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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
101
950
2550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
67
823
2271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
24
233
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
2
6
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
2 Families width 14 Species
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815Alligator ticks13SpeciesTaxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815Creeping water bug1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
6 Genera with 14 Species
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 19165SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyrius Spinola, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1853Giant Water Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Limnogeton Mayr, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoris Signoret, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Neomacrocoris Montandon, 19661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
14 Species
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 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
Neomacrocoris katangae Poisson, 1966

Subnodes of Nepomorpha with occurrences in Congo
SuperfamilyNaucoroidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNepoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
4
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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