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Taxonomy of Family Gerridae Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Pondskaters, Skaters, Skimmers, Water bugs, Water scooters, Water skaters, Water skeeters, Water skimmers, Water skippers, Water spiders, Water Strider, Water striders


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
710
28641
240164
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
564
25824
208282
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
124
8215
65100
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
11
314
3525
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
3
237
2901
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
123
1246
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Gerridae Leach, 1815
SubfamilyCharmatometrinae
Andersen, 1975
3
18
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCylindrostethinae
Andersen, 1975
3
58
Genera
Species
SubfamilyElectrobatinae
Andersen and Poinar, 1992
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyEotrechinae
Matsuda, 1960
6
96
Genera
Species
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
19
423
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
13
239
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPtilomerinae
Esaki, 1927
16
145
Genera
Species
SubfamilyRhagadotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyRhagodotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
  ⇒ Rhagadotarsinae
2
52
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
27
187
Genera
Species
GenusAlardus
Distant, 1903
1Species
GenusCallistometra
Bergroth, 1908
0Species
GenusCaprivia
China, 1931
0Species
GenusCesametra
Kocak & Kemal, 2009
0Species
GenusCretogerris
Perrichot & al., 2005
1Species
GenusCylindrobates
Wappler & Andersen, 2004
1Species
GenusEctrephus
Handlirsch in Schroeder, 1925
0Species
GenusEsakobates
Lundblad, 1934
2Species
GenusEuodus
Distant, 1910
1Species
GenusGerastratus
Distant, 1910
1Species
GenusGerriselloides
Hungerford & Matsuda, 1958
1Species
GenusHalobatodes
White, 1883
2Species
GenusHydrobates
Erichson, 1848
1Species
GenusHygrotrechus
Stål, 1868
  ⇒ Aquarius
1Species
GenusHynesia
China, 1943
  ⇒ Rheumatobates
3Species
GenusJanias
Distant, 1910
1Species
GenusLimnogonoides
Poisson, 1965
0Species
GenusLutetiabates
Wappler & Andersen, 2004
1Species
GenusMacrogerris
Andersen, 1993
0Species
GenusNacebus
Distant, 1910
1Species
GenusNepomorpha
0Species
GenusPotomobates
2Species
GenusRhagodotarsus
1Species
GenusRheumatotrechus
Kirkaldy, 1908
1Species
GenusRheumobates
1Species
GenusRhyscobates
1Species
GenusStenometra
Esaki, 1926
1Species
GenusTelmatometropsis
Mondragón-F., Morales & Moreira, 2021
1Species
GenusTenagogonella
Poisson, 1949
0Species
GenusTeratobates
Esaki, 1927
0Species
GenusTrepobatopsis
Champion, 1898
0Species
GenusUres
Distant, 1910
0Species
GenusVentidiopsis
Miyamoto, 1967
1Species

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Gerridae
GermanSchneider, Wasserläufer, Wasserschneider
EnglishJesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Pondskaters, Skaters, Skimmers, Water bugs, Water scooters, Water skaters, Water skeeters, Water skimmers, Water skippers, Water spiders, Water Strider, Water striders
DutchSchaatsenrijders
DanishSkøjteløbere
SwedishSkräddare
FinnishVesimittarit
NorwegianVannløpere
FrenchGerridés


Distribution and Species lists of Gerridae Leach, 1815
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
11 Genera  15 Species
Australia
24 Genera  128 Species
Austria
3 Genera  13 Species
Belarus
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
3 Genera  13 Species
Belize
4 Genera  4 Species
Bolivia
1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
3 Genera  3 Species
Brazil
12 Genera  30 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
8 Genera  24 Species
Chile
2 Genera  3 Species
China
13 Genera  23 Species
Colombia
18 Genera  77 Species
Costa Rica
12 Genera  25 Species
Croatia
2 Genera  3 Species
Cuba
5 Genera  6 Species
Czech Republic
5 Genera  12 Species
Denmark
5 Genera  13 Species
Dominican Republic
4 Genera  4 Species
Ecuador
12 Genera  15 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
3 Genera  9 Species
Finland
3 Genera  12 Species
France
6 Genera  17 Species
Gambia
1 Genus  4 Species
Georgia
3 Genera  4 Species
Germany
7 Genera  21 Species
Greece
7 Genera  12 Species
Grenada
1 Genus  1 Species
Guatemala
2 Genera  2 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
2 Genera  2 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  4 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  2 Species
India
9 Genera  32 Species
Indonesia
20 Genera  37 Species
Ireland
3 Genera  9 Species
Italy
4 Genera  15 Species
Jamaica
2 Genera  2 Species
Japan
10 Genera  29 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  1 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  1 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
5 Genera  6 Species
Liechtenstein
2 Genera  3 Species
Lithuania
2 Genera  6 Species
Luxembourg
2 Genera  7 Species
Madagascar
2 Genera  2 Species
Malaysia
9 Genera  11 Species
Mexico
8 Genera  26 Species
Micronesia
3 Genera  4 Species
Mongolia
2 Genera  4 Species
Mozambique
2 Genera  0 Species
Namibia
3 Genera  3 Species
Nepal
1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
3 Genera  10 Species
New Zealand
3 Genera  3 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
3 Genera  14 Species
Panama
10 Genera  12 Species
Papua New Guinea
10 Genera  8 Species
Paraguay
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
8 Genera  6 Species
Philippines
7 Genera  8 Species
Poland
3 Genera  11 Species
Portugal
6 Genera  7 Species
Republic South Africa
14 Genera  20 Species
Romania
2 Genera  7 Species
Russia
6 Genera  12 Species
Rwanda
2 Genera  2 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  0 Species
Senegal
2 Genera  4 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  2 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  1 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
3 Genera  10 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  0 Species
Somalia
2 Genera  2 Species
South Korea
6 Genera  10 Species
Spain
2 Genera  9 Species
Sri Lanka
12 Genera  14 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  0 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
4 Genera  14 Species
Switzerland
4 Genera  7 Species
Taiwan
11 Genera  18 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  6 Species
Thailand
4 Genera  3 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
2 Genera  2 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  5 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Ukraine
3 Genera  8 Species
United Kingdom
4 Genera  14 Species
USA
12 Genera  60 Species
Venezuela
5 Genera  6 Species
Vietnam
3 Genera  1 Species
Zambia
4 Genera  7 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  3 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Lakes


Gerridae (Leach 1815)
Gerridae (Leach 1815)


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