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Checklist for Superfamily Nepoidea Latreille, 1802
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
215
4692
23577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
153
4090
20228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
66
1562
7191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
11
77
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
15
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
2 Families width 177 Species and 2 Subspecies
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815Alligator ticks96SpeciesTaxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802Back-swimmer Water-boatmen80SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
14 Genera with 177 Species
Abedus Stål, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Araripebelostomum Nel & Paicheler, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Belostoma Latreille, 1962giant water bug73SpeciesTaxom
Belostomum Burmeister, 1839Giant water bug1SpeciesTaxom
Curicta Stål, 189517SpeciesTaxom
Horvathinia Montandon, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Laccotrephes Stål, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1933Giant Water Bug16SpeciesTaxom
Nepa Linnaeus, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Neponymphes Zamboni, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Ranatra Fabricius, 1966Water scorpions56SpeciesTaxom
Telmatotrephes Stål, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Weberiella De Carlo, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Zaitha Amyot & Serv..., 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
177 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abedus (Abedus) ovatus Stål, 1862
Abedus signoreti Mayr, 1871
Araripebelostomum martinsnetoi Nel & Paicheler, 1992
Belostoma amazonum Estévez & Po..., 2001
Belostoma angustum Lauck, 1964
Belostoma anurum Herrich-Schä..., 1848
Belostoma asiaticum Mayr, 1863
Belostoma aurivillianum Montandon, 1913
Belostoma bachmanni De Carlo, 1957
Belostoma bakeri Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Belostoma bergi Montandon, 1913
Belostoma bicavum Lauck, 1964
Belostoma bifoveolatum Spinola, 1852Japanese killifish
Belostoma bordoni De Carlo, 1966
Belostoma boscii Lepelletier ..., 1825
Belostoma bosqi DeCarlo, 1932
Belostoma cachoeirinhensis Lanzer-de-Souza, 1996
Belostoma candidulum Montandon, 1903
Belostoma carajaensis Ribeiro & Es..., 2009
Belostoma columbiae Lauck, 1962
Belostoma confusum Lauck, 1959Franklin tree
Belostoma costalimai De Carlo, 1938
Belostoma cummingsi DeCarlo, 1935
Belostoma dallasi De Carlo, 1930
Belostoma dentatum Montandon, 1903
Belostoma denticolle Montandon, 1903
Belostoma dilatatum Dufour, 1863
Belostoma discretum Montandon, 1903
Belostoma doesburgi De Carlo, 1966
Belostoma elegans Mayr, 1871
Belostoma ellipticum Latreille, 1833
Belostoma elongatum Montandon, 1908Stanford's manzanita
Belostoma estevezae Ribeiro & Al..., 2008
Belostoma fittkaui De Carlo, 1966
Belostoma flumineum Say, 1832Giant water bug
Belostoma foveolatum Mayr, 1863
Belostoma fusciventre Dufour, 1863
Belostoma gestroi Montandon, 1900
Belostoma guianae Lauck, 1962
Belostoma harrisi Lauck, 1962
Belostoma hirsutum Roback & Nieser, 1974
Belostoma horvathi Montandon, 1903
Belostoma husseyi De Carlo, 1960
Belostoma lariversi De Carlo, 1960
Belostoma loprettoae Estévez & Ar..., 2003
Belostoma machrisi De Carlo, 1962
Belostoma malkini Lauck, 1962
Belostoma martinezi DeCarlo, 1957
Belostoma martini Montandon, 1899
Belostoma menkei De Carlo, 1960
Belostoma micantulum Stål, 1858
Belostoma minor Dufour, 1855
Belostoma minusculum Uhler, 1884
Belostoma nessimiani Ribeiro & Al..., 2008
Belostoma nicaeum Estévez & Po..., 2007
Belostoma noualhieri Montandon, 1903
Belostoma orbiculatum Estévez & Po..., 2001
Belostoma oxyurum Dufour, 1863
Belostoma parvoculum Lauck, 1964
Belostoma parvum Estévez & Po..., 2007
Belostoma plebejum Stal, 1858
Belostoma porteri DeCarlo, 1942
Belostoma pseudoguianae Roback & Nieser, 1974
Belostoma pygmeum Dufour, 1863
Belostoma retusum Estévez & Po..., 2001
Belostoma ribeiroi De Carlo, 1933
Belostoma sanctulum Montandon, 1903
Belostoma sattleri De Carlo, 1966
Belostoma sayagoi De Carlo, 1966
Belostoma stollii Amyot & Audi..., 1843
Belostoma subspinosum Palisot, 1820
Belostoma subspinosum bifoveatum Haldeman, 1852
