Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 159
1964
4677 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 121
1732
4204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 53
632
1413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 6
27
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
22
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters | 14
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
14 Genera with 21 Species | Aquarius Schellenberg, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurymetra Esaki, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Eurymetropsis Poisson, 1948 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gerris Fabricius, 1858 | Pondskater | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822 | sea skater | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hynesionella Poisson, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnogonus Stål, 1941 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Naboandelus Distant, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neogerris Matsumura, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagadotarsus Breddin, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rheumatobates Bergroth, 1892 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tachygerris Drake, 1957 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Trepobates Uhler, 1883 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
21 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aquarius distanti Horváth, 1899 | | | Aquarius stappersi Poisson, 1950 | | | Eurymetra natalensis Distant, 1903 | | | Eurymetra spec Esaki, 1926 | | | Gerris (Gerris) buenoi Kirkaldy, 1911 | Leafcover saltweed | | Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767 | Common pond skater | | Gerris (Gerris) odontogaster Zetterstedt, 1828 | Toothed Pondskater | | Gerris swakopensis Stål, 1858 | | | Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822 | Toothed pogonatum moss | | Hynesionella karatara J.Polhemus, 1998 | Relict Darter | | Limnogonus capensis China, 1925 | Yazoo Shiner | | Limnogonus cereiventris Signoret, 1862 | | | Limnogonus cereiventris leptocerus | | | Limnogonus hypoleucus Gerstaecker, 1873 | | | Limnogonus nigrescens Poisson, 1941 | Fourwing saltbush | | Naboandelus bergevini Bergroth, 1911 | Giant pangasius | | Naboandelus capensis Poisson, 1956 | | | Neogerris severini Kirkaldy, 1900 | Virgin Spinedace | | Rhagadotarsus hutchinsoni China, 1931 | Vermilion Darter | | Tenagogonus albovittatus Stål, 1855 | Springfishes | | Tenagogonus dubius Poisson, 1940 | | | Tenagogonus zambezinus Poisson, 1934 | Umpqua Chub |
Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Southern Africa
 | | 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
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