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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
152
2168
7142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
113
1936
6530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
49
476
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
21
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
17
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
11
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
11 Genera with 18 Species
Amemboa Esaki, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Aquarius Schellenberg, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Asclepios Distant, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1910Pondskater5SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1924sea skater1SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Limnometra Mayr, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metrocoris Mayr, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Neogerris Matsumura, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rhagadotarsus Breddin, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhyacobates Esaki, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
18 Species
Amemboa (Amemboa) esakii Polhemus & A..., 1984Gray jumprock
Amemboa (Amemboa) fumi Esaki, 1925Vancouver lamprey
Aquarius elongatus Uhler, 1897
Aquarius paludum Fabricius, 1794
Asclepios apicalis Esaki, 1924
Gerris cui Esaki, 1925Vancouver lamprey
Gerris gracilicomis Horváth, 1879
Gerris issikii Miyamoto, 1961Pecos bluntnose shiner
Gerris latiabdominis Miyamoto, 1958Ash Meadows Speckled Dace
Gerris nepalensis Distant, 1910West Indian pipefish
Halobates matsumurai Esaki, 1924Hartweg's milkvetch
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) fossarum Fabricius, 1775American soles
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hungerfordi Andersen, 1975Highland Shiner
Limnometra femorata Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Metrocoris esakii Chen & Nieser, 1993Ayumodoki
Neogerris parvulus Stål, 1860
Rhagadotarsus kraepelini Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Rhyacobates takahashii Esaki, 1923

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyEotrechinae
Matsuda, 1960
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPtilomerinae
Esaki, 1927
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagodotarsinae
Lundblad, 1933
1
1
Genus
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