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Checklist for Family Gerridae Leach, 1815 (Jesus bugs)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
63
248
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
53
227
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
27
112
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Skaters
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
4 Genera with 7 Species
Eurymetra Esaki, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1858Pondskater1SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
7 Species
Eurymetra spec Esaki, 1926
Gerris swakopensis Stål, 1858
Limnogonus capensis China, 1925Yazoo Shiner
Limnogonus cereiventris Signoret, 1862
Limnogonus hypoleucus Gerstaecker, 1873
Limnogonus nigrescens Poisson, 1941Fourwing saltbush
Tenagogonus zambezinus Poisson, 1934Umpqua Chub

Subnodes of Gerridae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyGerrinae
Leach, 1815
3
6
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