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Checklist for Family Pleidae Fieber, 1817 (Pigmy backswimmers)
and region Netherlands (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
9090
28468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
647
9079
28452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
603
8852
27910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
134
1203
3026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
99
1079
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
49
400
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
8
28
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers
2
6
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Netherlands
2 Genera with 4 Species
Paraplea Esaki & China, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Plea Leach, 03SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Netherlands
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paraplea brunni Kirkaldy, 1898Hairlip redhorse
Paraplea pullula Stål, 1855
Plea (Plea) minutissima Leach, 1817
Plea minutissima minutissima Leach, 1817
Plea leachii


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