Checklist of Family Nepidae Latreille, 1802 (Back-swimmer Water-boatmen)
for Australia (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 937
21291
104803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 933
21259
104731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 882
20999
104014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 210
3578
12914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 159
3038
10801 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 70
1099
3652 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs | 10
55
289 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
12
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nepidae
Latreille, 1802
Back-swimmer Water-boatmen, Needle bugs, Water scorpions | 7
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Australia
7 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for Australia
20 Species and 1 Subspecies | Austronepa angusta Hale, 1924 | | | Cercotmetus brevipes Montandon, 1909 | | | Cercotmetus brevipes australis Lansbury, 1975 | | | Cercotmetus dissidens Montandon, 1911 | | | Cercotmetus horni Montandon, 1911 | | | Curicta scorpio Stål, 1862 | | | Goondnomdanepa brittoni Lansbury, 1978 | | | Goondnomdanepa prominens Lansbury, 1978 | | | Goondnomdanepa weiri Lansbury, 1974 | | | Laccotrephes (Laccotrephes) tristis Stål, 1854 | Toe-Biter | | Laccotrephes occultus Lundblad, 1934 | | | Laccotrephes papuus Montandon, 1900 | | | Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Nepa naucoris De Geer, 1773 | | | Ranatra attenuata Kuitert, 1949 | | | Ranatra biroi Lundblad, 1934 | | | Ranatra diminuta Montandon, 1907 | | | Ranatra dispar Montandon, 1903 | Needle Bug | | Ranatra megalops Lansbury, 1972 | | | Ranatra occidentalis Lansbury, 1972 | | | Ranatra quadridentata Stål, 1862 | |
Subnodes of Nepidae with occurrences in Australia
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