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Checklist for Family Pleidae Fieber, 1817 (Pigmy backswimmers)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
173
2393
8058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
119
2072
7032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
60
847
2934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
9
37
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
5
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
2 Genera with 4 Species
Neoplea Esaki & China, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Paraplea Esaki & China, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
4 Species
Neoplea harnedi Drake, 1922
Neoplea mexicana Drake & Chapman, 1953
Neoplea striola Fieber, 1844
Paraplea puella Barber, 1923Minute Backswimmer


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