Nepomorpha (Popov 1971), Aquatic bugs ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Infraorder

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INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT

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Taxonomy of Infraorder Nepomorpha Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, water bugs

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

Subnodes of Nepomorpha Popov, 1971

Superfamily	Aphelocheiroidea Hebsgaard, Andersen & Damgaard, 2004	2 7 141	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Corixoidea Enderlein, 1912 Water boatmen	2 144 1549	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Naucoroidea Leach, 1815	2 88 640	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Nepoidea Latreille, 1802	2 78 784	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 Back swimmers, Backswimmers	4 65 979	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Ochteroidea Kirkaldy, 1906	2 28 226	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Pleoidea Fieber, 1851	0 0 0	Families Genera Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Nepomorpha

German	Wasserwanzen
English	Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
Dutch	Waterwantsen, Zwemwantsen
Finnish	Vesiluteet
French	Punaise aquatique

Distribution and Species lists of Nepomorpha Popov, 1971

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Afghanistan
4 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Albania
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Algeria
6 Families 12 Genera 16 Species

Andorra
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Angola
5 Families 6 Genera 10 Species

Antigua and Barbuda
2 Families 2 Genera 1 Species

Argentina
8 Families 29 Genera 92 Species

Armenia
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Australia
10 Families 55 Genera 289 Species

Austria
7 Families 17 Genera 47 Species

Azerbaijan
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Bahamas
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Bangladesh
2 Families 2 Genera 7 Species

Barbados
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Belarus
5 Families 8 Genera 13 Species

Belgium
8 Families 19 Genera 60 Species

Belize
5 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Benin
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Bolivia
7 Families 14 Genera 35 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Botswana
8 Families 18 Genera 35 Species

Brazil
9 Families 43 Genera 176 Species

Brunei
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Bulgaria
6 Families 8 Genera 16 Species

Burkina Faso
2 Families 2 Genera 5 Species

Burundi
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Cambodia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Cameroon
2 Families 5 Genera 12 Species

Canada
7 Families 24 Genera 107 Species

Cape Verde
3 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Central African Republic
1 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Chad
3 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Chile
6 Families 13 Genera 18 Species

China
9 Families 53 Genera 101 Species

Colombia
11 Families 39 Genera 163 Species

Costa Rica
8 Families 20 Genera 41 Species

Croatia
5 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Cuba
5 Families 11 Genera 33 Species

Cyprus
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Czech Republic
8 Families 21 Genera 56 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Families 5 Genera 13 Species

Denmark
7 Families 16 Genera 53 Species

Dominican Republic
1 Family 1 Genus 4 Species

East Timor
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Ecuador
8 Families 22 Genera 27 Species

Egypt
4 Families 7 Genera 12 Species

El Salvador
3 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Eritrea
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Estonia
7 Families 14 Genera 34 Species

Ethiopia
4 Families 9 Genera 13 Species

Finland
7 Families 15 Genera 49 Species

France
8 Families 24 Genera 69 Species

Gabon
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Gambia
8 Families 13 Genera 17 Species

Georgia
7 Families 16 Genera 57 Species

Germany
8 Families 44 Genera 135 Species

Ghana
3 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Greece
7 Families 20 Genera 58 Species

Grenada
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Guatemala
7 Families 17 Genera 38 Species

Guinea
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Guinea-Bissau
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Guyana
4 Families 7 Genera 17 Species

Haiti
4 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Honduras
5 Families 10 Genera 15 Species

Hungary
5 Families 9 Genera 13 Species

Iceland
4 Families 9 Genera 16 Species

India
8 Families 22 Genera 62 Species

Indonesia
10 Families 29 Genera 75 Species

Iran
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Iraq
4 Families 6 Genera 10 Species

Ireland
6 Families 15 Genera 45 Species

Israel
4 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Italy
8 Families 23 Genera 73 Species

Ivory Coast
3 Families 6 Genera 9 Species

Jamaica
6 Families 10 Genera 22 Species

Japan
9 Families 23 Genera 55 Species

Jordan
2 Families 4 Genera 7 Species

Kazakhstan
4 Families 9 Genera 10 Species

Kenya
6 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

Kuwait
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Kyrgyzstan
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Laos
3 Families 5 Genera 4 Species

Latvia
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Lesotho
7 Families 9 Genera 17 Species