Belostoma subspinosum subspinosum Palisot, 1820
Belostoma testaceopallidum Latreille, 1807
Belostoma triangulum Lauck, 1964
Belostoma venezuelae Lauck, 1962
Belostomum elongatum Germar, 1839
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 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 tibialis Martin, 1902
Curicta venzolana
Curicta volxemi Montandon, 1895
Horvathinia lenti De Carlo, 1957
Horvathinia pelocoroides Montandon, 1911
Laccotrephes ingens Ferrari, 1888
Lethocerus (Benacus) griseus Say, 1832
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) americanus Leidy, 1847American Giant Water Bug
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) angustipes Mayr, 1871
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) annulipes Herrich-Scha..., 1845
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) medius Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
Lethocerus bruchi De Carlo, 1931
Lethocerus camposi Montandon, 1900
Lethocerus collossicus Stål, 1855
Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853)⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854
Lethocerus delpontei De Carlo, 1930
Lethocerus dilatus Cummings, 1933
Lethocerus grandis Linnaeus, 1758
Lethocerus jimenezasuai De Carlo, 1957
Lethocerus maximus De Carlo, 1938Giant water bug
Lethocerus mazzai De Carlo, 1961
Lethocerus melloleitaoi De Carlo, 1933
Nepa naucoris De Geer, 1773
Neponymphes godoii J. C. Zamboni, 2001
Ranatra adelmorpha Nieser, 1975
Ranatra ameghinoi De Carlo, 1970
Ranatra annulipes Stål, 1854
Ranatra attenuata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra bachmanni De Carlo, 1954
Ranatra brasiliensis De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra brevicauda Montandon, 1905
Ranatra brevicollis W. D. Pierce, 1948Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra camposi Montandon, 1910
Ranatra chagasi De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra compressicollis Montandon, 1898Bonny Doon manzanita
Ranatra costalimai De Carlo, 1954
Ranatra cruzi De Carlo, 1950
Ranatra curtafemorata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra doesburgi De Carlo, 1963
Ranatra dolichodentata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra ecuadoriensis De Carlo, 1950
Ranatra flokata Nieser & Bur..., 1998
Ranatra heydeni Montandon, 1909
Ranatra horvathi Montandon, 1910Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra hungerfordi Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra lanei De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra lenti De Carlo, 1950
Ranatra lethierryi Montandon, 1907
Ranatra machrisi Nieser & Bur..., 1998
Ranatra macrophthalma Herrich-Scha..., 1849
Ranatra magna Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra mediana Montandon, 1910Woollyleaf manzanita
Ranatra mixta Montandon, 1907
Ranatra moderata Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra montei De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra neivai De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra obscura Montandon, 1906
Ranatra oliveiracesari De Carlo, 1946
Ranatra ornitheia Nieser, 1975
Ranatra parvula Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra quadridentata Stål, 1862
Ranatra rabida Buchanan White, 1879
Ranatra robusta Montandon, 1905
Ranatra sarmientoi De Carlo, 1967
Ranatra sattleri De Carlo, 1967
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 subinermis Montandon, 1907
Ranatra surinamensis De Carlo, 1963
Ranatra travassosi De Carlo, 1950
Ranatra tuberculifrons Montandon, 1907
Ranatra unidentata Stål, 1861
Ranatra usingeri De Carlo, 1970
Ranatra wagneri Hungerford, 1929
Ranatra weberi De Carlo, 1970
Ranatra williamsi Kuitert, 1949
Ranatra zeteki Drake & Does..., 1966
Telmatotrephes brasiliensis De Carlo, 1956
Telmatotrephes carvalhoi De Carlo, 1956
Telmatotrephes ecuadorensis Lansbury, 1972
Telmatotrephes grandicollis Kuitert, 1949
Telmatotrephes sculpticollis Stål, 1854
Weberiella rhomboides Menke, 1965
Zaitha stollii Amyot & Audi..., 1843

Subnodes of Nepoidea with occurrences in South America
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
9
96
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNepidae
Latreille, 1802
Back-swimmer Water-boatmen, Needle bugs, Water scorpions, Water stick insects, Waterscorpions
5
80
Genera
Species

Taxom



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