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Checklist for Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
287
5025
20860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
224
4389
17787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
84
1584
6132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
11
115
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
3
16
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Europe
3 Families width 104 Species and 25 Subspecies
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers90SpeciesTaxom
Helotrephidae Esaki & China, 1927Beetle backswimmers3SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae (Fieber, 1817)Pigmy backswimmers11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Europe
16 Genera with 104 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer41SpeciesTaxom
Asiopompus Sharov, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Clematina Majer, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotrephes China, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Idiocoris Ishihara, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Mixotrephes Papacek, Sty..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Neoplea Esaki & China, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1861Back-Swimmer54SpeciesTaxom
Notonectites Handlirsch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Pelonecta Popov, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Plea Leach, 18448SpeciesTaxom
Soevenia Statz, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
104 Species and 25 Subspecies
Anisops aglaia Hutchinson, 1929
Anisops amaisi Poisson, 1953
Anisops ariva Lansbury, 1966San Juan milkvetch
Anisops assimilis White, 1878Common backswimmer
Anisops canaliculatus Brooks, 1951
Anisops convexonotata Brown, 1951Whitemarked tussock moth
Anisops crinita Brooks, 1951
Anisops crinitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops deanei Brooks, 1951
Anisops debilis (Gerstaecker, 1873)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops debilis canariensis Noualhier, 1893
Anisops debilis debilis Gerstaecker, 1873
Anisops debilis perplexus Poisson, 1929
Anisops debilis socotrensis Brown, 1956
Anisops deichmuelleri J. V. Deichm..., 1881
Anisops elstoni Brooks, 1951
Anisops gracilis (Hutchinson, 1927)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops gratus Hale, 1923
Anisops hackeri Brooks, 1951
Anisops heydeni J. V. Deichm..., 1881
Anisops hyperion Kirkaldy, 1898
Anisops marazanofi Poisson, 1966
Anisops nasutus Fieber, 1851
Anisops paraexigerus Lansbury, 1964
Anisops pellucens Poisson, 1937Truncate saxicave
Anisops pellucens pellucens Gerstaecker, 1873
Anisops persica Lindberg, 1941
Anisops popovi Lansbury, 1966San Juan milkvetch
Anisops praetexta (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops privasensis Nel & Paicheler, 1992
Anisops projectus Brooks, 1952Furrow shipworm
Anisops psyche (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops sardea (Herrich-Schä..., 1850)⇒ Anisops sardeus Herrich-Scha..., 1849
Anisops sardeus (Herrich-Scha..., 1849)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops sardeus sardeus Herrich-Scha..., 1849
Anisops socotrensis Brown, 1956
Anisops stali Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops tahitiensis Lundblad, 1935
Anisops thienemanni Lundblad, 1933
Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops varius (Fieber, 1851)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Asiopompus tomicus A. G. Sharov, 1961
Buenoa limnocastoris Hungerford, 1923
Buenoa macrophthalma Fieber, 1851
Buenoa macrotibialis Hungerford, 1924
Buenoa margaritacea Torre-Bueno, 1908
Buenoa omani Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa scimitra Bare, 1925
Clematina primaeva C. von Heyden, 1859
Enithares bohemica P. Stys, 1975
Enithares hackeri Hungerford, 1940
Enithares lineatipes Horváth, 1889
Enithares sobria Stål, 1855Springfishes
Enithares sobria sobria
Enithares woodwardi Lansbury, 1968
Hydrotrephes kamarora Polhemus, 1997
Idiocoris lithophilus Esaki & China, 1927
Mixotrephes hoberlandti Papácek Stys..., 1989
Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844
Notonecta (Bichromonecta) shooteri (Uhler, 1894)⇒ Notonecta shooterii Uhler, 1894
Notonecta (Notonecta) canariensis Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Linnaeus, 1758Common Backswimmer
Notonecta glauca glauca Linné, 1758
Notonecta glauca hybrida Poisson, 1933
Notonecta glauca meridionalis Poisson, 1926
Notonecta glauca poissoni Hungerford, 1933
Notonecta glauca rufescens Poisson, 1933
Notonecta (Notonecta) irrorata Uhler, 1879
Notonecta (Notonecta) lutea Müller, 1776Black crowberry
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Notonecta lunata Hungerford, 1926
Notonecta maculata fulva Fuente, 1898
Notonecta maculata maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) meridionalis Poisson, 1926
Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua Thunberg, 1787
Notonecta obliqua meridionalis Poisson, 1926
Notonecta obliqua obliqua
Notonecta (Notonecta) pallidula Poisson, 1926
Notonecta (Notonecta) reuteri Hungerford, 1758
Notonecta reuteri reuteri Hungerford, 1928
Notonecta reuteri ribauti Poisson, 193..., 1970
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Delcourt, 1909
Notonecta viridis kashmiriana Hungerford, 1933
Notonecta viridis mediterranea Hutchinson, 1928
Notonecta viridis meridionalis Hutchinson, 1927
Notonecta viridis viridis
Notonecta (Paranecta) indica Linnaeus, 1771Backswimmer
Notonecta (Paranecta) insulata Kirby, 1837
Notonecta (Paranecta) kirbyi Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta (Paranecta) lunata Hungerford, 1926Black oak
Notonecta (Paranecta) raleighi Torre-Bueno, 1907
Notonecta (Paranecta) spinosa Hungerford, 1930Interior live oak
Notonecta (Paranecta) uhleri Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Notonecta (Paranecta) undulata Say, 1832Backswimmer
Notonecta (Paranecta) unifasciata W. D. Pierce, 1948
Notonecta amplifica Kiritshenko, 1930
Notonecta arabiensis Hungerford, 1925Black oak
Notonecta arvernica Piton, 1942
Notonecta cantalensis Nel & Paicheler, 1992
Notonecta deichmuelleri von Schlecht..., 1894
Notonecta elterleini Deichmüller, 1886
Notonecta furcata Fabricius, 1794
Notonecta harnacki von Schlecht..., 1894
Notonecta heydeni Deichmüller, 1881
Notonecta immediata Kiritshenko, 1931
Notonecta jubata von Schlecht..., 1894
Notonecta kiangsis Kirkaldy, 1897Navajo saltbush
Notonecta marmorea (Fabricius, 1803)⇒ Notonecta viridis Delcourt, 1909
Notonecta minutissima Linnaeus, 1758
Notonecta primaeva von Heyden, 1859
Notonecta scutellaris Reuter, 1886
Notonecta sieblosensis Martini, 1971
Notonecta triguttata Motschulsky, 1861
Notonectites elterleini J. V. Deichm..., 1886
Nychia marshalli Scott, 1872
Nychia marshalli marshalli Scott, 1872
Paraplea brunni Kirkaldy, 1898Hairlip redhorse
Paraplea halei Lundblad, 1933Largeleaf wild indigo
Paraplea puella Barber, 1923Minute Backswimmer
Paraplea pullula Stål, 1855
Pelonecta solnhofeni Y. A. Popov, 1971
Plea (Plea) minutissima Leach, 1817
Plea minutissima minutissima Leach, 1817
Plea minutissima tassilii Poisson, 1953
Plea cryptica
Plea leachi (McGregor & K..., 1899)⇒ Paracorixa concinna Fieber, 1848
Plea leachii
Plea pullula Stal, 1855
Plea striola (Fieber, 1844)⇒ Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844
Soevenia heydeni Deichmüller, 1881

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in Europe
FamilyHelotrephidae
Esaki & China, 1927
beetle backswimmers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
10
90
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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