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Checklist of Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
for Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
565
7120
15641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
562
7116
15633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
534
6992
15382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
110
755
1247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
102
704
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
46
320
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
9
27
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
6
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
2 Families width 23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers19SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
6 Genera with 23 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer14SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Neonychia Hungerford, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Plea Leach, 18552SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anisops amaryllis Hutchinson, 1928
Anisops debilis (Gerstaecker, 1873)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops elegans Fieber, 1852
Anisops gracilis (Hutchinson, 1927)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops graciloides (Brookes, 1951)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hancocki murati Poisson, 1939
Anisops hypatia (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops kampalensis Hutchinson, 1928
Anisops letitia (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops praetexta (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops sardea (Herrich-Schä..., 1850)⇒ Anisops sardeus Herrich-Scha..., 1849
Anisops sardeus (Herrich-Scha..., 1849)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
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
Enithares vflavum Reuter, 1882Jawleaf lupine
Nychia marshalli Scott, 1872
Paraplea piccanina Hutchinson, 1929Sibling yoldia
Paraplea pullula Stål, 1855
Plea piccanina Hutchinson, 1925
Plea pullula Stal, 1855

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
4
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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