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Checklist for Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
173
2393
8058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
119
2072
7032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
60
847
2934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
9
37
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
5
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
2 Families width 49 Species and 7 Subspecies
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers45SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
5 Genera with 49 Species
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 195322SpeciesTaxom
Martarega White, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Neoplea Esaki & China, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1937Back-Swimmer28SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
49 Species and 7 Subspecies
Buenoa albida Champion, 1901
Buenoa alterna Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Buenoa arizonis Bare, 1928
Buenoa artafrons Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa carinata Champion, 1901
Buenoa confusa Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa crassipes Champion, 1901
Buenoa distincta Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa gracilis Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa hungerfordi Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa ida Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Buenoa margaritacea Torre-Bueno, 1908
Buenoa omani Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa pallens Champion, 1901
Buenoa pallipes Fabricius, 1802Backswimmer
Buenoa platycnemis Fieber, 1851
Buenoa playtycnemis Fieber, 1851
Buenoa scimitra Bare, 1925
Buenoa speciosa Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa thomasi Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa uhleri Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Martarega hondurensis Bare, 1932
Martarega mexicana Truxal, 1949Gray's angelica
Neoplea harnedi Drake, 1922
Neoplea mexicana Drake & Chapman, 1953
Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844
Notonecta (Bichromonecta) repanda Hungerford, 1934
Notonecta (Bichromonecta) shooteri (Uhler, 1894)⇒ Notonecta shooterii Uhler, 1894
Notonecta (Erythronecta) hoffmanni (Hungerford, 1925)⇒ Notonecta hoffmani Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta (Erythronecta) lobata Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta (Paranecta) indica Linnaeus, 1771Backswimmer
Notonecta (Paranecta) montezuma Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Notonecta (Paranecta) unifasciata W. D. Pierce, 1948
Notonecta unifasciata angulata Hungerford, 1933
Notonecta unifasciata unifasciata Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
Notonecta ceres Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Notonecta ceres ceres Kirkaldy, 1897
Notonecta ceres rogersi Hungerford, 1932
Notonecta ceres stirtoni Hungerford, 1933
Notonecta compacta Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta distinctoidea Hungerford &..., 1926Interior live oak
Notonecta hintoni Hungerford, 1934
Notonecta hoffmani Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta impressa Fieber, 1851
Notonecta indicoidea Hungerford, 1927
Notonecta melaena Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Notonecta mexicana Uhler, 1894Bluenose Shiner
Notonecta mexicana creaseri Hungerford, 1932
Notonecta mexicana mexicana Amyot and Se..., 1843
Notonecta penecompacta Hungerford, 1938Florida chinkapin
Notonecta penelobata Hungerford, 1938Florida chinkapin
Notonecta robusta Hungerford, 1932Bluenose Shiner
Notonecta shooterii Uhler, 1894
Notonecta thomasi Hungerford, 1937Bigeye jumprock
Paraplea puella Barber, 1923Minute Backswimmer

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in Central America
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
3
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Notonectoidea at artfakta.se
Notonectoidea at dyntaxa.se
Notonectoidea at itis.gov