Checklist of Suborder Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 (Bugs)
for Andaman and Nicobar Islands (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
706
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
706
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 162
675
976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 38
75
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 33
69
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 13
23
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
13 Families width 25 Species | Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 | Back Swimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 | Chinch bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plataspidae Dallas, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gerridae Leach, 1815 | Jesus bugs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scutelleridae Leach, 1815 | Jewel bugs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrometridae Billberg, 1820 | Marsh treader | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae Leach, 1815 | Broad-headed bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dinidoridae Stål, 1867 | Dinidorid bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867 | Pond treaders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Broad-shouldered bugs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nepidae Latreille, 1802 | Back-swimmer Water-boatmen | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
23 Genera with 25 Species
| Anisops Spinola, 1904 | Common backswimmer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arocatus Spinola, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyplatys Boisduval, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calyptobates Polhemus & P..., 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charagochilus Fieber, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysocoris Hahn, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtorhinus Fieber, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enithares Spinola, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halobates Eschscholtz, 1910 | sea skater | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Helopeltis White, 1858 | Afropeltis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrometra Latreille, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoglossus Guérin-Ménev..., 1775 | Leaf-Footed Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnogonus Stål, 1975 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limnometra Mayr, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megymenum Guérin, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesovelia Mulsant & Rey, 1895 | Water Treaders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metochus Scott, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microvelia Westwood, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoalardus Distant, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilomera Amyot & Serv..., 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ranatra Fabricius, 1866 | Water scorpions | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagovelia Mayr, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tenagogonus Gerstaecker, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
25 Species | Anisops bouvieri Kirkaldy, 1904 | Bluegreen saltbush | | Arocatus nicobarensis Mayr, 1865 | | | Brachyplatys radians Vollenhoven, 1863 | | | Calyptobates andaman J.Polhemus &..., 1994 | | | Charagochilus longicornis Reuter, 1885 | | | Cyrtorhinus lividipennis Reuter, 1885 | Kettle Falls lupine | | Halobates (Halobates) hayanus White, 1883 | | | Halobates formidabilis Distant, 1910 | | | Helopeltis antonii Signoret, 1858 | Tea mosquito bug | | Hydrometra greeni Kirkaldy, 1898 | | | Hydrometra maindroni Hungerford &..., 1934 | | | Leptoglossus gonagra Fabricius, 1775 | Citron Bug | | Limnogonus (Limnogonus) fossarum Fabricius, 1775 | American soles | | Limnogonus (Limnogonus) hungerfordi Andersen, 1975 | Highland Shiner | | Limnometra minuta Mayr, 1865 | Seaside bittercress | | Mesovelia vittigera Horváth, 1895 | | | Metochus uniguttatus Thunberg, 1822 | | | Microvelia (Picaultia) douglasi Scott, 1874 | Broad-shouldered water strider | | Neoalardus typicus Distant, 1912 | | | Ptilomera tigrina Uhler, 1860 | Barred grunt | | Ranatra parmata Mayr, 1866 | Seaside bittercress | | Rhagovelia andaman J.Polhemus, 1990 | | | Rhagovelia sumatrensis Lundblad, 1933 | | | Tenagogonus (Tenagogonus) nicobarensis Andersen, 1964 | Scarlet Shiner |
Subnodes of Heteroptera with occurrences in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Infraorder | Cimicomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
Assassin bugs, Bed bugs, Thaumastocorid bugs | 1
3
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 4
11
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, water bugs | 2
3
2 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
| 6
6
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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