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Checklist of Superfamily Notonectoidea Latreille, 1802 (back swimmers)
for West Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
523
5410
14010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
520
5396
13995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
501
5312
13850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
111
878
1532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
90
804
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
51
342
574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
9
20
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
7
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Australia
2 Families width 31 Species
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802Back Swimmers29SpeciesTaxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817Pigmy backswimmers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Australia
7 Genera with 31 Species
Anisops Spinola, 1995Common backswimmer21SpeciesTaxom
Enithares Spinola, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Notonecta Linnaeus, 1897Back-Swimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Nychia Stål, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paranisops Hale, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Walambianisops Lansbury, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
31 Species
Anisops barrenensis Brooks, 1951
Anisops baylii Lansbury, 1995
Anisops calcaratus Hale, 1923
Anisops canaliculatus Brooks, 1951
Anisops deanei Brooks, 1951
Anisops douglasi Lansbury, 1984
Anisops elstoni Brooks, 1951
Anisops gratus Hale, 1923
Anisops hackeri Brooks, 1951
Anisops hyperion Kirkaldy, 1898
Anisops malkini Brooks, 1951
Anisops nabillus Lansbury, 1969
Anisops nasutus Fieber, 1851
Anisops occipitalis Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Anisops paracrinitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops paraexigerus Lansbury, 1964
Anisops semitus Brooks, 1951
Anisops stali Kirkaldy, 1904Bluegreen saltbush
Anisops thienemanni Lundblad, 1933
Anisops ungarinyin Lansbury, 1995
Anisops ungarinyn Lansbury, 1995
Enithares gwini Lansbury, 1984
Enithares hackeri Hungerford, 1940
Enithares loria Brooks, 1948
Enithares woodwardi Lansbury, 1968
Notonecta (Enitharonecta) handlirschi Kirkaldy, 1897Beach saltbush
Nychia sappho Kirkaldy, 1901Matamoros saltbush
Paranisops endymion Kirkaldy, 1904
Paraplea brunni Kirkaldy, 1898Hairlip redhorse
Paraplea liturata Fieber, 1844Pigmy Backswimmer
Walambianisops wandjina Lansbury, 1984

Subnodes of Notonectoidea with occurrences in West Australia
FamilyNotonectidae
Latreille, 1802
Back Swimmers, Backswimers, Backswimmers, Greater water boatman, Water Boatman
6
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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