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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
145
1626
4315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
111
1412
3793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
50
451
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
19
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
15
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
10
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
10 Genera with 29 Species
Aquarius Schellenberg, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Asclepios Distant, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1958Pondskater11SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822sea skater3SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Limnoporus Stål, 18073SpeciesTaxom
Metrocoris Mayr, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Potamobates Champion, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Rhagadotarsus Breddin, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aquarius elongatus Uhler, 1897
Aquarius nebularis Drake & Hottes, 1925
Aquarius paludum paludum Fabricius, 1794
Asclepios shiranui Esaki, 1930Fisher milkvetch
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767Common pond skater
Gerris babai Miyamoto, 1958Ash Meadows Speckled Dace
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 yezoensis Miyamoto, 1958Ash Meadows Speckled Dace
Halobates (Halobates) germanus White, 1883
Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822Toothed pogonatum moss
Halobates (Halobates) sericeus Eschscholtz, 1822Pacific pelagic water strider
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) fossarum Fabricius, 1775American soles
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hungerfordi Andersen, 1975Highland Shiner
Limnogonus nitidus Mayr, 1865
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
Potamobates carvalhoi J.Polhemus &..., 1995
Rhagadotarsus kraepelini Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove

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

Taxom

SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
3
7
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