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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
146
1741
4800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
1524
4235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
47
616
1731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
6
18
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Africa
6 Families width 54 Species and 6 Subspecies
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers8SpeciesTaxom
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815Alligator ticks13SpeciesTaxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815Lesser Water-Boatman14SpeciesTaxom
Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924Pygmy water boatmen13SpeciesTaxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815Creeping water bug2SpeciesTaxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802Back-swimmer Water-boatmen4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Africa
18 Genera with 54 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1861Common backswimmer6SpeciesTaxom
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 18634SpeciesTaxom
Belostoma Latreille, 1871giant water bug2SpeciesTaxom
Corisella Lundblad, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Corixa Geoffroy, 18073SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Heliocorisa Lundblad, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyrius Spinola, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1853Giant Water Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Limnogeton Mayr, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Micronecta Kirkaldy, 197113SpeciesTaxom
Naucoris Geoffroy, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Nepa Linnaeus, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1926Back-Swimmer3SpeciesTaxom
Ranatra Fabricius, 1758Water scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Sigara Fabricius, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Stenocorixa Horváth, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Trichocorixa Kirkaldy, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
54 Species and 6 Subspecies
Anisops debilis (Gerstaecker, 1873)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops debilis canariensis Noualhier, 1893
Anisops sardeus (Herrich-Scha..., 1849)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops sardeus sardeus Herrich-Scha..., 1849
Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops vitrea Signoret, 1861Fourwing saltbush
Appasus capensis (Mayr, 1871)⇒ Diplonychus capensis Mayr, 1871
Appasus grassei Poisson, 1937Roseate shiner
Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803
Appasus urinator Dufour, 1863Fernleaf yellow false foxglove
Belostoma bifoveolatum Spinola, 1852Japanese killifish
Belostoma elegans Mayr, 1871
Corisella decolor Uhler, 1871
Corixa affinis Leach, 1817
Corixa panzeri Fieber, 1848Macoun's heterocladium moss
Corixa punctata Illiger, 1807Common Water Boatman
Enithares daigrei Poisson, 1936
Heliocorisa vermiculata Puton, 1874
Hydrocyrius colombiae colombiae Spinola, 1852
Lethocerus (Benacus) griseus Say, 1832
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) medius Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853)⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854
Limnogeton fieberi Mayr, 1853
Limnogeton hedenborgi Stål, 1854
Limnogeton scutellatum Mayr, 1863
Micronecta (Dichaetonecta) scholtzi Fieber, 1860
Micronecta (Micronecta) minuscula Poisson, 1929
Micronecta christiniana Lansbury, 1954
Micronecta compar (Horváth, 1926)⇒ Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858
Micronecta dekeyseri Poisson, 1957Lesser rushy milkvetch
Micronecta eupompe Hutchinson, 1930Truncate saxicave
Micronecta isis Horváth, 1899
Micronecta jenkinae Hutchinson, 1932
Micronecta plicata Costa, 1878Japanese fishlouse
Micronecta quewalepele Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta scutellaris (Stål, 1858)⇒ Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858
Micronecta vidali Poisson, 1938
Micronecta wau Linnavuori, 1971
Naucoris fuscipennis Schaum, 1853Harlequin pipefish
Naucoris maculatus conspersus Stål, 1876
Naucoris maculatus maculatus Fabricius, 1798
Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Nepa naucoris De Geer, 1773
Nepa seurati Bergevin, 1926
Notonecta (Notonecta) canariensis Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Notonecta lunata Hungerford, 1926
Notonecta (Notonecta) pallidula Poisson, 1926
Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Linnaeus, 1758Water Stick Insect
Sigara (Lasiosigara) trilineata Provancher, 1872
Sigara (Sigara) striata Linnaeus, 1758
Sigara (Tropocorixa) hoggarica Poisson, 1929
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis Leach, 1817
Sigara scholtzi Fieber, 1860
Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858
Sigara sexlineata Reuter, 1882
Stenocorixa protrusa Horváth, 1926
Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis Fieber, 1851Thinstripe hermit

Subnodes of Nepomorpha with occurrences in North Africa
SuperfamilyCorixoidea
Enderlein, 1912
water boatmen
2
7
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNaucoroidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
7
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNotonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
back swimmers, backswimmers
1
3
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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