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Checklist of Family Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 (Back Swimmers)
for Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
937
21291
104803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
933
21259
104731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
882
20999
104014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
210
3578
12914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
159
3038
10801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
70
1099
3652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
10
55
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
9
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Water Boatman
7
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
7 Genera with 79 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1951Common backswimmer53SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 196819SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1811Back-Swimmer7SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Paranisops Hale, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Walambianisops Lansbury, 19842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
79 Species and 4 Subspecies
Anisops assimilis White, 1878Common backswimmer
Anisops ayersi Reichardt, 1982
Anisops barrenensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops baylii Lansbury, 1995
Anisops biroi Brooks, 1951
Anisops bouvieri Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops browni Lansbury, 1963
Anisops calcaratus Hale, 1923
Anisops canaliculatus Brooks, 1951
Anisops cheesmanae Lansbury, 1963
Anisops cleopatra Distant, 1914
Anisops deanei Brooks, 1951
Anisops depressa (Lansbury, 1962)⇒ Anisops elstoni Brooks, 1951
Anisops doris Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops dostini Lansbury, 1991
Anisops douglasi Lansbury, 1984
Anisops elkedraensis Lansbury, 1995
Anisops elstoni Brooks, 1951
Anisops endymion Kirkaldy, 1904
Anisops evansi Brooks, 1951
Anisops exigera Brooks, 1951
Anisops exiguus Horváth, 1919
Anisops gratus Hale, 1923
Anisops gressitti Lansbury, 1962
Anisops hackeri Brooks, 1951
Anisops hayesi Lansbury, 1995
Anisops hyperion Kirkaldy, 1898
Anisops lihiriensis Lansbury, 1978
Anisops lundbladiana Lansbury, 1962
Anisops malkini Brooks, 1951
Anisops megalops Lansbury, 1962
Anisops nabillus Lansbury, 1969
Anisops nasutus Fieber, 1851
Anisops nodulatus Brooks, 1951
Anisops occipitalis Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Anisops ocularis Hale, 1923
Anisops paracrinitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops paraexigerus Lansbury, 1964
Anisops philippinensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops planifacies Lansbury, 1975
Anisops planifascies Lansbury, 1975
Anisops rigoensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops semitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops stali Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops tahitiensis Lundblad, 1935
Anisops tasmaniaensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops tasmaniensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops thienemanni Lundblad, 1933
Anisops ungarinyin Lansbury, 1995
Anisops ungarinyn Lansbury, 1995
Anisops wakefieldi White, 1878
Anisops windi Brooks, 1951
Buenoa antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Buenoa scimitra Bare, 1925
Enithares alexis Lansbury, 1967
Enithares alexis alexis Lansbury, 1967
Enithares alexis lairdi Lansbury, 1968
Enithares atra Brooks, 1948
Enithares bergrothi Montandon, 1892
Enithares digitata Lansbury, 1974
Enithares elongata Lansbury, 1974
Enithares gibbera Brooks, 1948
Enithares gwini Lansbury, 1984
Enithares hackeri Hungerford, 1940
Enithares hebridiensis Lansbury, 1968
Enithares loria Brooks, 1948
Enithares megalops Lansbury, 1968
Enithares nigra Lansbury, 1968
Enithares paramegalops Lansbury, 1968
Enithares stylata Lansbury, 1968
Enithares vulgaris Lansbury, 1968
Enithares woodwardi Lansbury, 1968
Notonecta (Enitharonecta) handlirschi Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Linnaeus, 1758Common Backswimmer
Notonecta (Paranecta) undulata Say, 1832Backswimmer
Notonecta australis (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Anisops stali Kirkaldy, 1904
Nychia limpida Stål, 1860
Nychia sappho Kirkaldy, 1901Matamoros saltbush
Paranisops endymion Kirkaldy, 1904
Paranisops inconstans Hale, 1924Welwitschia
Paranisops inconstans inconstans Hale, 1924
Paranisops inconstans lutea Hale, 1924
Walambianisops wandjina Lansbury, 1984

Subnodes of Notonectidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyAnisopinae
Hutchinson, 1929
4
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNotonectinae
Latreille, 1802
3
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Notonectidae (Latreille 1802)
Notonectidae (Latreille 1802)


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