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Checklist for Infraorder Nepomorpha Popov, 1971 (Aquatic bugs)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
636
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
69
583
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
29
243
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
6
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio de Janeiro
6 Families width 20 Species
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815Alligator ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers4SpeciesTaxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815Creeping water bug5SpeciesTaxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802Back-swimmer Water-boatmen4SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897Toad bug2SpeciesTaxom
Helotrephidae Esaki & China, 1927Beetle backswimmers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
13 Genera with 20 Species
Belostoma Latreille, 1807giant water bug1SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cryphocricos Signoret, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Curicta Stål, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Enitharoides Brooks, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoris Kirkaldy, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1853
Giant Water Bug0SpeciesTaxom
Limnocoris Stål, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Martarega White, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Neotrephes usingeri China, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Nerthra Say, 1775Toad bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Ranatra Fabricius, 1862Water scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Telmatotrephes Stål, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
20 Species
Belostoma testaceopallidum Latreille, 1807
Buenoa antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Cryphocricos barozzi Signoret, 1850
Curicta volxemi Montandon, 1895
Enitharoides brasiliensis Spinola, 1837
Enitharoides lucasduquei Barbosa, Rib..., 2017
Gelastocoris flavus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Limnocoris acutalis La Rivers, 1974
Limnocoris brasiliensis DeCarlo, 1941
Limnocoris insignis Stål, 1860
Limnocoris nigropunctatus Montandon, 1909
Martarega bentoi Truxal, 1949Gray's angelica
Neotrephes jaczewskii China, 1940
Neotrephes lanemeloi Nieser & Chen, 2002
Neotrephes plaumanni China, 1940
Neotrephes variegatus Nieser & Chen, 2002
Nerthra nepaeformis Fabricius, 1775
Ranatra lenti De Carlo, 1950
Ranatra quadridentata Stål, 1862
Telmatotrephes carvalhoi De Carlo, 1956

Subnodes of Nepomorpha with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
SuperfamilyNaucoroidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNotonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
back swimmers, backswimmers
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOchteroidea
Kirkaldy, 1906
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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