Checklist of Superfamily Gerroidea Leach, 1815
for Brazil (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 757
16427
71364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 754
16419
71346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 701
16115
70281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 166
2432
8317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 116
2125
7169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 49
796
2602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 5
32
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
23
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Brazil
2 Families width 123 Species
Genera for Brazil
23 Genera with 123 Species
| Brachymetra Mayr, 1957 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cylindrostethus Fieber, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euvelia Drake, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822 | sea skater | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halobatopsis Bianchi, 1936 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Husseyella Herring, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limnogonus Stål, 1930 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Metrobates Uhler, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microvelia Westwood, 1933 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Neogerris Matsumura, 1934 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oiovelia cunucunumana..., 2014 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ovatametra Kenaga, 1959 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paravelia Breddin, 1984 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Platyvelia Polhemus & P..., 1951 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Potamobates Champion, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagovelia Mayr, 1959 | | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumatobates Bergroth, 1977 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Steinovelia Polhemus and..., 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stridulivelia Hungerford, 1929 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tachygerris Drake, 1942 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trepobates Uhler, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Velia Latreille, 1951 | water cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brazil
123 Species | Brachymetra accola Drake, 1957 | | | Brachymetra albinerva Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Atlantic sturgeon | | Brachymetra furva Drake, 1957 | | | Brachymetra lata Shaw, 1933 | Atlantic sturgeon | | Brachymetra shawi Hungerford &..., 1957 | Gulf sturgeon | | Cylindrostethus linearis Erichson, 1848 | | | Cylindrostethus palmaris Drake & Harris, 1934 | Klamath lamprey | | Euvelia lata J.Polhemus &..., 1984 | Woolly prairie clover | | Halobates (Halobates) micans Eschscholtz, 1822 | Toothed pogonatum moss | | Halobatopsis delectus Drake & Harris, 1941 | Velvetbells | | Halobatopsis platensis Berg, 1879 | | | Halobatopsis spiniventris Drake & Harris, 1936 | Alaskan ascidiota | | Husseyella diffidens Drake & Harris, 1933 | | | Husseyella halophila Drake, 1958 | | | Limnogonus aduncus Drake & Harris, 1933 | Trinity buckwheat | | Limnogonus ignotus Drake & Harris, 1934 | Klamath lamprey | | Limnogonus profugus Drake & Harris, 1930 | | | Limnogonus recurvus Drake & Harris, 1930 | | | Metrobates laetus Drake, 1954 | | | Metrobates vigilis Drake, 1958 | | | Microvelia (Microvelia) cubana Drake, 1951 | | | Microvelia (Microvelia) marginata Uhler, 1893 | | | Microvelia (Microvelia) pulchella Westwood, 1834 | Apple of Peru | | Microvelia arca Drake, 1958 | | | Microvelia argentata Nieser & Alk..., 1991 | Vierhapper's aster | | Microvelia ayacuchana Drake & Mald..., 1952 | Longbract wild indigo | | Microvelia costaiana Drake & Hussey, 1951 | Purple prairie clover | | Microvelia costalimai | | | Microvelia ioana Drake & Hottes, 1952 | | | Microvelia limaiana Drake, 1951 | | | Microvelia longipes Uhler, 1894 | Goutweed | | Microvelia mimula White, 1879 | | | Microvelia minima Drake, 1952 | | | Microvelia novana Drake & Plau..., 1955 | | | Microvelia parana Drake & Carv..., 1954 | Low prairie clover | | Microvelia picinguaba Moreira & Ba..., 2011 | Longbract wild indigo | | Microvelia quieta Drake & Carv..., 1954 | Low prairie clover | | Microvelia recifana Drake, 1951 | | | Microvelia sarpta Drake & Harris, 1936 | Alaskan ascidiota | | Microvelia summersi Drake & Harris, 1928 | | | Microvelia ubatuba Moreira & Ba..., 2011 | Longbract wild indigo | | Microvelia