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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
134
1455
4412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
100
1142
3370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
43
406
1160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
5 Genera with 9 Species
Amemboides Polhemus & A..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Aquarius Schellenberg, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Euratas Distant, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1961sea skater4SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 19332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
9 Species
Amemboides fasciculatus Ye & B.u.D.P..., 2017
Aquarius remigis Say, 1832Common water strider
Euratas (Halobates) sericeus Eschscholtz, 1822
Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822Toothed pogonatum moss
Halobates (Halobates) sericeus Eschscholtz, 1822Pacific pelagic water strider
Halobates hawaiiensis Usinger, 1938Hawaiian pelagic water strider
Halobates kelleni Herring, 1961Mexican blind catfish
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) luctuosus Montrouzier, 1864
Limnogonus cheesmani Lundblad, 1933Aleutian violet

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyEotrechinae
Matsuda, 1960
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
2
5
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