Checklist for Family Nepidae Latreille, 1802 (Back-swimmer Water-boatmen)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 159
1964
4677 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 121
1732
4204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 53
632
1413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs | 10
39
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
9
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nepidae
Latreille, 1802
Back-swimmer Water-boatmen, Needle bugs, Water scorpions | 4
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
16 Species | Borborophilus afzelii Stål, 1861 | | | Laccotrephes annulipes Signoret, 1880 | Clear Chub | | Laccotrephes brachialis Gerstaecker, 1873 | | | Laccotrephes fabricii Stål, 1868 | | | Laccotrephes fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Laccotrephes vicinus Signoret, 1863 | | | Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Nepa naucoris De Geer, 1773 | | | Ranatra bottegoi Montandon, 1910 | | | Ranatra capensis Germar, 1837 | Fourwing saltbush | | Ranatra cinnamomea Distant, 1904 | | | Ranatra dispar Montandon, 1903 | Needle Bug | | Ranatra emaciata Montandon, 1907 | Clear Chub | | Ranatra fianarantsoana Poisson, 1963 | Englemann's milkvetch | | Ranatra grandicollis Montandon, 1907 | | | Ranatra parvipes (Signoret, 1860) | ⇒ Ranatra grandicollis Montandon, 1907 |
Subnodes of Nepidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
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
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