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Checklist for Family Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 (Back Swimmers)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
184
2089
5102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
140
1775
4219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
59
675
1523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
9
32
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
9
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Water Boatman
7
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
7 Genera with 36 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1951Common backswimmer26SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1758Back-Swimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paranisops Hale, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Walambianisops Lansbury, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
36 Species
Anisops assimilis White, 1878Common backswimmer
Anisops barrenensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops calcaratus Hale, 1923
Anisops canaliculatus Brooks, 1951
Anisops deanei Brooks, 1951
Anisops doris Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops elstoni Brooks, 1951
Anisops evansi Brooks, 1951
Anisops gratus Hale, 1923
Anisops hackeri Brooks, 1951
Anisops hyperion Kirkaldy, 1898
Anisops nasutus Fieber, 1851
Anisops nodulatus Brooks, 1951
Anisops occipitalis Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Anisops paracrinitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops paraexigerus Lansbury, 1964
Anisops philippinensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops planifacies Lansbury, 1975
Anisops planifascies Lansbury, 1975
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 windi Brooks, 1951
Buenoa antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Buenoa omani Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa uhleri Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Enithares hackeri Hungerford, 1940
Enithares loria Brooks, 1948
Enithares woodwardi Lansbury, 1968
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Linnaeus, 1758Common Backswimmer
Nychia sappho Kirkaldy, 1901Matamoros saltbush
Paranisops inconstans Hale, 1924Welwitschia
Walambianisops wandjina Lansbury, 1984

Subnodes of Notonectidae with occurrences in East Australia
SubfamilyAnisopinae
Hutchinson, 1929
4
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNotonectinae
Latreille, 1802
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Notonectidae (Latreille 1802)
Notonectidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Notonectidae at artfakta.se
Notonectidae at dyntaxa.se
Notonectidae at gbif.org
Notonectidae at irmng.org
Notonectidae at itis.gov