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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
159
1964
4677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
121
1732
4204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
53
632
1413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
10
39
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
10 Families width 148 Species and 5 Subspecies
Corixidae Leach, 1815Lesser Water-Boatman29SpeciesTaxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers45SpeciesTaxom
Aphelocheiridae Fieber, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815Alligator ticks17SpeciesTaxom
Nepidae (Latreille, 1802)Back-swimmer Water-boatmen16SpeciesTaxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815Creeping water bug10SpeciesTaxom
Helotrephidae Esaki & China, 1927Beetle backswimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924Pygmy water boatmen21SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897Toad bug1SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
39 Genera with 148 Species
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Agraptocorixa Kirkaldy, 03SpeciesTaxom
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer34SpeciesTaxom
Aphelocheirus Westwood, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 18735SpeciesTaxom
Borborophilus Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Callicorixa White, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Cenocorixa Hungerford, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Centipocoris1SpeciesTaxom
Corixa Geoffroy, 18073SpeciesTaxom
Ctenipocoris Montandon, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 04SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Esakiella China, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Helotrephes Stål, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocorixa Kirkaldy, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyrius Spinola, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Laccocoris Stål, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Laccotrephes Stål, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1854Giant Water Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Limnogeton Mayr, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoris Signoret, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Micronecta Kirkaldy, 192921SpeciesTaxom
Naucoris Geoffroy, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Neonychia Hungerford, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Nepa Linnaeus, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Nerthra Say, 1837Toad bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1897Back-Swimmer4SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Palmacorixa Abbott, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Plea Leach, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Ranatra Fabricius, 1860Water scorpions8SpeciesTaxom
Sigara Fabricius, 192815SpeciesTaxom
Stenocorixa Horváth, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Tenagobia Bergroth, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichocorixa Kirkaldy, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tropocorixa Hutchinson, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Usingerina Stål, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
148 Species and 5 Subspecies
Agraptocorixa gestroi Kirkaldy, 1898
Agraptocorixa swierstrai Hutchinson, 1929
Agraptocorixa swiertrai⇒ Agraptocorixa swierstrai Hutchinson, 1929
Anisops aglaia Hutchinson, 1929
Anisops amaryllis Hutchinson, 1928
Anisops ares (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops ariva Lansbury, 1966San Juan milkvetch
Anisops arnoldi (Truxal, 1990)⇒ Anisops hancocki murati Poisson, 1939
Anisops balcis (Hutchinson, 1930)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops debilis (Gerstaecker, 1873)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops elegans Fieber, 1852
Anisops gracilis (Hutchinson, 1927)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops graciloides (Brookes, 1951)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hackeri Brooks, 1951
Anisops hancocki (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hancocki murati Poisson, 1939
Anisops hypatia (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hypatria
Anisops jaczewskii (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops kampalensis Hutchinson, 1928
Anisops komghai Reichart, 1980Sculptureless verticord
Anisops krugeri (Poisson, 1956)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops letitia (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops londti (Truxal, 1990)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops nasutus Fieber, 1851
Anisops pellucens Poisson, 1937Truncate saxicave
Anisops poweri (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops praetexta (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops psyche (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops sardea (Herrich-Schä..., 1850)⇒ Anisops sardeus Herrich-Scha..., 1849
Anisops sardeus (Herrich-Scha..., 1849)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops scutellata
Anisops semita (Brooks, 1951)⇒ Anisops semitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops semitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops stali Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops varius (Fieber, 1851)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Aphelocheirus corbell
Aphelocheirus corbeti Poisson, 1955
Aphelocheirus schoutedeni Montandon, 1914
Appasus ampliatus Montandon, 1914
Appasus capensis (Mayr, 1871)⇒ Diplonychus capensis Mayr, 1871
Appasus grassei Poisson, 1937Roseate shiner
Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803
Appasus procerus Gerstaecker, 1873
Borborophilus afzelii Stål, 1861
