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Checklist of Family Nepidae Latreille, 1802 (Back-swimmer Water-boatmen)
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1811
113709
1208758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
410
18677
138036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
320
16819
121050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
97
5609
36647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
12
288
2801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
50
488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNepidae
Latreille, 1802
Back-swimmer Water-boatmen, Needle bugs, Water scorpions
15
279
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
15 Genera with 279 Species
Austronepa Menke & Stange, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Borborophilus Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Borborophyes Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Cercometus1SpeciesTaxom
Cercotmetus Amyot & Serv..., 191115SpeciesTaxom
Curicta Stål, 189522SpeciesTaxom
Goondnomdanepa Lansbury, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Laccotrephes Stål, 186391SpeciesTaxom
Montonepa Lansbury, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Nepa Linnaeus, 190822SpeciesTaxom
Nepella Poisson, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Nepitella Štys & Jansson, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Paranepa Poisson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ranatra Fabricius, 1966Water scorpions168SpeciesTaxom
Telmatotrephes Stål, 20019SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
279 Species and 51 Subspecies
Austronepa angusta Hale, 1924
Borborophilus afzelii Stål, 1861
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 australis Lansbury, 1975
Cercotmetus brevipes brevipes Montandon, 1909
Cercotmetus compositus Montandon, 1903
Cercotmetus dissidens Montandon, 1911
Cercotmetus fumosus Distant, 1904
Cercotmetus horni Montandon, 1911
Cercotmetus minutus Keffer & Pol..., 1999
Cercotmetus pilipes Dallas, 1850
Cercotmetus robustus Montandon, 1911
Cercotmetus strangulatus Montandon, 1911
Curicta bilobata Kuitert, 1949
Curicta bonaerensis Berg, 1879
Curicta borellii Montandon, 1903
Curicta carinata De Carlo, 1951
Curicta decarloi Keffer, 1997
Curicta grandis De Carlo, 1951
Curicta granulosa De Carlo, 1951
Curicta howardi (Montandon, 1910)⇒ Curicta scorpio Stål, 1862
Curicta hungerfordi Kuitert, 1949
Curicta intermedia Martin, 1898
Curicta johnpolhemi Keffer, 1999
Curicta lenti De Carlo, 1951
Curicta longimanus De Carlo, 1951
Curicta montei De Carlo, 1960
Curicta pelleranoi De Carlo, 1951
Curicta peruviana Kuitert, 1949
Curicta pronotata Kuitert, 1949
Curicta scorpio Stål, 1862
Curicta tibialis Martin, 1902
Curicta venzolana
Curicta volxemi Montandon, 1895
Goondnomdanepa brittoni Lansbury, 1978
Goondnomdanepa prominens Lansbury, 1978
Goondnomdanepa weiri Lansbury, 1974
Laccotrephes (Laccotrephes) tristis Stål, 1854Toe-Biter
Laccotrephes ampliatus Montandon, 1895
Laccotrephes annulipes Signoret, 1880Clear Chub
Laccotrephes annulipes annulipes Laporte, 1833
Laccotrephes annulipes dubiosus Poisson, 1965
Laccotrephes annulipes vicinus Signoret, 1880
Laccotrephes archipelagi Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes armatus Montandon, 1898Bonny Doon manzanita
Laccotrephes armatus armatus Montandon, 1898
Laccotrephes armatus nanus Poisson, 1966
Laccotrephes armipes Montandon, 1909
Laccotrephes ater Linnaeus, 1767
Laccotrephes basilewskyi Poisson, 1955Lesser rushy milkvetch
Laccotrephes basilewskyi basilewskyi Poisson, 1955
Laccotrephes basilewskyi laurenti Poisson, 1957
Laccotrephes biei Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes biimpresus Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Laccotrephes bokumai Poisson, 1960
Laccotrephes brachialis Gerstaecker, 1873
Laccotrephes breddini Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Laccotrephes brevicaudatus Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes calcar Distant, 1904
