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Checklist of Infraorder Nepomorpha Popov, 1971 (Aquatic bugs)
for Free State (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
1855
3226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
1852
3216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1801
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
59
235
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
55
229
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
20
45
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
8
10
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Free State
8 Families width 21 Species
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers5SpeciesTaxom
Aphelocheiridae Fieber, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Belostomatidae (Leach, 1815)Alligator ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Naucoridae (Leach, 1815)Creeping water bug2SpeciesTaxom
Micronectidae (Jaczewski, 1924)Pygmy water boatmen7SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897Toad bug1SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers2SpeciesTaxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815Lesser Water-Boatman2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Free State
10 Genera with 21 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer4SpeciesTaxom
Aphelocheirus Westwood, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Laccocoris Stål, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Micronecta Kirkaldy, 18588SpeciesTaxom
Nerthra Say, 1837Toad bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Sigara Fabricius, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Tropocorixa Hutchinson, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Free State
21 Species
Anisops aglaia Hutchinson, 1929
Anisops poweri (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops varius (Fieber, 1851)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Aphelocheirus schoutedeni Montandon, 1914
Appasus capensis (Mayr, 1871)⇒ Diplonychus capensis Mayr, 1871
Laccocoris limicola Stål, 1855
Laccocoris limigenus (Stål, 1865)⇒ Naucoris obscuratus Montandon, 1913
Micronecta butleriana Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta citharista
Micronecta citharistia Hutchinson, 1940
Micronecta dimidiata Poisson, 1928Spring cavefishes
Micronecta gorogaiqua Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta piccanin (Hutchinson, 1940)⇒ Micronecta dimidiata Poisson, 1928
Micronecta scutellaris (Stål, 1858)⇒ Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858
Nerthra grandicollis Germar, 1837
Nychia marshalli Scott, 1872
Paraplea piccanina Hutchinson, 1929Sibling yoldia
Paraplea pullula Stål, 1855
Sigara meridionalis Wallengren, 1875
Sigara wahlbergi Lundblad, 1928

Subnodes of Nepomorpha with occurrences in Free State
SuperfamilyAphelocheiroidea
Hebsgaard, Andersen & Damgaard, 2004
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyCorixoidea
Enderlein, 1912
water boatmen
2
3
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyNaucoroidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyNepoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyNotonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
back swimmers, backswimmers
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyOchteroidea
Kirkaldy, 1906
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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