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Checklist for Infraorder Nepomorpha Popov, 1971 (Aquatic bugs)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
1468
4449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
85
1265
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
40
399
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
7
11
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Africa
7 Families width 25 Species
Notonectidae (Latreille, 1802)Back Swimmers3SpeciesTaxom
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815Alligator ticks14SpeciesTaxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802Back-swimmer Water-boatmen0SpeciesTaxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815Creeping water bug1SpeciesTaxom
Micronectidae (Jaczewski, 1924)Pygmy water boatmen5SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897Toad bug1SpeciesTaxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815Lesser Water-Boatman1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Africa
11 Genera with 25 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer3SpeciesTaxom
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 19165SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyrius Spinola, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Laccotrephes Stål, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1853Giant Water Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Limnogeton Mayr, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoris Signoret, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Micronecta Kirkaldy, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Neomacrocoris Montandon, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Nerthra Say, 1837Toad bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Sigara Fabricius, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
25 Species
Anisops debilis (Gerstaecker, 1873)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops varius (Fieber, 1851)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Appasus ampliatus Montandon, 1914
Appasus grassei Poisson, 1937Roseate shiner
Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803
Appasus procerus Gerstaecker, 1873
Appasus stappersi Montandon, 1916
Hydrocyrius colombiae Spinola, 1852Fourwing saltbush
Hydrocyrius nanus Montandon, 1911
Hydrocyrius punctatus Stål, 1865
Hydrocyrius rectus Mayr, 1871
Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853)⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854
Limnogeton expansum Montandon, 1896Sand mesa manzanita
Limnogeton fieberi Mayr, 1853
Limnogeton hedenborgi Stål, 1854
Limnogeton scutellatum Mayr, 1863
Micronecta dekeyseri Poisson, 1957Lesser rushy milkvetch
Micronecta eupompe Hutchinson, 1930Truncate saxicave
Micronecta halei Chen, 1965
Micronecta hessei Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta scutellaris (Stål, 1858)⇒ Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858
Neomacrocoris katangae Poisson, 1966
Nerthra grandicollis Germar, 1837
Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858

Subnodes of Nepomorpha with occurrences in Central Africa
SuperfamilyCorixoidea
Enderlein, 1912
water boatmen
2
2
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNaucoroidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
5
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNotonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
back swimmers, backswimmers
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOchteroidea
Kirkaldy, 1906
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Nepomorpha at artfakta.se
Nepomorpha at dyntaxa.se
Nepomorpha at itis.gov