Checklist for Family Pleidae Fieber, 1817 (Pigmy backswimmers)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2340
4567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2338
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2276
4408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 56
200
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 48
176
321 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 28
120
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs | 8
18
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers | 2
4
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
1 Genera with 1 Species
Species list for Botswana
1 Species
Links, sources and further information Pleidae at artfakta.se
Pleidae at dyntaxa.se
Pleidae at gbif.org
Pleidae at irmng.org
Pleidae at itis.gov
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