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Checklist of Family Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 (Back Swimmers)
for Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
494
4980
11122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4974
11111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
473
4901
10973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
499
825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
88
485
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
44
212
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
8
18
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
7
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Water Boatman
5
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
5 Genera with 20 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer15SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Neonychia Hungerford, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1897Back-Swimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
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 graciloides (Brookes, 1951)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hancocki murati Poisson, 1939
Anisops hypatia (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hypatria
Anisops poweri (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops sardea (Herrich-Schä..., 1850)⇒ Anisops sardeus Herrich-Scha..., 1849
Anisops scutellata
Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops varius (Fieber, 1851)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Enithares chinai (Jaczewski, 1927)⇒ Enithares glauca Bolivar, 1879
Enithares glauca Bolivar, 1879
Enithares sobria Stål, 1855Springfishes
Notonecta lactitans Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Nychia limpida Stål, 1860

Subnodes of Notonectidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyAnisopinae
Hutchinson, 1929
1
15
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNotonectinae
Latreille, 1802
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Notonectidae (Latreille 1802)
Notonectidae (Latreille 1802)


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