Checklist for Family Pleidae Fieber, 1817 (Pigmy backswimmers)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 159
1964
4677 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 121
1732
4204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 53
632
1413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs | 10
39
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Notonectoidea
Latreille, 1802
Back swimmers, Backswimmers | 3
10
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pleidae
Fieber, 1817
Pigmy backswimmers, Pleid water bugs, Pygmy backswimmers | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
2 Genera with 5 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
5 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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