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Taxonomy of Family Nepidae Latreille, 1802
Back-swimmer Water-boatmen, Needle bugs, Water scorpions, Water stick insects, Waterscorpions


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
710
28641
240164		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs		564
25824
208282		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs		124
8215
65100		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs		14
410
4319		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
78
784		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyNepidae
Latreille, 1802
Back-swimmer Water-boatmen, Needle bugs, Water scorpions		22
429		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Nepidae Latreille, 1802
SubfamilyNepinae
Latreille, 1802
10
197		Genera
Species
SubfamilyRanatrinae
Douglas and Scott, 1865
4
222		Genera
Species
GenusAmphischizops
Montandon, 1898  ⇒ Ranatra
1Species
GenusAraripenepa
Nel & Pella, 2020
1Species
GenusCercometus
6Species
GenusHelotenthes
Berg, 1879
0Species
GenusHepa
Geoffroy&, 1762  ⇒ Nepa
0Species
GenusNeparia
Rafinesque, 1815  ⇒ Nepa
0Species
GenusNepoidea
Montandon, 1895
2Species
GenusSyoitia
Lee, 1992
0Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Nepidae
GermanSkorpionswanzen, Skorpionwanzen, Stabwanzen, Wasserskorpione
EnglishBack-swimmer Water-boatmen, Needle bugs, Water scorpions, Water stick insects, Waterscorpions
DutchStaaf wantsen, Water schorpioenen, Waterschorpioenen
DanishSkorpiontæger, SkorpiontægerÂ
SwedishVattenskorpioner
FinnishVesiluteet, Vesiskorpionit
NorwegianVannskorpioner


Distribution and Species lists of Nepidae Latreille, 1802
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Albania
2 Genera  2 SpeciesAlgeria
2 Genera  3 SpeciesAndorra
2 Genera  2 SpeciesAngola
1 Genus  0 SpeciesArgentina
2 Genera  5 SpeciesArmenia
2 Genera  3 SpeciesAustralia
6 Genera  19 SpeciesAustria
2 Genera  3 SpeciesAzerbaijan
2 Genera  3 SpeciesBelarus
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBelgium
2 Genera  4 SpeciesBelize
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBolivia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBotswana
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBrazil
5 Genera  20 SpeciesBrunei
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBulgaria
2 Genera  2 SpeciesCambodia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCanada
2 Genera  5 SpeciesChina
5 Genera  24 SpeciesColombia
3 Genera  12 SpeciesCosta Rica
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCroatia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesCuba
1 Genus  4 SpeciesCzech Republic
2 Genera  3 SpeciesDenmark
2 Genera  3 SpeciesEcuador
3 Genera  5 SpeciesEgypt
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEstonia
2 Genera  3 SpeciesFinland
2 Genera  2 SpeciesFrance
2 Genera  8 SpeciesGambia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGeorgia
2 Genera  6 SpeciesGermany
3 Genera  9 SpeciesGreece
2 Genera  5 SpeciesGuatemala
2 Genera  3 SpeciesHonduras
1 Genus  1 SpeciesHungary
2 Genera  2 SpeciesIndia
4 Genera  13 SpeciesIndonesia
5 Genera  21 SpeciesIran
2 Genera  3 SpeciesIraq
1 Genus  2 SpeciesIreland
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsrael
1 Genus  1 SpeciesItaly
2 Genera  5 SpeciesJamaica
1 Genus  2 SpeciesJapan
3 Genera  9 SpeciesKazakhstan
2 Genera  3 SpeciesKenya
1 Genus  0 SpeciesLaos
3 Genera  2 SpeciesLatvia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLiechtenstein
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLithuania
2 Genera  3 SpeciesLuxembourg
2 Genera  3 SpeciesMadagascar
3 Genera  4 SpeciesMalaysia
3 Genera  9 SpeciesMalta
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMexico
2 Genera  14 SpeciesMoldova
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMongolia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMontenegro
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMorocco
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMozambique
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMyanmar
2 Genera  2 SpeciesNamibia
2 Genera  3 SpeciesNepal
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNetherlands
3 Genera  6 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNigeria
2 Genera  1 SpeciesNorth Korea
2 Genera  3 SpeciesNorway
2 Genera  4 SpeciesPanama
2 Genera  2 SpeciesParaguay
2 Genera  6 SpeciesPeru
3 Genera  4 SpeciesPhilippines
3 Genera  3 SpeciesPoland
2 Genera  3 SpeciesPortugal
2 Genera  3 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
4 Genera  16 SpeciesRomania
2 Genera  3 SpeciesRussia
2 Genera  6 SpeciesRwanda
1 Genus  0 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSenegal
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSerbia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSlovakia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSlovenia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSolomon Islands
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSouth Korea
3 Genera  4 SpeciesSpain
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSri Lanka
2 Genera  8 SpeciesSuriname
1 Genus  5 SpeciesSweden
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSwitzerland
2 Genera  2 SpeciesTaiwan
3 Genera  12 SpeciesTajikistan
2 Genera  3 SpeciesTanzania
2 Genera  3 SpeciesThailand
5 Genera  10 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTunisia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesTurkey
2 Genera  2 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUkraine
2 Genera  3 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
3 Genera  12 SpeciesUSA
3 Genera  23 SpeciesUzbekistan
2 Genera  3 SpeciesVenezuela
2 Genera  2 SpeciesVietnam
3 Genera  5 SpeciesZambia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesZimbabwe
1 Genus  2 Species


Distribution on islands
Bathurst Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDanish Wadden Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
1 Genus  1 SpeciesInner Hebrides
1 Genus  1 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRømø
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSkye
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUist
1 Genus  1 SpeciesVancouver Island
1 Genus  1 Species


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Genus  1 Species


Ecozone
Marsh, Riversides


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