Checklist for Superfamily Gerroidea Leach, 1815
and region British Isles (North Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 896
13558
47115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 893
13548
47100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 807
13239
46382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 186
1751
4434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 141
1519
3866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 57
561
1277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 6
21
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
15
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for British Isles
2 Families width 37 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for British Isles
15 Genera with 37 Species | Aquarius Schellenberg, 1832 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Drepanovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001 | Millennium Bugs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurymetra Esaki, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gerris Fabricius, 1807 | Pondskater | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Limnogonus Stål, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnometra Mayr, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnoporus Stål, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metrobates Uhler, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microvelia Westwood, 1938 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Neusterensifer J.T. Polhemu..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocellovelia China & Usinger, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Plesiovelia Tamanini, 1955 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagovelia Mayr, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trepobates Uhler, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Velia Latreille, 1947 | water cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for British Isles
37 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aquarius antigone Kirkaldy, 1899 | | | Aquarius najas De Geer, 1773 | River skater | | Aquarius nebularis Drake & Hottes, 1925 | | | Aquarius paludum Fabricius, 1794 | | | Aquarius remigis Say, 1832 | Common water strider | | Eurymetra natalensis Distant, 1903 | | | Gerris (Gerris) argentatus Schummel, 1832 | Little Pondskater | | Gerris (Gerris) costae Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Independence Valley Speckled Dace | | Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer Schummel, 1832 | | | Gerris (Gerris) insperatus Drake & Hottes, 1925 | | | Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767 | Common pond skater | | Gerris (Gerris) marginatus (Say, 1832) | ⇒ Limnogonus franciscana Stål, 1859 | | 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 | | Limnogonus fossarum gilguy Andersen & Weir, 1997 | | | Limnometra lipovskyi Hungerford &..., 1958 | | | Limnoporus rufoscutellatus Latreille, 1807 | | | Metrobates hesperius Uhler, 1871 | Mock bishopweed | | Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) peramoena Hale, 1925 | | | Microvelia (Kirkaldya) americana (Uhler, 1884) | ⇒ Microvelia gerhardi Hussey, 1924 | | Microvelia (Microvelia) buenoi Drake, 1920 | | | Microvelia (Microvelia) pygmaea Dufour, 1833 | | | Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Burmeister, 1835 | | | Microvelia (Pacificovelia) oceanica Distant, 1914 | | | 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 | | Ocellovelia germari Distant, 1904 | | | Rhagovelia infernalis infernalis Butler, 1876 | | | Trepobates subnitidus Esaki, 1926 | | | 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 | 8
23 | 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 | 7
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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