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Checklist of Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
for Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
652
12103
37600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12086
37564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
623
11935
37166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
151
1854
5148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
1625
4531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
54
588
1534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
9
26
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
5
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
2 Families width 19 Species
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers16SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean
5 Genera with 19 Species
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 196814SpeciesTaxom
Martarega White, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Neoplea Esaki & China, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1803Back-Swimmer2SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
19 Species
Buenoa albida Champion, 1901
Buenoa antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Buenoa arida Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa confusa Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa gracilis Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa macrophthalma Fieber, 1851
Buenoa pallens Champion, 1901
Buenoa pallipes Fabricius, 1802Backswimmer
Buenoa platycnemis Fieber, 1851
Buenoa playtycnemis Fieber, 1851
Buenoa rostra Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa scimitra Bare, 1925
Buenoa truxali Nieser, 1968
Martarega chinai Hynes, 1948
Neoplea punctifer Barber, 1923
Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844
Notonecta (Paranecta) indica Linnaeus, 1771Backswimmer
Notonecta pallipes Fabricius, 1803
Paraplea puella Barber, 1923Minute Backswimmer

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in Caribbean
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
3
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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