Checklist of Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
for Ireland (British Isles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 464
4238
11201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 461
4231
11194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 443
4182
11093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 110
712
1543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 74
578
1281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 40
202
415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 4
7
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
5
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters | 3
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ireland
3 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Ireland
9 Species | Aquarius najas De Geer, 1773 | River skater | | Gerris (Gerris) argentatus Schummel, 1832 | Little Pondskater | | Gerris (Gerris) costae Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Independence Valley Speckled Dace | | Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767 | Common pond skater | | Gerris (Gerris) odontogaster Zetterstedt, 1828 | Toothed Pondskater | | Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Schummel, 1832 | | | Gerris (Gerriselloides) lateralis Schummel, 1832 | | | Gerris najas (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Aquarius najas De Geer, 1773 | | Limnoporus rufoscutellatus Latreille, 1807 | |
Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Ireland
 | | Gerridae (Leach 1815) |
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