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Checklist for Family Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (broad-shouldered bugs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
941
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
859
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
48
353
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
6
18
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
7 Genera with 14 Species
Angilia Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 19507SpeciesTaxom
Ocellovelia China & Usinger, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Tenagovelia Kirkaldy, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Velia Latreille, 1947water cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Xiphoveloidea Hoberlandt, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
14 Species and 3 Subspecies
Angilia albidotincta albidotincta
Microvelia (Picaultia) gracillima Reuter, 1882Lake Tahoe lupine
Microvelia alluaudi Poisson, 1956
Microvelia bloukransi Poisson, 1956
Microvelia lainsburyi
Microvelia major Poisson, 1926
Microvelia venustissima kenyalis Poisson, 1941
Microvelia vilhenai Hoberlandt, 1950
Ocellovelia distanti China & Usinger, 1949Lesser rushy milkvetch
Ocellovelia germari Distant, 1904
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) nigricans Burmeister, 1835
Rhagovelia infernalis Lundblad, 1936Breckenridge shoulderband
Rhagovelia infernalis infernalis Butler, 1876
Rhagovelia maculata Distant, 1903
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Tamanini, 1947African plume

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcelloveliinae
Andersen, 1982
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Veliidae at artfakta.se
Veliidae at dyntaxa.se
Veliidae at gbif.org
Veliidae at irmng.org
Veliidae at itis.gov
Veliidae at marinespecies.org