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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region New South Wales (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
709
8941
27029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
8931
27019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
669
8793
26764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
148
1274
2538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
115
1066
2048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
47
396
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
16
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
11
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New South Wales
6 Genera with 10 Species
Aquarius Schellenberg, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1891sea skater3SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Rhagadotarsus Breddin, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Rheumatometra Kirkaldy, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Tenagogerris Hungerford &..., 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New South Wales
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aquarius antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822Toothed pogonatum moss
Halobates (Halobates) sericeus Eschscholtz, 1822Pacific pelagic water strider
Halobates (Halobates) whiteleggei Skuse, 1891Temperate basses
Limnogonus fossarum gilguy Andersen & Weir, 1997
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) luctuosus Montrouzier, 1864
Rhagadotarsus (Rhagadotarsus) anomalus Polhemus & K..., 1993Lipstick Darter
Rheumatometra dimorpha Andersen & Weir, 1998Holiday Darter
Rheumatometra philarete Kirkaldy, 1902Navajo saltbush
Tenagogerris euphrosyne Kirkaldy, 1902

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in New South Wales
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagodotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
1
2
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