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Checklist of Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
for Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
445
4424
8617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
4419
8607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
4334
8472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
84
355
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
80
329
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
34
136
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
9
17
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
3
6
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
3 Families width 18 Species
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers15SpeciesTaxom
Helotrephidae Esaki & China, 1927Beetle backswimmers0SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
6 Genera with 18 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer11SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Helotrephes Stål, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Plea Leach, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
18 Species
Anisops aglaia Hutchinson, 1929
Anisops debilis (Gerstaecker, 1873)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops gracilis (Hutchinson, 1927)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hypatia (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hypatria
Anisops komghai Reichart, 1980Sculptureless verticord
Anisops letitia (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops poweri (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops sardea (Herrich-Schä..., 1850)⇒ 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 glauca Bolivar, 1879
Enithares sobria Stål, 1855Springfishes
Nychia limpida Stål, 1860
Paraplea piccanina Hutchinson, 1929Sibling yoldia
Paraplea pullula Stål, 1855
Plea pullula Stal, 1855

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape
FamilyHelotrephidae
Esaki & China, 1927
beetle backswimmers
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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