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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region North Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
6186
15437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
99
1028
2101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
75
927
1912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
38
381
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
4
24
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
19
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Brazil
11 Genera with 19 Species
Brachymetra Mayr, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrostethus Fieber, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822
sea skater0SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Neogerris Matsumura, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Ovatametra Kenaga, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Platygerris White, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Rheumatobates Bergroth, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Tachygerris Drake, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Telmatometra Bergroth, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Trepobates Uhler, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
19 Species
Brachymetra albinerva Amyot & Serv..., 1843Atlantic sturgeon
Brachymetra albinervis Amyot & Serv..., 1843
Brachymetra lata Shaw, 1933Atlantic sturgeon
Brachymetra shawi Hungerford &..., 1957Gulf sturgeon
Brachymetra unca Shaw, 1933Atlantic sturgeon
Cylindrostethus linearis Erichson, 1848
Cylindrostethus palmaris Drake & Harris, 1934Klamath lamprey
Limnogonus aduncus Drake & Harris, 1933Trinity buckwheat
Limnogonus recurvus Drake & Harris, 1930
Neogerris genticus Drake & Harris, 1934
Neogerris visendus Drake & Harris, 1934
Ovatametra obesa Kenaga, 1942Alligator gar
Platygerris caeruleus Champion, 1898
Rheumatobates crassifemur Blatchley, 1926Alabama sturgeon
Rheumatobates curracis Drake & Carv..., 1954Low prairie clover
Rheumatobates hamatus Drake & Chapman, 1954
Tachygerris adamsoni Drake, 1942
Tachygerris tucanensis Morales-C. &..., 2013
Telmatometra panamensis Drake & Harris, 1941Velvetbells

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in North Brazil
SubfamilyCharmatometrinae
Andersen, 1975
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCylindrostethinae
Andersen, 1975
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagodotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
3
2
Genera
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