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Checklist for Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
213
4836
20200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
162
4205
17125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
70
1530
5714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
10
62
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
11
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oceania
2 Families width 97 Species and 6 Subspecies
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers88SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae (Fieber, 1817)Pigmy backswimmers9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oceania
11 Genera with 97 Species
Anisopoides Hutchinson, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Anisops Spinola, 1951Common backswimmer57SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 196818SpeciesTaxom
Neoplea Esaki & China, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1811Back-Swimmer7SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Paranisops Hale, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Plea Leach, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Walambianisops Lansbury, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
97 Species and 6 Subspecies
Anisopoides assimilis White, 1878
Anisopoides wakefieldi White, 1878
Anisops assimilis White, 1878Common backswimmer
Anisops ayersi Reichardt, 1982
Anisops barrenensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops baylii Lansbury, 1995
Anisops biroi Brooks, 1951
Anisops bouvieri Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops browni Lansbury, 1963
Anisops calcaratus Hale, 1923
Anisops canaliculatus Brooks, 1951
Anisops cheesmanae Lansbury, 1963
Anisops cleopatra Distant, 1914
Anisops deanei Brooks, 1951
Anisops depressa (Lansbury, 1962)⇒ Anisops elstoni Brooks, 1951
Anisops doris Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops dostini Lansbury, 1991
Anisops douglasi Lansbury, 1984
Anisops elkedraensis Lansbury, 1995
Anisops elstoni Brooks, 1951
Anisops endymion Kirkaldy, 1904
Anisops evansi Brooks, 1951
Anisops exigera Brooks, 1951
Anisops exiguus Horváth, 1919
Anisops fijiensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops fijiensis fijiensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops fijiensis rotumai Lansbury, 1962
Anisops gratus Hale, 1923
Anisops gressitti Lansbury, 1962
Anisops hackeri Brooks, 1951
Anisops hayesi Lansbury, 1995
Anisops hyperion Kirkaldy, 1898
Anisops kuroiwae Matsumura, 1915Backswimmer
Anisops leucothea Esaki, 1926
Anisops lihiriensis Lansbury, 1978
Anisops lundbladiana Lansbury, 1962
Anisops malkini Brooks, 1951
Anisops megalops Lansbury, 1962
Anisops nabillus Lansbury, 1969
Anisops nasutus Fieber, 1851
Anisops nodulatus Brooks, 1951
Anisops occipitalis Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Anisops ocularis Hale, 1923
Anisops paracrinitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops paraexigerus Lansbury, 1964
Anisops philippinensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops planifacies Lansbury, 1975
Anisops planifascies Lansbury, 1975
Anisops rigoensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops semitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops stali Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops tahitiensis Lundblad, 1935
Anisops tasmaniaensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops tasmaniensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops thienemanni Lundblad, 1933
Anisops ungarinyin Lansbury, 1995
Anisops ungarinyn Lansbury, 1995
Anisops wakefieldi White, 1878
Anisops windi Brooks, 1951
Buenoa antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Buenoa margaritacea Torre-Bueno, 1908
Buenoa omani Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa pallipes Fabricius, 1802Backswimmer
Buenoa uhleri Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Enithares alexis Lansbury, 1967
Enithares alexis alexis Lansbury, 1967
Enithares alexis lairdi Lansbury, 1968
Enithares atra Brooks, 1948
Enithares bergrothi Montandon, 1892
Enithares digitata Lansbury, 1974
Enithares elongata Lansbury, 1974
Enithares gibbera Brooks, 1948
Enithares gwini Lansbury, 1984
Enithares hackeri Hungerford, 1940
Enithares hebridiensis Lansbury, 1968
Enithares loria Brooks, 1948
Enithares megalops Lansbury, 1968
Enithares nigra Lansbury, 1968
Enithares paramegalops Lansbury, 1968
Enithares stylata Lansbury, 1968
Enithares vulgaris Lansbury, 1968
Enithares woodwardi Lansbury, 1968
Neoplea apopkana Drake & Chapman, 1953Pleid water bug
Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844
Notonecta (Bichromonecta) shooteri (Uhler, 1894)⇒ Notonecta shooterii Uhler, 1894
Notonecta (Enitharonecta) handlirschi Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Linnaeus, 1758Common Backswimmer
Notonecta (Paranecta) indica Linnaeus, 1771Backswimmer
Notonecta australis (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Anisops stali Kirkaldy, 1904
Nychia limpida Stål, 1860
Nychia sappho Kirkaldy, 1901Matamoros saltbush
Paranisops endymion Kirkaldy, 1904
Paranisops inconstans Hale, 1924Welwitschia
Paranisops inconstans inconstans Hale, 1924
Paranisops inconstans lutea Hale, 1924
Paraplea brunni Kirkaldy, 1898Hairlip redhorse
Paraplea halei Lundblad, 1933Largeleaf wild indigo
Paraplea liturata Fieber, 1844Pigmy Backswimmer
Paraplea puella Barber, 1923Minute Backswimmer
Plea (Plea) minutissima Leach, 1817
Plea brunni (Kirkaldy, 1898)⇒ Paraplea brunni Kirkaldy, 1898
Plea halei (Lundblad, 1933)⇒ Paraplea halei Lundblad, 1933
Walambianisops wandjina Lansbury, 1984

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in Oceania
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
8
88
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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