Species list, Checklist of Infraorder Gerromorpha (Semi-aquatic Bugs) for Afghanistan (South Asia)

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Checklist for Infraorder Gerromorpha Popov, 1971 (Semi-aquatic Bugs)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	351 2638 5979	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	349 2630 5969	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	343 2623 5962	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	63 394 677	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs	55 380 653	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs	27 149 223	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Gerromorpha Popov, 1971 Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs	2 2 2	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Afghanistan
2 Families width 2 Species

Gerridae Leach, 1815	Jesus bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Veliidae (Amyot & Serv..., 1843)	Broad-shouldered bugs	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Afghanistan
2 Genera with 2 Species

Gerris Fabricius, 1850	Pondskater	1	Species	Taxom
Velia Latreille, 1794	water cricket	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Afghanistan
2 Species

Gerris (Gerris) costae Herrich-Schä..., 1850	Independence Valley Speckled Dace
Velia (Plesiovelia) currens (Fabricius, 1794)	⇒ Velia caprai Tamanini, 1947

Subnodes of Gerromorpha with occurrences in Afghanistan

Superfamily

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2

Families
Genera
Species

Links, sources and further information

Gerromorpha at artfakta.se
Gerromorpha at dyntaxa.se
Gerromorpha at itis.gov
Gerromorpha at marinespecies.org