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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Ontario (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
577
7616
22760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
575
7611
22754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
549
7486
22379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
105
841
2285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
78
752
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
42
292
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
9
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ontario
7 Genera with 18 Species
Aquarius Schellenberg, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1925Pondskater6SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Limnoporus Stål, 18074SpeciesTaxom
Metrobates Uhler, 02SpeciesTaxom
Rheumatobates Bergroth, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trepobates Uhler, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ontario
18 Species
Aquarius conformis Uhler, 1878
Aquarius nyctalis Drake & Hottes, 1925
Aquarius remigis Say, 1832Common water strider
Gerris (Gerris) argenticollis Parshley, 1916Portugal laurel
Gerris (Gerris) buenoi Kirkaldy, 1911Leafcover saltweed
Gerris (Gerris) comatus Drake & Hottes, 1925
Gerris (Gerris) insperatus Drake & Hottes, 1925
Gerris (Gerris) marginatus (Say, 1832)⇒ Limnogonus franciscana Stål, 1859
Gerris (Gerris) pingreensis Drake & Hottes, 1925
Limnogonus franciscana Stål, 1859
Limnoporus canaliculatus Say, 1832
Limnoporus dissortis Drake & Harris, 1930Water strider
Limnoporus notabilis Drake & Hottes, 1925
Limnoporus rufoscutellatus Latreille, 1807
Metrobates hesperius Uhler, 1871Mock bishopweed
Metrobates subnitidis
Rheumatobates rileyi Bergroth, 1892Water strider
Trepobates subnitidus Esaki, 1926

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Ontario
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagodotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
2
3
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