Checklist of Superfamily Gerroidea Leach, 1815
for Venezuela (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 514
6360
16212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
6356
16208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 486
6227
15868 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 113
866
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 73
716
1395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 31
235
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 2
11
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
11
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Venezuela
2 Families width 24 Species
Genera for Venezuela
11 Genera with 24 Species | Brachymetra Mayr, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cylindrostethus Fieber, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnogonus Stål, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metrobates Uhler, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microvelia Westwood, 1958 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oiovelia cunucunumana..., 1986 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paravelia Breddin, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamobates Champion, 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagovelia Mayr, 1997 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Stridulivelia Hungerford, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Veloidea Gould, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Venezuela
24 Species | Brachymetra anduze Drake & Harris, 1942 | | | Brachymetra lata Shaw, 1933 | Atlantic sturgeon | | Cylindrostethus palmaris Drake & Harris, 1934 | Klamath lamprey | | Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hyalinus Fabricius, 1803 | | | Metrobates curracis Drake & Roze, 1954 | Jumprocks | | Microvelia (Microvelia) cubana Drake, 1951 | | | Microvelia ayacuchana Drake & Mald..., 1952 | Longbract wild indigo | | Microvelia duidana Drake & Mald..., 1952 | Longbract wild indigo | | Microvelia timida Drake & Roze, 1958 | | | Oiovelia cunucunumana Drake, 1952 | Longbract wild indigo | | Oiovelia spumicola Spangler, 1986 | | | Paravelia amoena Drake, 1957 | | | Potamobates vivatus Drake & Roze, 1954 | Jumprocks | | Rhagovelia brunae Magalhães & ..., 2016 | | | Rhagovelia citata Drake, 1953 | | | Rhagovelia culebrana Drake & Mald..., 1952 | Longbract wild indigo | | Rhagovelia elegans Uhler, 1894 | Goutweed | | Rhagovelia evidis Bacon, 1948 | | | Rhagovelia guianana D.Polhemus, 1997 | Florida wild indigo | | Rhagovelia kmenti Magalhães, R..., 2019 | | | Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898 | | | Rhagovelia yanomamo D.Polhemus, 1997 | Florida wild indigo | | Stridulivelia ayacucho J.Polhemus &..., 1995 | Gopherweed | | Veloidea venezolana Drake & Roze, 1955 | Longbract wild indigo |
Subnodes of Gerroidea with occurrences in Venezuela | 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 | 5
6 | 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 | 6
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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