1860Barred grunt
Rheumatogonus vietnamensis Zettel & Chen, 1996
Tenagogonus (Tenagogonus) nicobarensis Andersen, 1964Scarlet Shiner
Tenagogonus kuiterti Hungerford &..., 1958

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPtilomerinae
Esaki, 1927
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
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