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Checklist for Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
and region Mpumalanga (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
367
3203
5874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
366
3200
5869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
3109
5725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
69
238
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
68
237
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
35
104
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
6
9
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
5
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mpumalanga
2 Families width 17 Species
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers13SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mpumalanga
5 Genera with 17 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer9SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Plea Leach, 18552SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mpumalanga
17 Species
Anisops debilis (Gerstaecker, 1873)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops gracilis (Hutchinson, 1927)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops jaczewskii (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops krugeri (Poisson, 1956)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops pellucens Poisson, 1937Truncate saxicave
Anisops psyche (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
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 sobria Stål, 1855Springfishes
Enithares transvaalensis (Poisson, 1956)⇒ Enithares glauca Bolivar, 1879
Nychia limpida Stål, 1860
Paraplea piccanina Hutchinson, 1929Sibling yoldia
Paraplea pullula Stål, 1855
Plea piccanina Hutchinson, 1925
Plea pullula Stal, 1855

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in Mpumalanga
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
3
13
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