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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
377
3064
5702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
377
3064
5702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
354
2978
5577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
390
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
72
320
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
35
158
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
10
20
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
10 Families width 53 Species
Corixidae Leach, 1815Lesser Water-Boatman7SpeciesTaxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers17SpeciesTaxom
Aphelocheiridae Fieber, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Belostomatidae (Leach, 1815)Alligator ticks4SpeciesTaxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815Creeping water bug5SpeciesTaxom
Helotrephidae Esaki & China, 1927Beetle backswimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Nepidae (Latreille, 1802)Back-swimmer Water-boatmen5SpeciesTaxom
Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924Pygmy water boatmen11SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897Toad bug0SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
20 Genera with 53 Species
Agraptocorixa Kirkaldy, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer13SpeciesTaxom
Aphelocheirus Westwood, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 18033SpeciesTaxom
Ctenipocoris Montandon, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Esakiella China, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Laccocoris Stål, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Laccotrephes Stål, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1853Giant Water Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoris Signoret, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Micronecta Kirkaldy, 192612SpeciesTaxom
Naucoris Geoffroy, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Neonychia Hungerford, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Nerthra Say, 1831Toad bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Ranatra Fabricius, 1860Water scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Sigara Fabricius, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Tropocorixa Hutchinson, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
53 Species
Agraptocorixa gestroi Kirkaldy, 1898
Anisops aglaia Hutchinson, 1929
Anisops amaryllis Hutchinson, 1928
Anisops ares (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops balcis (Hutchinson, 1930)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops debilis (Gerstaecker, 1873)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops gracilis (Hutchinson, 1927)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hancocki (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hypatia (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops pellucens Poisson, 1937Truncate saxicave
Anisops poweri (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops praetexta (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops sardeus (Herrich-Scha..., 1849)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops varius (Fieber, 1851)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Aphelocheirus schoutedeni Montandon, 1914
Appasus capensis (Mayr, 1871)⇒ Diplonychus capensis Mayr, 1871
Appasus grassei Poisson, 1937Roseate shiner
Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803
Ctenipocoris africanus Poisson, 1948
Enithares chinai (Jaczewski, 1927)⇒ Enithares glauca Bolivar, 1879
Enithares sobria Stål, 1855Springfishes
Esakiella (Esakiella) hutchinsoni Poisson, 1950
Laccocoris chinai (Poisson, 1949)⇒ Naucoris obscuratus Montandon, 1913
Laccocoris limigenus (Stål, 1865)⇒ Naucoris obscuratus Montandon, 1913
Laccotrephes annulipes Signoret, 1880Clear Chub
Laccotrephes fabricii Stål, 1868
Laccotrephes fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853)⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854
Macrocoris flavicollis (Signoret, 1861)⇒ Centipocoris africana Poisson, 0
Micronecta bleekiana Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta butleriana Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta citharistia Hutchinson, 1940
Micronecta dimidiata Poisson, 1928Spring cavefishes
Micronecta druryana Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta eupompe Hutchinson, 1930Truncate saxicave
Micronecta gorogaiqua Hutchinson, 1929
Micronecta piccanin (Hutchinson, 1940)⇒ Micronecta dimidiata Poisson, 1928
Micronecta scutellaris (Stål, 1858)⇒ Sigara scutellaris Stål, 1858
Micronecta transvaalensis Poisson, 1960
Micronecta uvarovi Jaczewski, 1926
Naucoris obscuratus Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Nychia limpida Stål, 1860
Nychia marshalli Scott, 1872
Paraplea piccanina Hutchinson, 1929Sibling yoldia
Paraplea pullula Stål, 1855
Ranatra fianarantsoana Poisson, 1963Englemann's milkvetch
Ranatra parvipes (Signoret, 1860)⇒ Ranatra grandicollis Montandon, 1907
Sigara (Sigara) pectoralis Fieber, 1848
Sigara contortuplicata (Hutchinson n..., 1929)⇒ Sigara wahlbergi Lundblad, 1928
Sigara meridionalis Wallengren, 1875
Sigara sexlineata Reuter, 1882
Sigara sjoestedti Kirkaldy, 1910
Sigara wahlbergi Lundblad, 1928

Subnodes of Nepomorpha with occurrences in Transvaal
SuperfamilyAphelocheiroidea
Hebsgaard, Andersen & Damgaard, 2004
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyCorixoidea
Enderlein, 1912
water boatmen
2
4
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyNaucoroidea
Leach, 1815
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyNepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
4
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyNotonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
back swimmers, backswimmers
3
6
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyOchteroidea
Kirkaldy, 1906
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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