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Checklist of Infraorder Gerromorpha Popov, 1971 (Semi-aquatic Bugs)
for Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12550
43797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12547
43788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12412
43330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
152
2168
7141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
113
1936
6529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
49
476
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
21
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taiwan
5 Families width 48 Species
Gerridae Leach, 1815Jesus bugs18SpeciesTaxom
Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Broad-shouldered bugs12SpeciesTaxom
Hebridae Amyot and Se..., 1843Velvet water bug9SpeciesTaxom
Hydrometridae Billberg, 1820Marsh treader5SpeciesTaxom
Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867Pond treaders4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taiwan
21 Genera with 48 Species
#
A
G
H
L
M
N
P
R
S
T
X

Amemboa Esaki, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Aquarius Schellenberg, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Asclepios Distant, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Gerris Fabricius, 1910Pondskater5SpeciesTaxom
Halobates Eschscholtz, 1924sea skater1SpeciesTaxom
Halovelia Bergroth, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Hebrus Curtis, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Hydrometra Latreille, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Limnogonus Stål, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Limnometra Mayr, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Mesovelia Mulsant & Rey, 1895Water Treaders4SpeciesTaxom
Metrocoris Mayr, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 19647SpeciesTaxom
Neogerris Matsumura, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovelia Hoberlandt, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Rhagadotarsus Breddin, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Rhyacobates Esaki, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Strongylovelia Esaki, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Timasius Distant, 19985SpeciesTaxom
Xiphovelia Lundblad, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
48 Species
Amemboa (Amemboa) esakii Polhemus & A..., 1984Gray jumprock
Amemboa (Amemboa) fumi Esaki, 1925Vancouver lamprey
Aquarius elongatus Uhler, 1897
Aquarius paludum Fabricius, 1794
Asclepios apicalis Esaki, 1924
Gerris cui Esaki, 1925Vancouver lamprey
Gerris gracilicomis Horváth, 1879
Gerris issikii Miyamoto, 1961Pecos bluntnose shiner
Gerris latiabdominis Miyamoto, 1958Ash Meadows Speckled Dace
Gerris nepalensis Distant, 1910West Indian pipefish
Halobates matsumurai Esaki, 1924Hartweg's milkvetch
Halovelia septentrionalis Esaki, 1926
Hebrus bergrothi Horváth, 1929
Hebrus hasegawai Miyamoto, 1964
Hebrus megacephalus Miyamoto, 1965
Hebrus nipponicus Horváth, 1929
Hydrometra albolineata (Scott, 1874)⇒ Hydrometra albolineolata Reuter, 1882
Hydrometra albolineolata Reuter, 1882Jawleaf lupine
Hydrometra annamana Hungerford &..., 1934
Hydrometra okinawana Drake, 1951
Hydrometra procera Horváth, 1905
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) fossarum Fabricius, 1775American soles
Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hungerfordi Andersen, 1975Highland Shiner
Limnometra femorata Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Mesovelia horvathi Lundblad, 1933
Mesovelia japonica (Miyamoto, 1964)⇒ Mesovelia horvathi Lundblad, 1933
Mesovelia orientalis (Kirkaldy, 1901)⇒ Mesovelia vittigera Horváth, 1895
Mesovelia vittigera Horváth, 1895
Metrocoris esakii Chen & Nieser, 1993Ayumodoki
Microvelia (Picaultia) douglasi Scott, 1874Broad-shouldered water strider
Microvelia diluta Distant, 1909
Microvelia horvathi Lundblad, 1993
Microvelia iriomotensis Miyamoto, 1964
Microvelia kyushuensis Esaki & Miya..., 1955Moneybush
Microvelia uenoi Miyamoto, 1964
Neogerris parvulus Stål, 1860
Pseudovelia spiculata Ye & Bu, 2015
Pseudovelia taiwanensis Ye, D.Polhem..., 2013
Rhagadotarsus kraepelini Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Rhagovelia kawakamii Matsumura, 1913
Rhyacobates takahashii Esaki, 1923
Strongylovelia formosa Esaki, 1924Hartweg's milkvetch
Timasius distanti Miyamoto, 1965
Timasius lundbladi Miyamoto, 1965
Timasius minamikawai Miyamoto, 1965
Timasius miyamotoi Andersen, 1981Edwards Plateau milkvetch
Timasius wangi Zettel, 1998
Xiphovelia glauca Esaki & Miya..., 1959

Subnodes of Gerromorpha with occurrences in Taiwan
SuperfamilyGerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
17
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyHebroidea
Amyot & Serville, 1843
1
2
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyHydrometroidea
Billberg, 1820
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyMesovelioidea
Douglas & Scott, 1867
Water treaders
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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