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Checklist for Family Nepidae Latreille, 1802 (Back-swimmer Water-boatmen)
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
311
8194
48491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
246
7344
43589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
79
2134
10746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
11
149
990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
21
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNepidae
Latreille, 1802
Back-swimmer Water-boatmen, Needle bugs, Water scorpions
8
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
8 Genera with 83 Species
Borborophyes Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cercometus1SpeciesTaxom
Cercotmetus Amyot & Serv..., 191112SpeciesTaxom
Laccotrephes Stål, 199924SpeciesTaxom
Montonepa Lansbury, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Nepa Linnaeus, 19288SpeciesTaxom
Ranatra Fabricius, 1861Water scorpions47SpeciesTaxom
Telmatotrephes Stål, 20013SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
83 Species and 15 Subspecies
Borborophyes mayri Stål, 1870
Cercometus compositus
Cercotmetus asiaticus Amyot & Serv..., 1843
Cercotmetus asiaticus asiaticus Amyot and Se..., 1843
Cercotmetus asiaticus longicollis Montandon, 1909
Cercotmetus brevipes Montandon, 1909
Cercotmetus brevipes brevipes Montandon, 1909
Cercotmetus compositus Montandon, 1903
Cercotmetus dissidens Montandon, 1911
Cercotmetus fumosus Distant, 1904
Cercotmetus minutus Keffer & Pol..., 1999
Cercotmetus pilipes Dallas, 1850
Cercotmetus robustus Montandon, 1911
Cercotmetus strangulatus Montandon, 1911
Laccotrephes (Laccotrephes) tristis Stål, 1854Toe-Biter
Laccotrephes archipelagi Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes celebensis J.Polhemus &..., 1999
Laccotrephes chinensis Hoffmann, 1925
Laccotrephes dentatus Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes dubia Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes elongatus Montandon, 1912
Laccotrephes eusoma Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes fabricii Stål, 1868
Laccotrephes fabricii fabricii Stål, 1868
Laccotrephes flavovenosa Dohrn, 1860
Laccotrephes griseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Laccotrephes grossus Fabricius, 1787
Laccotrephes japonensis Scott, 1874
Laccotrephes longicaudatus Nieser, Zett..., 2009
Laccotrephes maculatus Fabricius, 1775
Laccotrephes occultus Lundblad, 1934
Laccotrephes palestinensis Nieser, Chen..., 2009
Laccotrephes pfeiferiae Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes robustior Zettel, 2008
Laccotrephes robustus Stal, 1870
Laccotrephes ruber Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Laccotrephes simulatus Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Laccotrephes sondaicus J.Polhemus &..., 1999
Montonepa eruta Montandon, 1910
Nepa anophthalma Décu, Gruia,..., 1994
Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Nepa hoffmanni Esaki, 1925Vancouver lamprey
Nepa rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758
Nepa rubra meridionalis Poisson, 1961
Nepa rubra minor Puton, 1886
Nepa rubra rubra Linnaeus, 1758
Nepa sardiniensis Hungerford &..., 1928
Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Linnaeus, 1758Water Stick Insect
Ranatra (Ranatra) unicolor Scott, 1874
Ranatra akoitachta Nieser, 1996
Ranatra bilobata Tran & Nguyen, 2016Curvepod milkvetch
Ranatra brevicollis W. D. Pierce, 1948Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra cardamomensis Zettel, Phau..., 2017
Ranatra chinensis Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Ranatra digitata Hafiz & Pradhan, 1949
Ranatra diminuta Montandon, 1907
Ranatra distanti Montandon, 1910Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra dormientis J. Zhang, 1994
Ranatra elongata Fabricius, 1790Lapland amphidium moss
Ranatra falloui Montandon, 1907
Ranatra feana Montandon, 1903
Ranatra filiformis Fabricius, 1790Lapland amphidium moss
Ranatra flagellata Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra gracilis Dallas, 1850
Ranatra heoki Tran & Poggi, 2019
Ranatra incisa Chen, Nieser..., 2004
Ranatra katsara Nieser, 1997
Ranatra lansburyi Chen, Nieser..., 2004
Ranatra libera Zettel, 1999Cusick's milkvetch
Ranatra longipes Stål, 1861
Ranatra longipes celebensis Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra longipes longipes Stål, 1861
Ranatra longipes thai Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra malayana Lundblad, 1933
Ranatra megalops Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra natunaensis Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra nieseri Tran & Nguyen, 2016Curvepod milkvetch
Ranatra odontomeros Nieser, 1996
Ranatra parmata Mayr, 1866Seaside bittercress
Ranatra parvipes vicina (Signoret, 1880)⇒ Ranatra grandicollis Montandon, 1907
Ranatra rafflesi Tran & Polhemus, 2012
Ranatra recta Chen, Nieser..., 2004
Ranatra schuhi Polhemus & P..., 2013
Ranatra spinifrons Montandon, 1905
Ranatra stali Montandon, 1905
Ranatra sterea Chen, Nieser..., 2004
Ranatra sulawesii Nieser & Chen, 1991Curvepod milkvetch
Ranatra sulawesii sebui Nieser & Chen, 1996
Ranatra sulawesii sulawesii Nieser and Chen, 1991
Ranatra thai Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra titilaensis Hafiz & Pradhan, 1949
Ranatra varipes Stål, 1861
Ranatra varipes atropha Montandon, 1903
Ranatra varipes varipes Stål, 1861
Telmatotrephes breddini Montandon, 1907
Telmatotrephes chinensis Lansbury, 1972
Telmatotrephes simpsonae Sites & Polh..., 2001

Subnodes of Nepidae with occurrences in Asia
SubfamilyNepinae
Latreille, 1802
5
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRanatrinae
Douglas and Scott, 1865
2
49
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Nepidae at artfakta.se
Nepidae at dyntaxa.se
Nepidae at gbif.org
Nepidae at irmng.org
Nepidae at itis.gov