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Checklist for Infraorder Nepomorpha Popov, 1971 (Aquatic bugs)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
117
1362
2867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
88
1189
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
43
431
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
8
20
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
8 Families width 41 Species
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815Alligator ticks14SpeciesTaxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815Creeping water bug9SpeciesTaxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers11SpeciesTaxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815Lesser Water-Boatman5SpeciesTaxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802Back-swimmer Water-boatmen1SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897Toad bug0SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers0SpeciesTaxom
Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924Pygmy water boatmen1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
20 Genera with 41 Species
Abedus Stål, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Ambrysus Stål, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Belostoma Latreille, 1962giant water bug7SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 19257SpeciesTaxom
Centrocorisa Lundblad, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cryphocricos Signoret, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Curicta Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoris Kirkaldy, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Graptocorixa Hungerford, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Heterocorixa White, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1930Giant Water Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Limnocoris Stål, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Martarega White, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Neocorixa Hungerford, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Neoplea Esaki & China, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Nerthra Say, 1831
Toad bugs0SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1894Back-Swimmer4SpeciesTaxom
Pelocoris Stål, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Tenagobia Bergroth, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Trichocorixa Kirkaldy, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
41 Species
Abedus (Abedus) ovatus Stål, 1862
Abedus signoreti Mayr, 1871
Ambrysus (Ambrysus) pulchellus Montandon, 1897Sand mesa manzanita
Ambrysus (Syncollis) circumcinctus Montandon, 1910Woollyleaf manzanita
Ambrysus variegatus Usinger, 1946Coriander
Belostoma anurum Herrich-Schä..., 1848
Belostoma aztecum Lauck, 1959Franklin tree
Belostoma elongatum Montandon, 1908Stanford's manzanita
Belostoma fusciventre Dufour, 1863
Belostoma minusculum Uhler, 1884
Belostoma subspinosum Palisot, 1820
Belostoma venezuelae Lauck, 1962
Buenoa antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Buenoa gracilis Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa ida Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Buenoa pallens Champion, 1901
Buenoa platycnemis Fieber, 1851
Buenoa playtycnemis Fieber, 1851
Buenoa scimitra Bare, 1925
Centrocorisa kollari Fieber, 1851
Cryphocricos latus Usinger, 1947Coriander
Curicta scorpio Stål, 1862
Graptocorixa abdominalis Say, 1832
Graptocorixa melanogaster Kirkaldy, 1899
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) annulipes Herrich-Scha..., 1845
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) medius Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) uhleri Montandon, 1896Uhler´s Water Bug
Lethocerus collossicus Stål, 1855
Lethocerus delpontei De Carlo, 1930
Limnocoris chaetocarinatus Rodrigues & ..., 2019
Limnocoris insularis Champion, 1901
Limnocoris nanus Rodrigues & ..., 2019
Limnocoris panamensis La Rivers, 1970Frosted buckwheat
Limnocoris virescens Montandon, 1897Sand mesa manzanita
Neocorixa snowi Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta (Bichromonecta) shooteri (Uhler, 1894)⇒ Notonecta shooterii Uhler, 1894
Notonecta (Paranecta) indica Linnaeus, 1771Backswimmer
Notonecta compacta Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta shooterii Uhler, 1894
Tenagobia costaricana Jaczewski, 1930
Trichocorixa reticulata Guérin-Ménev..., 1857Water boatman

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyNaucoroidea
Leach, 1815
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
4
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNotonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
back swimmers, backswimmers
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOchteroidea
Kirkaldy, 1906
1
2
0
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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