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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
90
758
1843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
74
704
1747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
31
206
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
4
17
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
15
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
11
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
11 Genera with 9 Species
Ciliometra Polhemus & P..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1767Pondskater1SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822
sea skater0SpeciesTaxom
Iobates Polhemus & P..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Limnometra Mayr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Metrobatoides Polhemus & P..., 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Metrobatopsis Esaki, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Neogerris Matsumura, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomera Amyot & Serv..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
9 Species
Ciliometra sepik J.Polhemus &..., 1993
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767Common pond skater
Iobates affinis Esaki, 1926
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) luctuosus Montrouzier, 1864
Limnogonus darthulus Kirkaldy, 1901
Limnometra kallisto Kirkaldy, 1899
Metrobatopsis flavonotatus Esaki, 1926
Neogerris parvulus Stål, 1860
Ptilomera aello Breddin, 1906

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPtilomerinae
Esaki, 1927
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
4
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