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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
713
10688
33073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
709
10675
33062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
674
10520
32717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
152
1596
3474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
120
1370
2936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
55
535
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
6
19
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
3
14
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
8 Genera with 19 Species
Aquarius Schellenberg, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Calyptobates Polhemus & P..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1925sea skater6SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Limnometra Mayr, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Rhagadotarsus Breddin, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Rheumatometra Kirkaldy, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Tenagogerris Hungerford &..., 19022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aquarius antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Aquarius remigis Say, 1832Common water strider
Calyptobates jourama Polhemus & P..., 1994
Halobates (Halobates) darwini Herring, 1961Mexican blind catfish
Halobates (Halobates) hayanus White, 1883
Halobates (Halobates) regalis Carpenter, 1892
Halobates (Halobates) sericeus Eschscholtz, 1822Pacific pelagic water strider
Halobates (Halobates) zephyrus Herring, 1961Mexican blind catfish
Halobates (Hilliella) mjobergi Hale, 1925
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) fossarum Fabricius, 1775American soles
Limnogonus fossarum gilguy Andersen & Weir, 1997
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hungerfordi Andersen, 1975Highland Shiner
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) luctuosus Montrouzier, 1864
Limnometra cursitans Fabricius, 1794
Limnometra lipovskyi Hungerford &..., 1958
Rhagadotarsus (Rhagadotarsus) anomalus Polhemus & K..., 1993Lipstick Darter
Rheumatometra dimorpha Andersen & Weir, 1998Holiday Darter
Rheumatometra philarete Kirkaldy, 1902Navajo saltbush
Tenagogerris australiensis Andersen & Weir, 1997
Tenagogerris euphrosyne Kirkaldy, 1902

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Queensland
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
1
6
Genus
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