urucara Moreira, Bar..., 2011 | | | Microvelia venustatis Drake & Harris, 1933 | | | Neogerris genticus Drake & Harris, 1934 | | | Neogerris lubricus White, 1879 | | | Neogerris visendus Drake & Harris, 1934 | | | Oiovelia brasiliensis Moreira, Nes..., 2010 | Tomentose gopherweed | | Oiovelia cunucunumana Drake, 1952 | Longbract wild indigo | | Oiovelia viannai Rodrigues & ..., 2014 | | | Ovatametra obesa Kenaga, 1942 | Alligator gar | | Ovatametra thaumana Drake, 1959 | | | Paravelia amapaensis Rodrigues, M..., 2014 | | | Paravelia bahiana Rodrigues, M..., 2014 | | | Paravelia basalis Spinola, 1837 | | | Paravelia biae Spangler, 1989 | Compact prairie clover | | Paravelia bullialata J.Polhemus &..., 1984 | Woolly prairie clover | | Paravelia capillata Drake & Harris, 1933 | | | Paravelia conata Hungerford, 1929 | | | Paravelia confusa Hungerford, 1930 | | | Paravelia itatiayana Drake, 1951 | | | Paravelia manausana J.Polhemus &..., 1984 | Woolly prairie clover | | Paravelia nexa Drake & Harris, 1933 | | | Paravelia recens Drake & Harris, 1935 | Railroadfence | | Paravelia spinifera J.Polhemus &..., 1984 | Woolly prairie clover | | Platyvelia brachialis Stål, 1860 | | | Platyvelia verdica Drake, 1951 | | | Potamobates tridentatus Esaki, 1926 | | | Rhagovelia accedens Drake, 1957 | | | Rhagovelia agra Drake, 1957 | | | Rhagovelia aiuruoca Moreira & Ri..., 2009 | | | Rhagovelia amazonensis Gould, 1931 | Florida wild indigo | | Rhagovelia baconi D.Polhemus, 1997 | Florida wild indigo | | Rhagovelia bentoi | | | Rhagovelia brunae Magalhães & ..., 2016 | | | Rhagovelia elegans Uhler, 1894 | Goutweed | | Rhagovelia ephydros Drake & Van ..., 1966 | | | Rhagovelia evidis Bacon, 1948 | | | Rhagovelia formosa Bacon, 1956 | | | Rhagovelia hambletoni Drake & Harris, 1933 | | | Rhagovelia henryi D.Polhemus, 1997 | Florida wild indigo | | Rhagovelia itatiaiana Drake, 1953 | | | Rhagovelia janeira Drake, 1953 | | | Rhagovelia jubata Bacon, 1948 | | | Rhagovelia lucida Gould, 1931 | Florida wild indigo | | Rhagovelia macta Drake & Carv..., 1955 | | | Rhagovelia modesta Bacon, 1956 | | | Rhagovelia novana Drake, 1953 | | | Rhagovelia panda Drake & Harris, 1935 | Silky prairie clover | | Rhagovelia paulana Drake, 1953 | | | Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894 | Goutweed | | Rhagovelia pseudotijuca Moreira & Ba..., 2011 | Longbract wild indigo | | Rhagovelia rioana Drake, 1953 | | | Rhagovelia robusta Gould, 1931 | Florida wild indigo | | Rhagovelia sabrina Drake, 1958 | | | Rhagovelia sooretama Moreira, Nes..., 2010 | Tomentose gopherweed | | Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898 | | | Rhagovelia thaumana Drake, 1958 | | | Rhagovelia tijuca D.Polhemus, 1997 | Florida wild indigo | | Rhagovelia traili White, 1879 | Longbract wild indigo | | Rhagovelia triangula Drake, 1953 | | | Rhagovelia trianguloides Nieser & D.P..., 1999 | | | Rhagovelia turmalis Nieser & D.P..., 1999 | | | Rhagovelia whitei Breddin, 1898 | Oakwoods prairie clover | | Rhagovelia zela Drake, 1959 | | | Rheumatobates bonariensis Berg, 1898 | | | Rheumatobates carvalhoi Drake & Harris, 1944 | | | Rheumatobates curracis Drake & Carv..., 1954 | Low prairie clover | | Rheumatobates hamatus Drake & Chapman, 1954 | | | Rheumatobates minutus Hungerford, 1936 | | | Rheumatobates ornatus J.Polhemus &..., 1977 | | | Steinovelia vinnula Drake, 1951 | | | Steinovelia virgata Buchanan-White, 1879 | Longbract wild indigo | | Stridulivelia alia Drake, 1957 | | | Stridulivelia anta J.Polhemus &..., 1995 | Gopherweed | | Stridulivelia astralis Drake & Harris, 1938 | | | Stridulivelia ayacucho J.Polhemus &..., 1995 | Gopherweed | | Stridulivelia quadrispinosa Hungerford, 1929 | | | Stridulivelia strigosa Hungerford, 1929 | | | Stridulivelia tersa Drake & Harris, 1941 | | | Stridulivelia transversa Hungerford, 1929 | | | Tachygerris adamsoni Drake, 1942 | | | Velia (Plesiovelia) serbica Tamanini, 1951 | | | Xiphovelia lacunana Plauman, 1962 | |
Subnodes of Gerroidea with occurrences in Brazil | Family | Gerridae
Leach, 1815
Jesus bugs, Magic bugs, Pond skaters, Pondskater, Pondskaters, Skaters, Skimmers, Water bugs, Water scooters, Water skaters, Water skeeters, Water skimmers, Water skippers, Water spiders, Water Strider, Water striders | 12
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Veliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders, riffle bug, Riffle bugs, Ripple bugs, Small water striders, Smaller water striders, Water Cricket, Water Crickets | 11
93 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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