Checklist of Family Pleidae Fieber, 1817 (Pigmy backswimmers)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 89
480
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 78
446
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 42
246
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs | 7
12
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers | 2
4
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
2 Genera with 4 Species
Species list for Namibia
4 Species
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