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Checklist of Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
for Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2610
3989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
70
360
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
67
344
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
34
160
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ryukyu Islands
5 Genera with 7 Species
Gerris Fabricius, 1794Pondskater2SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822sea skater1SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Metrocoris Mayr, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ryukyu Islands
7 Species
Gerris gracilicornis Horváth, 1879Rio Grande bluntnose shiner
Gerris paludum Fabricius, 1794
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) fossarum Fabricius, 1775American soles
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hungerfordi Andersen, 1975Highland Shiner
Limnogonus nitidus Mayr, 1865
Metrocoris esakii Chen & Nieser, 1993Ayumodoki
Metrocoris lituratus Stål, 1854

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Ryukyu Islands
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Gerridae (Leach 1815)
Gerridae (Leach 1815)


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