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Taxonomy of Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802
back swimmers, backswimmers


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
710
28641
240164		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs		564
25824
208282		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs		124
8215
65100		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs		14
410
4319		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers		4
65
979		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802
FamilyHelotrephidae
Esaki & China, 1927
Beetle backswimmers		26
244		Genera
Species
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Water Boatman		32
647		Genera
Species
FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers		6
88		Genera
Species
FamilyPleiidae
1
0		Genus
Species

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Notonectoidea
EnglishBack swimmers, Backswimmers


Distribution and Species lists of Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802
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Afghanistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Algeria
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species		Angola
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species		Argentina
2 Families  4 Genera  16 Species		Australia
2 Families  9 Genera  84 Species		Austria
2 Families  3 Genera  8 Species		Belarus
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species		Belgium
2 Families  3 Genera  11 Species		Belize
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species		Bolivia
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species		Botswana
2 Families  4 Genera  9 Species		Brazil
3 Families  7 Genera  33 Species		Bulgaria
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Canada
2 Families  3 Genera  15 Species		Chile
1 Families  2 Genera  1 Species		China
1 Families  6 Genera  13 Species		Colombia
3 Families  6 Genera  43 Species		Costa Rica
2 Families  4 Genera  11 Species		Croatia
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species		Cuba
1 Families  2 Genera  7 Species		Czech Republic
2 Families  5 Genera  13 Species		Denmark
2 Families  3 Genera  11 Species		East Timor
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Ecuador
2 Families  4 Genera  3 Species		El Salvador
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Estonia
2 Families  2 Genera  5 Species		Finland
2 Families  2 Genera  9 Species		France
2 Families  4 Genera  13 Species		Gambia
2 Families  3 Genera  9 Species		Georgia
2 Families  3 Genera  9 Species		Germany
2 Families  8 Genera  34 Species		Greece
2 Families  5 Genera  14 Species		Guatemala
2 Families  4 Genera  7 Species		Guyana
2 Families  2 Genera  1 Species		Haiti
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species		Hungary
1 Families  2 Genera  3 Species		Iceland
2 Families  3 Genera  8 Species		India
2 Families  4 Genera  9 Species		Indonesia
3 Families  5 Genera  20 Species		Ireland
2 Families  3 Genera  7 Species		Italy
2 Families  3 Genera  14 Species		Jamaica
2 Families  3 Genera  6 Species		Japan
2 Families  5 Genera  14 Species		Jordan
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species		Kazakhstan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Kenya
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species		Latvia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Lesotho
2 Families  3 Genera  6 Species		Liberia
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species		Lithuania
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species		Luxembourg
2 Families  2 Genera  5 Species		Madagascar
1 Families  2 Genera  4 Species		Malaysia
3 Families  5 Genera  7 Species		Mexico
2 Families  5 Genera  41 Species		Micronesia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species		Mongolia
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species		Morocco
1 Families  2 Genera  3 Species		Mozambique
2 Families  4 Genera  5 Species		Myanmar
1 Families  2 Genera  1 Species		Namibia
2 Families  4 Genera  13 Species		Netherlands
2 Families  4 Genera  14 Species		New Zealand
1 Families  2 Genera  4 Species		Norway
2 Families  3 Genera  8 Species		Panama
1 Families  2 Genera  6 Species		Papua New Guinea
1 Families  3 Genera  4 Species		Paraguay
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species		Peru
1 Family  1 Genus  5 Species		Philippines
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species		Poland
2 Families  2 Genera  9 Species		Portugal
2 Families  4 Genera  6 Species		Republic South Africa
3 Families  10 Genera  47 Species		Russia
2 Families  5 Genera  9 Species		Rwanda
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species		Senegal
1 Family  1 Genus  5 Species		Slovakia
2 Families  3 Genera  8 Species		Solomon Islands
1 Families  3 Genera  4 Species		South Korea
2 Families  5 Genera  5 Species		Spain
2 Families  3 Genera  13 Species		Sri Lanka
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Suriname
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Sweden
2 Families  5 Genera  12 Species		Switzerland
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species		Taiwan
3 Families  6 Genera  16 Species		Tanzania
1 Families  2 Genera  9 Species		Thailand
2 Families  4 Genera  6 Species		Togo
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Trinidad and Tobago
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species		Tunisia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Turkey
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species		Ukraine
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species		United Kingdom
2 Families  7 Genera  23 Species		Uruguay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		USA
2 Families  9 Genera  59 Species		Uzbekistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Vanuatu
2 Families  3 Genera  2 Species		Venezuela
1 Families  3 Genera  4 Species		Vietnam
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species		Zambia
1 Families  3 Genera  6 Species		Zimbabwe
1 Families  3 Genera  19 Species


Distribution on islands
Anholt
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Hebrides
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species		Inner Hebrides
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Islands of Chile
1 Families  2 Genera  5 Species		Macaronesia
1 Families  2 Genera  3 Species		Magnetic Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Northern Isles
2 Families  2 Genera  4 Species		Northern Orkney Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species		Orkney Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  4 Species		Outer Hebrides
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species		Porto Santo Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Skye
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Southern Orkney Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species		Tenerife
1 Families  2 Genera  3 Species		Thursday Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species		Uist
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species		Wellington
1 Families  2 Genera  5 Species		Wyre
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species		Rott Formation
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species		Yixian Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


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