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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1007
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
89
907
1768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
39
317
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
4
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
12
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
12 Genera with 14 Species
Aquarius Schellenberg, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrostethus Fieber, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Jucundus Distant, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lathriobates Polhemus, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metrocoris Mayr, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Naboandelus Distant, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Neogerris Matsumura, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Onychotrechus Kirkaldy, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Ptilomera Amyot & Serv..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhagadotarsus Breddin, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
14 Species
Aquarius adelaidis Dohrn, 1860
Cylindrostethus productus Spinola, 1840
Jucundus custodiendus Distant, 1910West Indian pipefish
Lathriobates raja Distant, 1910
Limnogonus nitidus Mayr, 1865
Metrocoris sinuosus Chen & Nieser, 1993Ayumodoki
Metrocoris stali Dohrn, 1860
Naboandelus taprobanicus J.Polhemus &..., 1994
Neogerris parvulus Stål, 1860
Onychotrechus sakuntala Kirkaldy, 1901
Onychotrechus tuberculatus Andersen, 1980Bluehead Shiner
Ptilomera cingalensis Stål, 1855Springfishes
Rhagadotarsus kraepelini Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Rhagadotarsus taprobanicus J.Polhemus &..., 1993Lipstick Darter

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyCylindrostethinae
Andersen, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEotrechinae
Matsuda, 1960
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPtilomerinae
Esaki, 1927
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagodotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrepobatinae
Matsuda, 1960
2
2
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