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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
394
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
72
322
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
35
158
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
10
20
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
3
6
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
3 Families width 20 Species
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers17SpeciesTaxom
Helotrephidae Esaki & China, 1927Beetle backswimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
6 Genera with 20 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1851Common backswimmer13SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Esakiella China, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Neonychia Hungerford, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18552SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
20 Species
Anisops aglaia Hutchinson, 1929
Anisops amaryllis Hutchinson, 1928
Anisops ares (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops balcis (Hutchinson, 1930)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops debilis (Gerstaecker, 1873)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops gracilis (Hutchinson, 1927)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hancocki (Hutchinson, 1928)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops hypatia (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops pellucens Poisson, 1937Truncate saxicave
Anisops poweri (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops praetexta (Hutchinson, 1929)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
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 sobria Stål, 1855Springfishes
Esakiella (Esakiella) hutchinsoni Poisson, 1950
Nychia limpida Stål, 1860
Nychia marshalli Scott, 1872
Paraplea piccanina Hutchinson, 1929Sibling yoldia
Paraplea pullula Stål, 1855

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in Transvaal
FamilyHelotrephidae
Esaki & China, 1927
beetle backswimmers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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