Checklist of Superfamily Gerroidea Leach, 1815
for Near East (West Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 687
11426
52808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 682
11399
52755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 651
11279
52459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 151
1660
5389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 115
1461
4786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 42
561
1920 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 4
14
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Near East
2 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Near East
11 Genera with 13 Species | Aquarius Schellenberg, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gerris Fabricius, 1794 | Pondskater | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822 | sea skater | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnogonus Stål, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metrobates Uhler, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microvelia Westwood, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neusterensifer J.T. Polhemu..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagovelia Mayr, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumatobates Bergroth, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steinovelia Polhemus and..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Velia Latreille, 1971 | water cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Near East
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aquarius ventralis Fieber, 1860 | | | Gerris (Gerris) lacustris Linnaeus, 1767 | Common pond skater | | Gerris (Gerris) maculatus Tamanini, 1946 | | | Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Schummel, 1832 | | | Gerris paludum Fabricius, 1794 | | | Limnogonus cereiventris leptocerus | | | Metrobates alacris Drake, 1955 | | | Neusterensifer pseudocyclops D.Polhemus &..., 2000 | White wild indigo | | Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) nigricans Burmeister, 1835 | | | Rheumatobates rileyi Bergroth, 1892 | Water strider | | Steinovelia stagnalis Burmeister, 1835 | | | Velia (Plesiovelia) affinis Kolenati, 1856 | African plume | | Velia mariae Tamanini, 1971 | |
Subnodes of Gerroidea with occurrences in Near East | 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 | 6
8 | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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