Checklist of Superfamily Gerroidea Leach, 1815
for British Isles (North Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 865
12017
42756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 862
12007
42740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 783
11731
42132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 178
1553
4064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 135
1332
3523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 53
458
1092 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 5
12
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
8
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for British Isles
2 Families width 23 Species
Genera for British Isles
8 Genera with 23 Species
Species list for British Isles
23 Species | Aquarius najas De Geer, 1773 | River skater | | Aquarius paludum Fabricius, 1794 | | | Gerris (Gerris) argentatus Schummel, 1832 | Little Pondskater | | Gerris (Gerris) costae Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Independence Valley Speckled Dace | | Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer Schummel, 1832 | | | Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767 | Common pond skater | | Gerris (Gerris) odontogaster Zetterstedt, 1828 | Toothed Pondskater | | Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Schummel, 1832 | | | Gerris (Gerriselloides) lateralis Schummel, 1832 | | | Gerris najas (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Aquarius najas De Geer, 1773 | | Gerris paludum Fabricius, 1794 | | | Gerris rufoscutellatus (Latreille, 1807) | ⇒ Limnoporus rufoscutellatus Latreille, 1807 | | Limnometra lipovskyi Hungerford &..., 1958 | | | Limnoporus rufoscutellatus Latreille, 1807 | | | Microvelia (Microvelia) buenoi Drake, 1920 | | | Microvelia (Microvelia) pygmaea Dufour, 1833 | | | Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Burmeister, 1835 | | | Microvelia (Picaultia) pygmaea Dufour, 1833 | | | Microvelia macgregori Kirkaldy, 1908 | | | Microvelia umbricola (Wróblewski, 1938) | ⇒ Micronecta scholtzi Fieber, 1860 | | Neusterensifer pseudocyclops D.Polhemus &..., 2000 | White wild indigo | | Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Tamanini, 1947 | African plume | | Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Tamanini, 1947 | St. Thomas tree |
Subnodes of Gerroidea with occurrences in British Isles | 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 | 4
14 | 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 | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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