Checklist of Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
for Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 565
7120
15641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 562
7116
15633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 534
6992
15382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 110
755
1247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 102
704
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 46
320
536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 5
21
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
18
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
11 Genera with 15 Species | Aquarius Schellenberg, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurymetra Esaki, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurymetropsis Poisson, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gerris Fabricius, 1858 | Pondskater | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hynesionella Poisson, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnogonus Stål, 1941 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Naboandelus Distant, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neogerris Matsumura, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagadotarsus Breddin, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trepobates Uhler, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aquarius distanti Horváth, 1899 | | | Aquarius stappersi Poisson, 1950 | | | Eurymetra spec Esaki, 1926 | | | Gerris (Gerris) odontogaster Zetterstedt, 1828 | Toothed Pondskater | | Gerris swakopensis Stål, 1858 | | | Limnogonus capensis China, 1925 | Yazoo Shiner | | Limnogonus cereiventris Signoret, 1862 | | | Limnogonus cereiventris leptocerus | | | Limnogonus hypoleucus Gerstaecker, 1873 | | | Limnogonus nigrescens Poisson, 1941 | Fourwing saltbush | | Naboandelus bergevini Bergroth, 1911 | Giant pangasius | | Naboandelus capensis Poisson, 1956 | | | Neogerris severini Kirkaldy, 1900 | Virgin Spinedace | | Rhagadotarsus hutchinsoni China, 1931 | Vermilion Darter | | Tenagogonus albovittatus Stål, 1855 | Springfishes | | Tenagogonus zambezinus Poisson, 1934 | Umpqua Chub |
Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
 | | Gerridae (Leach 1815) |
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