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Checklist for Family Nepidae Latreille, 1802 (Back-swimmer Water-boatmen)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
166
2433
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
116
2126
7170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
49
797
2603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
9
43
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
13
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNepidae
Latreille, 1802
Back-swimmer Water-boatmen, Needle bugs, Water scorpions
5
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
5 Genera with 20 Species
Curicta Stål, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Laccotrephes Stål, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Nepa Linnaeus, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Ranatra Fabricius, 1970Water scorpions10SpeciesTaxom
Telmatotrephes Stål, 19493SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
20 Species
Curicta borellii Montandon, 1903
Curicta granulosa De Carlo, 1951
Curicta johnpolhemi Keffer, 1999
Curicta montei De Carlo, 1960
Curicta venzolana
Curicta volxemi Montandon, 1895
Nepa naucoris De Geer, 1773
Ranatra annulipes Stål, 1854
Ranatra curtafemorata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra lenti De Carlo, 1950
Ranatra mediana Montandon, 1910Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra moderata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra obscura Montandon, 1906
Ranatra quadridentata Stål, 1862
Ranatra tuberculifrons Montandon, 1907
Ranatra unidentata Stål, 1861
Ranatra weberi De Carlo, 1970
Telmatotrephes brasiliensis De Carlo, 1956
Telmatotrephes carvalhoi De Carlo, 1956
Telmatotrephes grandicollis Kuitert, 1949

Subnodes of Nepidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyNepinae
Latreille, 1802
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRanatrinae
Douglas and Scott, 1865
1
10
Genus
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