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Checklist for Superfamily Nepoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
941
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
859
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
48
353
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
10
31
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
2 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Belostomatidae (Leach, 1815)Alligator ticks5SpeciesTaxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802Back-swimmer Water-boatmen6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
7 Genera with 11 Species
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 18032SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyrius Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Laccotrephes Stål, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1853Giant Water Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Nepa Linnaeus, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Ranatra Fabricius, 1903Water scorpions2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Appasus capensis (Mayr, 1871)⇒ Diplonychus capensis Mayr, 1871
Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803
Diplonychus capensis Mayr, 1871
Hydrocyrius columbiae columbiae
Laccotrephes brachialis Gerstaecker, 1873
Laccotrephes fabricii Stål, 1868
Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853)⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854
Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Nepa naucoris De Geer, 1773
Ranatra cinnamomea Distant, 1904
Ranatra dispar Montandon, 1903Needle Bug

Subnodes of Nepoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyBelostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs, Fleas, Giant Water Bug, Giant water bugs, Giant waterbugs, Indian toe-biters, Toe biters, Toe-biters
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNepidae
Latreille, 1802
Back-swimmer Water-boatmen, Needle bugs, Water scorpions, Water stick insects, Waterscorpions
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Nepoidea at artfakta.se
Nepoidea at dyntaxa.se
Nepoidea at gbif.org
Nepoidea at itis.gov