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Checklist for Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
119
770
1201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
93
679
1057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
48
280
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
8
26
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
6
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Victoria
2 Families width 22 Species
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers19SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Victoria
6 Genera with 22 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1933Common backswimmer12SpeciesTaxom
Buenoa Kirkaldy, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Neoplea Esaki & China, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1832Back-Swimmer2SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 19332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
22 Species
Anisops calcaratus Hale, 1923
Anisops deanei Brooks, 1951
Anisops elstoni Brooks, 1951
Anisops evansi Brooks, 1951
Anisops gratus Hale, 1923
Anisops hackeri Brooks, 1951
Anisops hyperion Kirkaldy, 1898
Anisops nasutus Fieber, 1851
Anisops stali Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops tasmaniaensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops tasmaniensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops thienemanni Lundblad, 1933
Buenoa antigone Kirkaldy, 1899
Buenoa omani Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Buenoa uhleri Truxal, 1953Henderson's angelica
Enithares hackeri Hungerford, 1940
Enithares woodwardi Lansbury, 1968
Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Linnaeus, 1758Common Backswimmer
Notonecta (Paranecta) undulata Say, 1832Backswimmer
Paraplea brunni Kirkaldy, 1898Hairlip redhorse
Paraplea halei Lundblad, 1933Largeleaf wild indigo

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in Victoria
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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