Laccotrephes calcaratus Montandon, 1898Bonny Doon manzanita
Laccotrephes celebensis J.Polhemus &..., 1999
Laccotrephes chinensis Hoffmann, 1925
Laccotrephes collarti Poisson, 1940
Laccotrephes dentatus Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes depressus Montandon, 1895
Laccotrephes dilatatus Montandon, 1895
Laccotrephes dipidii Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes dissimulatus (Montandon, 1912)⇒ Laccotrephes brachialis Gerstaecker, 1873
Laccotrephes dissimulatus dissimulatus Montandon, 1912
Laccotrephes dissimulatus incisus Montandon, 1912
Laccotrephes dubia Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes ellipticus Gerstaecker, 1892
Laccotrephes elongatus Montandon, 1912
Laccotrephes erekhtheus Linnavuori, 1971
Laccotrephes eusoma Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes fabricii Stål, 1868
Laccotrephes fabricii fabricii Stål, 1868
Laccotrephes fabricii nyasae Distant, 1904
Laccotrephes flavovenosa Dohrn, 1860
Laccotrephes fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
Laccotrephes gomai Poisson, 1960
Laccotrephes griseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Laccotrephes grossus Fabricius, 1787
Laccotrephes hyperion Linnavuori, 1971
Laccotrephes incertus Y. A. Popov, 1971
Laccotrephes ingens Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes irresectus Montandon, 1914Lesser rushy milkvetch
Laccotrephes irresectus bambesai Poisson, 1957
Laccotrephes irresectus irresectus Montandon, 1914
Laccotrephes japonensis Scott, 1874
Laccotrephes kabarei Poisson, 1960
Laccotrephes kafakumbai Poisson, 1957Lesser rushy milkvetch
Laccotrephes kahuzii Poisson, 1960
Laccotrephes kakyeloi Poisson, 1957Lesser rushy milkvetch
Laccotrephes katekei Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes kazibae Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes keilak Linnavuori, 1971
Laccotrephes latimanus Montandon, 1909
Laccotrephes limosoides Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes limosus Stål, 1866
Laccotrephes longicaudatus Nieser, Zett..., 2009
Laccotrephes lupialae Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes lupialae lupialae Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes lupialae munoi Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes maculatus Fabricius, 1775
Laccotrephes mancinii Poisson, 1957Lesser rushy milkvetch
Laccotrephes masombwei Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes mozambica Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes mozambica brevis Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes mozambica mozambica Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes niala Linnavuori, 1981
Laccotrephes occultus Lundblad, 1934
Laccotrephes oculatus Montandon, 1898Bonny Doon manzanita
Laccotrephes overlaeti Poisson, 1957Lesser rushy milkvetch
Laccotrephes palestinensis Nieser, Chen..., 2009
Laccotrephes papuus Montandon, 1900
Laccotrephes pfeiferiae Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes pseudoampliatus Poisson, 1956
Laccotrephes pseudoater Poisson, 1954
Laccotrephes robustior Zettel, 2008
Laccotrephes robustus Stal, 1870
Laccotrephes ruber Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Laccotrephes simulatus Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Laccotrephes sondaicus J.Polhemus &..., 1999
Laccotrephes steindachneri Ferrari, 1888
Laccotrephes vicinus Signoret, 1863
Montonepa eruta Montandon, 1910
Nepa anophthalma Décu, Gruia,..., 1994
Nepa apiculata Uhler, 1862Canby's cowbane
Nepa atavina Heer, 1853
Nepa cimicoides Linnaeus, 1758
Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Nepa cinerea cinerea Linné, 1758
Nepa dollfusi Esaki, 1928
Nepa hoffmanni Esaki, 1925Vancouver lamprey
Nepa monteilsensi Nel, 1988
Nepa monteilsensis A. Nel, 1988
Nepa naucoris De Geer, 1773
Nepa primordialis Germar, 1839
Nepa remyi Poisson, 1961
Nepa rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758
Nepa rubra major Bergevin, 1926
Nepa rubra meridionalis Poisson, 1961