Callicorixa audeni Hungerford, 1928Auden´s Waterboatman
Callicorixa praeusta Fieber, 1848
Cenocorixa bifida Hungerford, 1926Woodland pterostegia
Centipocoris africana Poisson, 0
Corixa dentipes Thomson, 1869
Corixa dorsalis Leach, 1817
Corixa punctata Illiger, 1807Common Water Boatman
Ctenipocoris africanus Poisson, 1948
Diplonychus capensis Mayr, 1871
Diplonychus grassei Poisson, 1937
Diplonychus nepoides Fabricius, 1803
Diplonychus procera
Enithares chinai (Jaczewski, 1927)⇒ Enithares glauca Bolivar, 1879
Enithares glauca Bolivar, 1879
Enithares loria Brooks, 1948
Enithares sobria Stål, 1855Springfishes
Enithares transvaalensis (Poisson, 1956)⇒ Enithares glauca Bolivar, 1879
Enithares vflavum Reuter, 1882Jawleaf lupine
Esakiella (Esakiella) hutchinsoni Poisson, 1950
Hesperocorixa linnaei Fieber, 1848
Hydrocyrius colombiae Spinola, 1852Fourwing saltbush
Hydrocyrius columbiae columbiae
Hydrocyrius longifemoratus Brown, 1948
Laccocoris chinai (Poisson, 1949)⇒ Naucoris obscuratus Montandon, 1913
Laccocoris limicola Stål, 1855
Laccocoris limigenus (Stål, 1865)⇒ Naucoris obscuratus Montandon, 1913
Laccocoris limigenus aurivillii (Poisson, 1949)⇒ Naucoris obscuratus Montandon, 1913
Laccocoris spurcus (Stål, 1856)⇒ Naucoris obscuratus Montandon, 1913
Laccotrephes annulipes Signoret, 1880Clear Chub
Laccotrephes brachialis Gerstaecker, 1873
Laccotrephes fabricii Stål, 1868
Laccotrephes fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
Laccotrephes vicinus Signoret, 1863
Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853)⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854
Lethocerus indicus Lepeletier &..., 1775Giant water bug
Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854
Limnogeton expansum Montandon, 1896Sand mesa manzanita
Limnogeton fieberi Mayr, 1853
Macrocoris convexus (Montandon, 1897)⇒ Centipocoris africana Poisson, 0
Macrocoris flavicollis (Signoret, 1861)⇒ Centipocoris africana Poisson, 0
Macrocoris flavicollis flavicollis Signoret, 1861
Macrocoris transvaalensis (Distant, 1904)⇒ Centipocoris africana Poisson, 0
Micronecta bleekiana Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta browni Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta butleriana Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta citharista
Micronecta citharistia Hutchinson, 1940
Micronecta dimidiata Poisson, 1928Spring cavefishes
Micronecta dorothea Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta druryana Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta eupompe Hutchinson, 1930Truncate saxicave
Micronecta gorogaiqua Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta isis Horváth, 1899
Micronecta mutile
Micronecta peralita
Micronecta piccanin (Hutchinson, 1940)⇒ Micronecta dimidiata Poisson, 1928
Micronecta quewalepele Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta scutellaris (Stål, 1858)⇒ Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858
Micronecta simillima Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta transvaalensis Poisson, 1960
Micronecta uvarovi Jaczewski, 1926
Micronecta winifreda Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta youngiana Hutchinson, 1929
Naucoris obscuratus Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Nepa naucoris De Geer, 1773
Nerthra grandicollis Germar, 1837
Notonecta (Notonecta) borealis Hussey, 1919Mountain alder
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Linnaeus, 1758Common Backswimmer
Notonecta (Paranecta) undulata Say, 1832Backswimmer
Notonecta lactitans Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Nychia limpida Stål, 1860
Nychia marshalli Scott, 1872
Palmacorixa buenoi Abbott, 1913
Paraplea piccanina Hutchinson, 1929Sibling yoldia
Paraplea puella Barber, 1923Minute Backswimmer
Paraplea pullula Stål, 1855
Plea piccanina Hutchinson, 1925
Plea pullula Stal, 1855
Ranatra bottegoi Montandon, 1910
Ranatra capensis Germar, 1837Fourwing saltbush
Ranatra cinnamomea Distant, 1904
Ranatra dispar Montandon, 1903Needle Bug
Ranatra emaciata Montandon, 1907Clear Chub
Ranatra fianarantsoana Poisson, 1963Englemann's milkvetch
Ranatra grandicollis Montandon, 1907
Ranatra parvipes (Signoret, 1860)⇒ Ranatra grandicollis Montandon, 1907
Sigara (Arctosigara) decoratella Hungerford, 1926
Sigara (Halicorixa) stagnalis Leach, 1817
Sigara (Lasiosigara) trilineata Provancher, 1872
Sigara (Retrocorixa) venusta Douglas & Scott, 1869
Sigara (Sigara) pectoralis Fieber, 1848
Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Fieber, 1848
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Leach, 1817
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis Leach, 1817
Sigara ceres Hutchinson, 1929
Sigara contortuplicata (Hutchinson n..., 1929)⇒ Sigara wahlbergi Lundblad, 1928
Sigara meridionalis Wallengren, 1875
Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858
Sigara sexlineata Reuter, 1882
Sigara sjoestedti Kirkaldy, 1910
Sigara wahlbergi Lundblad, 1928
Stenocorixa protrusa Horváth, 1926
Stenocorixa protusa (Horváth, 1926)⇒ Agraptocorixa swierstrai Hutchinson, 1929
Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis Fieber, 1851Thinstripe hermit

Subnodes of Nepomorpha with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuperfamilyAphelocheiroidea
Hebsgaard, Andersen & Damgaard, 2004
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCorixoidea
Enderlein, 1912
water boatmen
2
12
50
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNaucoroidea
Leach, 1815
1
6
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
9
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNotonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
back swimmers, backswimmers
3
10
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOchteroidea
Kirkaldy, 1906
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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