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Checklist of Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
for USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1073
24471
144362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1067
24433
144310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
977
24002
142513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
202
3490
19098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
140
3013
17005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
57
1092
5269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
8
52
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
9
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
2 Families width 59 Species and 2 Subspecies
Notonectidae (Latreille, 1802)Back Swimmers52SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae (Fieber, 1817)Pigmy backswimmers7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
9 Genera with 59 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1915Common backswimmer3SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 195320SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Martarega White, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Neoplea Esaki & China, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1852Back-Swimmer31SpeciesTaxom
Paranecta Hutchinson, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Plea Leach, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
59 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anisops assimilis White, 1878Common backswimmer
Anisops gracilis (Hutchinson, 1927)⇒ Anisops varia Fieber, 1851
Anisops kuroiwae Matsumura, 1915Backswimmer
Buenoa albida Champion, 1901
Buenoa antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Buenoa arida Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa arizona
Buenoa arizonis Bare, 1928
Buenoa artafrons Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa confusa Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa hungerfordi Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa limnocastoris Hungerford, 1923
Buenoa macrotibialis Hungerford, 1924
Buenoa margaritacea Torre-Bueno, 1908
Buenoa marki Reichart, 1971Altramuz azul
Buenoa omani Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa pallens Champion, 1901
Buenoa pallipes Fabricius, 1802Backswimmer
Buenoa platycnemis Fieber, 1851
Buenoa playtycnemis Fieber, 1851
Buenoa scimitra Bare, 1925
Buenoa uhleri Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Enithares loria Brooks, 1948
Martarega mexicana Truxal, 1949Gray's angelica
Neoplea apopkana Drake & Chapman, 1953Pleid water bug
Neoplea harnedi Drake, 1922
Neoplea notana Drake & Chapman, 1953
Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844
Notonecta (Bichromonecta) repanda Hungerford, 1934
Notonecta (Bichromonecta) shooteri (Uhler, 1894)⇒ Notonecta shooterii Uhler, 1894
Notonecta (Erythronecta) hoffmanni (Hungerford, 1925)⇒ Notonecta hoffmani Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta (Erythronecta) lobata Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta (Notonecta) borealis Hussey, 1919Mountain alder
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Linnaeus, 1758Common Backswimmer
Notonecta (Notonecta) irrorata Uhler, 1879
Notonecta (Notonecta) lutea Müller, 1776Black crowberry
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Notonecta lunata Hungerford, 1926
Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua Thunberg, 1787
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Delcourt, 1909
Notonecta (Paranecta) indica Linnaeus, 1771Backswimmer
Notonecta (Paranecta) insulata Kirby, 1837
Notonecta (Paranecta) kirbyi Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta (Paranecta) lunata Hungerford, 1926Black oak
Notonecta (Paranecta) montezuma Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Notonecta (Paranecta) petrunkevitchi Hutchinson, 1945Water birch
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 unifasciata cochisiana Hungerford, 1934
Notonecta unifasciata unifasciata Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
Notonecta binuda Lauck, 1960
Notonecta emersoni S. H. Scudder, 1890
Notonecta hoffmani Hungerford, 1925
Notonecta minutissima Linnaeus, 1758
Notonecta shooterii Uhler, 1894
Notonecta variabilis Fieber, 1852
Paraplea nilionis Drake & Chapman, 1953
Paraplea puella Barber, 1923Minute Backswimmer
Plea striola (Fieber, 1844)⇒ Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
6
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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