Nepa rubra minor Puton, 1886
Nepa rubra rubra Linnaeus, 1758
Nepa sardiniensis Hungerford &..., 1928
Nepa seurati Bergevin, 1926
Nepa vulcanica Cockerell, 1908
Nepella pauliani Poisson, 1947
Nepitella djaloni Poisson, 1960
Paranepa primitiva Montandon, 1913
Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Linnaeus, 1758Water Stick Insect
Ranatra (Ranatra) unicolor Scott, 1874
Ranatra absona Drake & De C..., 1953
Ranatra acapulcana Drake & De C..., 1953
Ranatra adelmorpha Nieser, 1975
Ranatra aethiopica Montandon, 1903
Ranatra akoitachta Nieser, 1996
Ranatra ameghinoi De Carlo, 1970
Ranatra annulipes Stål, 1854
Ranatra attenuata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra australis Hungerford, 1922Ajo oak
Ranatra bachmanni De Carlo, 1954
Ranatra bilobata Tran & Nguyen, 2016Curvepod milkvetch
Ranatra biroi Lundblad, 1934
Ranatra bottegoi Montandon, 1910
Ranatra brasiliensis De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra brevicauda Montandon, 1905
Ranatra brevicollis W. D. Pierce, 1948Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra buenoi Hungerford, 1922Ajo oak
Ranatra camposi Montandon, 1910
Ranatra capensis Germar, 1837Fourwing saltbush
Ranatra capensis capensis Germar, 1837
Ranatra capensis congoensis Poisson, 1949
Ranatra capensis corbeti Poisson, 1955
Ranatra cardamomensis Zettel, Phau..., 2017
Ranatra chagasi De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra chariensis Poisson, 1949Fourwing saltbush
Ranatra chinensis Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Ranatra cinnamomea Distant, 1904
Ranatra compressicollis Montandon, 1898Bonny Doon manzanita
Ranatra costalimai De Carlo, 1954
Ranatra cruzi De Carlo, 1950
Ranatra curtafemorata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra denticulipes Montandon, 1907
Ranatra digitata Hafiz & Pradhan, 1949
Ranatra diminuta Montandon, 1907
Ranatra dispar Montandon, 1903Needle Bug
Ranatra distanti Montandon, 1910Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra doesburgi De Carlo, 1963
Ranatra dolichodentata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra dormientis J. Zhang, 1994
Ranatra drakei Hungerford, 1922Ajo oak
Ranatra ecuadoriensis De Carlo, 1950
Ranatra elongata Fabricius, 1790Lapland amphidium moss
Ranatra emaciata Montandon, 1907Clear Chub
Ranatra emaciata damasi Poisson, 1949
Ranatra emaciata emaciata Montandon, 1907
Ranatra emaciata guineensis Poisson, 1949
Ranatra emaciata kafubui Poisson, 1965
Ranatra emaciata symoensi Poisson, 1964
Ranatra fabricii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Ranatra falloui Montandon, 1907
Ranatra feana Montandon, 1903
Ranatra fianarantsoana Poisson, 1963Englemann's milkvetch
Ranatra fianarantsoana fianarantsoana Poisson, 1963
Ranatra fianarantsoana rhodesiana Poisson, 1964
Ranatra filiformis Fabricius, 1790Lapland amphidium moss
Ranatra flagellata Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra flokata Nieser & Bur..., 1998
Ranatra fusca W. D. Pierce, 1948Brown water scorpion
Ranatra fusca edentula Montandon, 1910
Ranatra fusca fusca Palisot, 1820
Ranatra fuscoannulata Distant, 1904
Ranatra galantae Nieser, 1969
Ranatra gracilis Dallas, 1850
Ranatra grandicollis Montandon, 1907
Ranatra grandocula Bergroth, 1898Fourwing saltbush
Ranatra grandocula grandocula Bergroth, 1893
Ranatra grandocula uelei Poisson, 1949
Ranatra hechti DeCarlo, 1966
Ranatra heoki Tran & Poggi, 2019
Ranatra heydeni Montandon, 1909
Ranatra horvathi Montandon, 1910Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra hungerfordi Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra incisa Chen, Nieser..., 2004
Ranatra instaurata Montandon, 1914
Ranatra insulata Barber, 1939
Ranatra jamaicana Drake & De C..., 1953
Ranatra katsara Nieser, 1997
Ranatra kirkaldyi Torre-Bueno, 1905Ajo oak
Ranatra kirkaldyi hoffmanni Hungerford, 1922
Ranatra kirkaldyi kirkaldyi Torre-Bueno, 1905
Ranatra lanei De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra lansburyi Chen, Nieser..., 2004
Ranatra lenti De Carlo, 1950
Ranatra lethierryi Montandon, 1907