Liberia
5 Families 7 Genera 3 Species

Liechtenstein
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Lithuania
3 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Luxembourg
7 Families 13 Genera 24 Species

Madagascar
6 Families 18 Genera 29 Species

Malawi
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Malaysia
8 Families 13 Genera 29 Species

Malta
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Mauritius
2 Families 2 Genera 1 Species

Mexico
8 Families 31 Genera 174 Species

Micronesia
5 Families 7 Genera 10 Species

Moldova
2 Families 3 Genera 2 Species

Mongolia
6 Families 23 Genera 38 Species

Montenegro
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Morocco
5 Families 8 Genera 12 Species

Mozambique
8 Families 16 Genera 18 Species

Myanmar
6 Families 10 Genera 12 Species

Namibia
7 Families 12 Genera 25 Species

Nepal
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Netherlands
8 Families 21 Genera 62 Species

New Zealand
3 Families 9 Genera 18 Species

Nicaragua
5 Families 9 Genera 16 Species

Niger
3 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Nigeria
4 Families 7 Genera 3 Species

North Korea
3 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Norway
7 Families 19 Genera 60 Species

Oman
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Pakistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Palau
3 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Panama
6 Families 13 Genera 26 Species

Papua New Guinea
5 Families 13 Genera 22 Species

Paraguay
8 Families 17 Genera 43 Species

Peru
7 Families 20 Genera 49 Species

Philippines
6 Families 10 Genera 15 Species

Poland
8 Families 16 Genera 43 Species

Portugal
6 Families 19 Genera 22 Species

Republic of the Congo
1 Families 2 Genera 5 Species

Republic South Africa
10 Families 36 Genera 127 Species

Romania
4 Families 5 Genera 8 Species

Russia
7 Families 26 Genera 52 Species

Rwanda
4 Families 4 Genera 0 Species

Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Saudi Arabia
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Senegal
5 Families 8 Genera 15 Species

Serbia
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Sierra Leone
3 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Singapore
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Slovakia
7 Families 17 Genera 39 Species

Slovenia
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Solomon Islands
5 Families 9 Genera 11 Species

Somalia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

South Korea
7 Families 19 Genera 26 Species

South Sudan
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Spain
8 Families 20 Genera 55 Species

Sri Lanka
6 Families 13 Genera 36 Species

Sudan
4 Families 7 Genera 20 Species

Suriname
7 Families 12 Genera 32 Species

Sweden
8 Families 26 Genera 70 Species

Switzerland
7 Families 14 Genera 23 Species

Syria
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Taiwan
8 Families 18 Genera 56 Species

Tajikistan
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Tanzania
6 Families 11 Genera 28 Species

Thailand
8 Families 22 Genera 38 Species

Togo
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
6 Families 9 Genera 10 Species

Tunisia
5 Families 5 Genera 9 Species

Turkey
5 Families 8 Genera 17 Species

Turkmenistan
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Uganda
3 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Ukraine
7 Families 11 Genera 25 Species

United Arab Emirates
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

United Kingdom
10 Families 44 Genera 122 Species

Uruguay
2 Families 3 Genera 16 Species

USA
8 Families 52 Genera 309 Species

Uzbekistan
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Vanuatu
3 Families 4 Genera 3 Species

Venezuela
6 Families 16 Genera 48 Species

Vietnam
9 Families 16 Genera 27 Species

Yemen
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Zambia
6 Families 12 Genera 20 Species

Zimbabwe
6 Families 12 Genera 38 Species

Distribution on islands

Hebrides
4 Families 10 Genera 19 Species

Inner Hebrides
4 Families 10 Genera 14 Species

Islands of Chile
4 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Macaronesia
4 Families 7 Genera 13 Species

Northern Isles
3 Families 9 Genera 16 Species

Northern Orkney Islands
3 Families 7 Genera 11 Species

Orkney Islands
3 Families 8 Genera 15 Species

Outer Hebrides
3 Families 9 Genera 18 Species

Scalloway Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Shetland Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Southern Orkney Islands
3 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Uist
3 Families 9 Genera 18 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
4 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Posidonia Shale
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Rott Formation
4 Families 5 Genera 8 Species

Tiaojishan Formation
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Yixian Formation
5 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Links, sources and further information

Nepomorpha at artfakta.se
Nepomorpha at dyntaxa.se
Nepomorpha at itis.gov