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Taxonomy of Genus Velia Latreille, 1804
water cricket


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
710
28641
240164
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
564
25824
208282
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
124
8215
65100
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
11
314
3525
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
3
237
2901
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
112
1638
Genera
Species
SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
12
279
Genera
Species
GenusVelia
Latreille, 1804
Water cricket
126Species
Subnodes of Velia Latreille, 1804
SubgenusVelia (Cesavelia)  ⇒ Velia
0Species
SubgenusVelia (Haldwania)
Beier, 1930
0Species
SubgenusVelia (Plesiovelia)
Tamanini, 1955
34Species
SubgenusVelia (Velia)
Velia, 1804
Rockflower
2Species
SpeciesVelia albidotincta Stål, 1855  ⇒ Angilia albidotincta albidotincta
SpeciesVelia albotrimaculata Kirkaldy, 1899
SpeciesVelia alia Drake, 1957
SpeciesVelia alvaradana Drake & Hottes, 1952
SpeciesVelia amoena Drake, 1957
SpeciesVelia anderseni Tran, Zettel & Buzzetti, 2009
SpeciesVelia annulipes Champion, 1898
SpeciesVelia asalis Spinola, 1837  ⇒ Paravelia basalis
SpeciesVelia astralis Drake & Harris, 1938
SpeciesVelia atlantica Lindberg, 1929
Small-leaf delissea
SpeciesVelia atra J.Polhemus, 1969
SpeciesVelia balcanica Tamanini, 1947
St. Thomas tree
SpeciesVelia basalis Spinola, 1837  ⇒ Paravelia basalis
SpeciesVelia beameri Hungerford, 1929
SpeciesVelia boliviana Breddin, 1898
SpeciesVelia bouatia F. Meunier, 1914
SpeciesVelia brunnea
SpeciesVelia bui Jin, Fu & Ye, 2023
SpeciesVelia capillata Drake & Harris, 1933
SpeciesVelia championi Tamanini, 1955
SpeciesVelia cinctipes Champion, 1898
SpeciesVelia columbiensis Hungerford, 1930
SpeciesVelia conata Hungerford, 1929
SpeciesVelia confusa Hungerford, 1930
SpeciesVelia cornuta Weyenbergh, 1874
SpeciesVelia cyrenaica Tamanini, 1947
SpeciesVelia eckerleini Tamanini, 1967
Plateau delissea, `oha
SpeciesVelia egregia Drake & Harris, 1935
SpeciesVelia egreia
SpeciesVelia epeixis Drake & Menke, 1962
SpeciesVelia filippii Tamanini, 1947
1Subspecies
SpeciesVelia flavomarginata Hungerford, 1930
SpeciesVelia helenae Tamanini, 1970
SpeciesVelia hungerfordi Drake & Harris, 1933
SpeciesVelia infernalis Butler, 1876  ⇒ Rhagovelia infernalis infernalis
SpeciesVelia ioannis Tamanini, 1971
SpeciesVelia itatiayana Drake, 1951
SpeciesVelia kahli Drake & Harris, 1933
SpeciesVelia kiritshenkoi Tamanini, 1958
Harebell
SpeciesVelia laticaudata Tran, Zettel & Buzzetti, 2009
SpeciesVelia longiconnexiva Tran, Zettel & Buzzetti, 2009
SpeciesVelia major Puton, 1879
SpeciesVelia mariae Tamanini, 1971
SpeciesVelia mitrai Basu, Subramanian & D.Polhemus, 2013
Blue wild indigo
SpeciesVelia myersi Hungerford, 1931
SpeciesVelia nama Drake, 1957
SpeciesVelia nervosa Horváth, 1896
SpeciesVelia nexa Drake & Harris, 1933
SpeciesVelia nigricans Burmeister, 1835  ⇒ 
SpeciesVelia obenbergeri Hoberlandt, 1941
February daphne, Spurge-laurel, Spurgelaurel
2Subspecies
SpeciesVelia osborniana Kirkaldy, 1909
SpeciesVelia parilis Drake & Harris, 1933
SpeciesVelia paulianeae
SpeciesVelia paulineae Wilson, 1953
SpeciesVelia paxilla Drake, 1957
SpeciesVelia permista Drake, 1951
SpeciesVelia placida Drake, 1951
SpeciesVelia platensis Berg, 1883
SpeciesVelia pueblana Drake, 1951
SpeciesVelia pulchella Westwood, 1834
SpeciesVelia pygmaea Dufour, 1833
SpeciesVelia quadrispinosa Hungerford, 1929
SpeciesVelia raspa Hungerford, 1929
SpeciesVelia recens Drake & Harris, 1935
SpeciesVelia rotundanotata Hungerford, 1930
SpeciesVelia sinensis Møller, 1981
Edwards Plateau milkvetch, Richland milkvetch
SpeciesVelia spec Fabricius, 1794
SpeciesVelia splendoris Drake & Harris, 1933
SpeciesVelia steelei Tamanini, 1955
SpeciesVelia stridulata Hungerford, 1929
SpeciesVelia strigosa Hungerford, 1929
SpeciesVelia summersi Drake, 1951
SpeciesVelia taipiensis Cheesman, 1926
SpeciesVelia tersa Drake & Harris, 1941
SpeciesVelia tomokunii J.Polhemus & D.Polhemus, 1999
SpeciesVelia tonkina D.Polhemus & J.Polhemus, 2003
Black horehound
SpeciesVelia transversa Hungerford, 1929
SpeciesVelia velitis Drake, 1951
SpeciesVelia ventralis Puton, 1881
DeBeque milkvetch
SpeciesVelia verana Drake & Hottes, 1952
SpeciesVelia verdica Drake, 1951
SpeciesVelia vinnula Drake, 1951
SpeciesVelia virtutis Drake & Harris, 1935
SpeciesVelia watsoni Drake, 1919  ⇒ Steinovelia stagnalis
SpeciesVelia willei Drake & Harris, 1940
SpeciesVelia williamsi Hungerford, 1930
SpeciesVelia yunnana Tran, Zettel & Buzzetti, 2009

Synonyms
Cesavelia (Kocak & Kemal, 2010)
Ploteris (Rafinesque, 1815)
Velia (Cesavelia) (Kocak & Kemal, 2010)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Velia
GermanBachläufer
EnglishWater cricket
FinnishLuisturit
FrenchVélies


Distribution of Velia Latreille, 1804
Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA


Distribution on islands
Orkney Islands


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