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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
112
896
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
91
821
1449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
51
343
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
3 Genera with 4 Species
Aquarius Schellenberg, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1925sea skater1SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 18642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aquarius fabricii Andersen, 1990Lahontan cutthroat trout
Halobates (Hilliella) mjobergi Hale, 1925
Limnogonus fossarum gilguy Andersen & Weir, 1997
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) luctuosus Montrouzier, 1864

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in West Australia
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalobatinae
Bianchi, 1896
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