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Checklist for Infraorder Nepomorpha Popov, 1971 (Aquatic bugs)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
184
2089
5102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
140
1775
4219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
59
675
1523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
9
32
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Australia
9 Families width 97 Species and 1 Subspecies
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815Alligator ticks3SpeciesTaxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815Lesser Water-Boatman20SpeciesTaxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815Creeping water bug5SpeciesTaxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers36SpeciesTaxom
Aphelocheiridae Fieber, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924Pygmy water boatmen8SpeciesTaxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802Back-swimmer Water-boatmen8SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers4SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897Toad bug12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Australia
32 Genera with 97 Species
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Abedus Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Agraptocorixa Kirkaldy, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Ambrysus Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Anisops Spinola, 1951Common backswimmer26SpeciesTaxom
Aphelocheirus Westwood, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Austronecta Tinerella, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Austronepa Menke & Stange, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Callicorixa White, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Cenocorixa Hungerford, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Cercotmetus Amyot & Serv..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Corixa Geoffroy, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Diaprepocoris Kirkaldy, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocorixa Kirkaldy, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Laccocoris Stål, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Laccotrephes Stål, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1898Giant Water Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Micronecta Kirkaldy, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Naucoris Geoffroy, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Neoplea Esaki & China, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Nepa Linnaeus, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Nerthra Say, 1842Toad bugs12SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1758Back-Swimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paracorixa Stichel, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Paranisops Hale, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Ranatra Fabricius, 1903Water scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Sigara Fabricius, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Tropocorixa Hutchinson, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Walambianisops Lansbury, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
97 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abedus (Abedus) ovatus Stål, 1862
Agraptocorixa eurynome Kirkaldy, 1897
Agraptocorixa halei Hungerford, 1953
Agraptocorixa hirtifrons Hale, 1922
Agraptocorixa parvipunctata Hale, 1922
Ambrysus (Ambrysus) pudicus Stål, 1862Coriander
Anisops assimilis White, 1878Common backswimmer
Anisops barrenensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops calcaratus Hale, 1923
Anisops canaliculatus Brooks, 1951
Anisops deanei Brooks, 1951
Anisops doris Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops elstoni Brooks, 1951
Anisops evansi Brooks, 1951
Anisops gratus Hale, 1923
Anisops hackeri Brooks, 1951
Anisops hyperion Kirkaldy, 1898
Anisops nasutus Fieber, 1851
Anisops nodulatus Brooks, 1951
Anisops occipitalis Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Anisops paracrinitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops paraexigerus Lansbury, 1964
Anisops philippinensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops planifacies Lansbury, 1975
Anisops planifascies Lansbury, 1975
Anisops semitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops stali Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops tahitiensis Lundblad, 1935
Anisops tasmaniaensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops tasmaniensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops thienemanni Lundblad, 1933
Anisops windi Brooks, 1951
Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) australicus Usinger, 1937
Austronecta australiensis Chen, 1965
Austronecta carinata Chen, 1965
Austronepa angusta Hale, 1924
Buenoa antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Buenoa omani Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa uhleri Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Callicorixa audeni Hungerford, 1928Auden´s Waterboatman
Cenocorixa andersoni Hungerford, 1948
Cercotmetus brevipes australis Lansbury, 1975
Corixa dorsalis Leach, 1817
Diaprepocoris barycephala (Kirkaldy, 1897)⇒ Diaprepocoris barycephalus Kirkaldy, 1897
Diaprepocoris barycephalus Kirkaldy, 1897
Diaprepocoris personata (Hale, 1924)⇒ Diaprepocoris personatus Hale, 1924
Diaprepocoris personatus Hale, 1924
Enithares hackeri Hungerford, 1940
Enithares loria Brooks, 1948
Enithares woodwardi Lansbury, 1968
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Fieber, 1848
Laccotrephes (Laccotrephes) tristis Stål, 1854Toe-Biter
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) distinctifemur Menke, 1960Giant fish-killer
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) insulanus Montandon, 1898Electric Light Bug
Micronecta annae Kirkaldy, 1905Oblongleaf orache
Micronecta gracilis Hale, 1922
Micronecta major Chen, 1965
Micronecta quadristrigata Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Micronecta robusta Hale, 1922
Micronecta virgata Hale, 1922
Naucoris australicus Stål, 1876
Naucoris congrex Stål, 1876
Naucoris rhizomatus Polhemus, 1984
Naucoris subopacus Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844
Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Nepa naucoris De Geer, 1773
Nerthra alaticollis Stål, 1854
Nerthra annulipes Horváth, 1902
Nerthra appha Cassis & Sil..., 2001
Nerthra falcatus Cassis & Sil..., 2002
Nerthra grandis Montandon, 1899Toad bug
Nerthra hylaea Todd, 1960
Nerthra luteovaria Distant, 1904
Nerthra monteithi Cassis & Sil..., 2002
Nerthra nudata Todd, 1955Slender dwarf-flax
Nerthra probolostyla Todd, 1960
Nerthra soliquetra Todd, 1960
Nerthra suberosa Erichson, 1842
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Linnaeus, 1758Common Backswimmer
Nychia sappho Kirkaldy, 1901Matamoros saltbush
Paracorixa concinna Fieber, 1848
Paranisops inconstans Hale, 1924Welwitschia
Paraplea brunni Kirkaldy, 1898Hairlip redhorse
Paraplea halei Lundblad, 1933Largeleaf wild indigo
Paraplea liturata Fieber, 1844Pigmy Backswimmer
Ranatra annulipes Stål, 1854
Ranatra diminuta Montandon, 1907
Ranatra dispar Montandon, 1903Needle Bug
Sigara (Tropocorixa) australis Fieber, 1851
Sigara (Tropocorixa) neboissi Lansbury, 1970
Sigara (Tropocorixa) sublaevifrons Hale, 1922
Sigara (Tropocorixa) tadeuszi Lundlbad, 1933Largeleaf wild indigo
Sigara (Tropocorixa) truncatipala Hale, 1922
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis Leach, 1817
Sigara (Vermicorixa) omani Hungerford, 1930
Walambianisops wandjina Lansbury, 1984

Subnodes of Nepomorpha with occurrences in East Australia
SuperfamilyAphelocheiroidea
Hebsgaard, Andersen & Damgaard, 2004
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCorixoidea
Enderlein, 1912
water boatmen
2
11
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNaucoroidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
7
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNotonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
back swimmers, backswimmers
2
9
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOchteroidea
Kirkaldy, 1906
1
1
12
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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