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Checklist for Family Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 (Back Swimmers)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
394
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
72
322
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
35
158
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
3
6
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Water Boatman
4
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
4 Genera with 17 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer13SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Neonychia Hungerford, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 18722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
17 Species
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
Enithares chinai (Jaczewski, 1927)⇒ Enithares glauca Bolivar, 1879
Enithares sobria Stål, 1855Springfishes
Nychia limpida Stål, 1860
Nychia marshalli Scott, 1872

Subnodes of Notonectidae with occurrences in Transvaal
SubfamilyAnisopinae
Hutchinson, 1929
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNotonectinae
Latreille, 1802
3
4
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