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 lualalai Poisson, 1964
Ranatra lubwae Poisson, 1965Clear Chub
Ranatra machrisi Nieser & Bur..., 1998
Ranatra macrophthalma Herrich-Scha..., 1849
Ranatra maculosa Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra magna Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra malayana Lundblad, 1933
Ranatra mediana Montandon, 1910Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra megalops Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra mixta Montandon, 1907
Ranatra moderata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra montei De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra montezuma Polhemus, 1976White prairie clover
Ranatra natalensis Distant, 1904
Ranatra natunaensis Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra neivai De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra nieseri Tran & Nguyen, 2016Curvepod milkvetch
Ranatra nigra Herrich-Scha..., 1849
Ranatra nodiceps Gerstaecker, 1873
Ranatra nodioeps Gerstaecker, 1873
Ranatra obscura Montandon, 1906
Ranatra occidentalis Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra odontomeros Nieser, 1996
Ranatra oliveiracesari De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra operculata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra ornitheia Nieser, 1975
Ranatra parmata Mayr, 1866Seaside bittercress
Ranatra parvipes (Signoret, 1860)⇒ Ranatra grandicollis Montandon, 1907
Ranatra parvipes parvipes Signoret, 1861
Ranatra parvipes vicina (Signoret, 1880)⇒ Ranatra grandicollis Montandon, 1907
Ranatra parvula Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra pittieri Montandon, 1910Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra protense
Ranatra quadridentata Stål, 1862
Ranatra rabida Buchanan White, 1879
Ranatra rafflesi Tran & Polhemus, 2012
Ranatra rapax Stål, 1865
Ranatra recta Chen, Nieser..., 2004
Ranatra robusta Montandon, 1905
Ranatra sagrai Drake & De C..., 1953
Ranatra sarmientoi De Carlo, 1967
Ranatra sattleri De Carlo, 1967
Ranatra schuhi Polhemus & P..., 2013
Ranatra segrega Montandon, 1905Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra signoreti Montandon, 1905
Ranatra similis Drake & De C..., 1953
Ranatra siolii De Carlo, 1970
Ranatra sjostedti Montandon, 1911
Ranatra spatulata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra spinifrons Montandon, 1905
Ranatra spoliata (Montandon, 1912)⇒ Ranatra capensis Germar, 1837
Ranatra stali Montandon, 1905
Ranatra sterea Chen, Nieser..., 2004
Ranatra subinermis Montandon, 1907
Ranatra sulawesii Nieser & Chen, 1991Curvepod milkvetch
Ranatra sulawesii sebui Nieser & Chen, 1996
Ranatra sulawesii sulawesii Nieser and Chen, 1991
Ranatra surinamensis De Carlo, 1963
Ranatra texana Hungerford, 1930Interior live oak
Ranatra thai Lansbury, 1972
Ranatra titilaensis Hafiz & Pradhan, 1949
Ranatra travassosi De Carlo, 1950
Ranatra tridentata Poisson, 1965Clear Chub
Ranatra tuberculifrons Montandon, 1907
Ranatra unidentata Stål, 1861
Ranatra usingeri De Carlo, 1970
Ranatra varicolor Distant, 1904
Ranatra varipes Stål, 1861
Ranatra varipes atropha Montandon, 1903
Ranatra varipes varipes Stål, 1861
Ranatra vitshumbii Poisson, 1949Fourwing saltbush
Ranatra wagneri Hungerford, 1929
Ranatra weberi De Carlo, 1970
Ranatra williamsi Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra zeteki Drake & Does..., 1966
Telmatotrephes brasiliensis De Carlo, 1956
Telmatotrephes breddini Montandon, 1907
Telmatotrephes carvalhoi De Carlo, 1956
Telmatotrephes chinensis Lansbury, 1972
Telmatotrephes ecuadorensis Lansbury, 1972
Telmatotrephes grandicollis Kuitert, 1949
Telmatotrephes sculpticollis Stål, 1854
Telmatotrephes simpsonae Sites & Polh..., 2001

Subnodes of Nepidae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyNepinae
Latreille, 1802
10
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRanatrinae
Douglas and Scott, 1865
4
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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