Checklist for Superfamily Gerroidea Leach, 1815
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 125
1401
3639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 100
1253
3261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 51
427
723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 5
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
15
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melanesia
2 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Melanesia
15 Genera with 14 Species | Ciliometra Polhemus & P..., 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gerris Fabricius, 1767 | Pondskater | 1 | Species | Taxom | Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822 | sea skater | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Iobates Polhemus & P..., 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnogonus Stål, 1901 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limnometra Mayr, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Metrobatoides Polhemus & P..., 1993 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Metrobatopsis Esaki, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microvelia Westwood, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogerris Matsumura, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neusterensifer J.T. Polhemu..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilomera Amyot & Serv..., 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagovelia Mayr, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Strongylovelia Esaki, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 1892 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melanesia
14 Species | Ciliometra sepik J.Polhemus &..., 1993 | | | Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767 | Common pond skater | | Iobates affinis Esaki, 1926 | | | Limnogonus (Limnogonus) fossarum Fabricius, 1775 | American soles | | Limnogonus (Limnogonus) luctuosus Montrouzier, 1864 | | | Limnogonus darthulus Kirkaldy, 1901 | | | Limnometra kallisto Kirkaldy, 1899 | | | Metrobatopsis flavonotatus Esaki, 1926 | | | Microvelia starmuehlneri Polhemus & H..., 1970 | Slimspike prairie clover | | Neogerris parvulus Stål, 1860 | | | Neusterensifer pseudocyclops D.Polhemus &..., 2000 | White wild indigo | | Ptilomera aello Breddin, 1906 | | | Rhagovelia pidaxa Polhemus & H..., 1970 | Slimspike prairie clover | | Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894 | Goutweed |
Subnodes of Gerroidea with occurrences in Melanesia | 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 | 11
10 | 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
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Gerroidea at artfakta.se
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