Checklist of Superfamily Gerroidea Leach, 1815
for Western Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 494
4980
11122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4974
11111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 473
4901
10973 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 95
499
825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 88
485
812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 44
212
314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 6
10
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
6
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Western Cape
2 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Western Cape
6 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Western Cape
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Eurymetra natalensis Distant, 1903 | | | Gerris swakopensis Stål, 1858 | | | Microvelia (Picaultia) gracillima Reuter, 1882 | Lake Tahoe lupine | | Microvelia alluaudi Poisson, 1956 | | | Microvelia bloukransi Poisson, 1956 | | | Microvelia lainsburyi | | | Microvelia venustissima kenyalis Poisson, 1941 | | | Microvelia vilhenai Hoberlandt, 1950 | | | Naboandelus capensis Poisson, 1956 | | | Ocellovelia distanti China & Usinger, 1949 | Lesser rushy milkvetch | | Ocellovelia germari Distant, 1904 | | | Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) nigricans Burmeister, 1835 | | | Rhagovelia infernalis Lundblad, 1936 | Breckenridge shoulderband | | Rhagovelia maculata Distant, 1903 | |
Subnodes of Gerroidea with occurrences in Western Cape | 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 | 3
3 | 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 | 3
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information
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