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Checklist of Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
for British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
865
12017
42756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
862
12007
42740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
783
11731
42132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
178
1553
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
135
1332
3523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
53
458
1092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
10
44
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
7
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
2 Families width 24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers22SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
7 Genera with 24 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1933Common backswimmer4SpeciesTaxom
Asiopompus Sharov, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Neoplea Esaki & China, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1758Back-Swimmer15SpeciesTaxom
Plea Leach, 18172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anisops assimilis White, 1878Common backswimmer
Anisops deanei Brooks, 1951
Anisops gratus Hale, 1923
Anisops thienemanni Lundblad, 1933
Asiopompus tomicus A. G. Sharov, 1961
Buenoa confusa Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa macrophthalma Fieber, 1851
Enithares woodwardi Lansbury, 1968
Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844
Notonecta (Bichromonecta) shooteri (Uhler, 1894)⇒ Notonecta shooterii Uhler, 1894
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Linnaeus, 1758Common Backswimmer
Notonecta glauca glauca Linné, 1758
Notonecta (Notonecta) irrorata Uhler, 1879
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Notonecta lunata Hungerford, 1926
Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua Thunberg, 1787
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Delcourt, 1909
Notonecta (Paranecta) indica Linnaeus, 1771Backswimmer
Notonecta (Paranecta) kirbyi Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta (Paranecta) lunata Hungerford, 1926Black oak
Notonecta (Paranecta) raleighi Torre-Bueno, 1907
Notonecta (Paranecta) uhleri Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Notonecta (Paranecta) undulata Say, 1832Backswimmer
Notonecta (Paranecta) unifasciata W. D. Pierce, 1948
Notonecta minutissima Linnaeus, 1758
Plea (Plea) minutissima Leach, 1817
Plea minutissima minutissima Leach, 1817

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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