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Checklist for Family Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (broad-shouldered bugs)
and region Caribbean islands (Caribbean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
649
12089
36507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
645
12074
36476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
619
11919
36088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
146
1770
4654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
102
1555
4088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
51
553
1284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
6
29
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
3
24
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
9
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean islands
9 Genera with 35 Species
Halovelia Bergroth, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 195218SpeciesTaxom
Neusterensifer J.T. Polhemu..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Paravelia Breddin, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19569SpeciesTaxom
Steinovelia Polhemus and..., 19512SpeciesTaxom
Stridulivelia Hungerford, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Trochopus Carpenter, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Xenobates Esaki, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
35 Species
Halovelia electrodominica ♰ N. M. Andersen, 1998
Microvelia (Kirkaldya) paludicola Champion, 1898
Microvelia (Microvelia) cubana Drake, 1951
Microvelia (Microvelia) pulchella Westwood, 1834Apple of Peru
Microvelia argusta Drake & Mald..., 1954
Microvelia carinata Linnavuori, 1977
Microvelia cinchonana Drake & Hussey, 1954
Microvelia distanti Lundblad, 1933
Microvelia electra ♰ N. M. Andersen, 2001
Microvelia grimaldii ♰ N. M. Andersen, 2001
Microvelia ioana Drake & Hottes, 1952
Microvelia laesslei Drake & Hussey, 1954
Microvelia longipes Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Microvelia polhemi ♰ Anderson, 1999Edwards Plateau milkvetch
Microvelia portoricensis Drake, 1951
Microvelia pudoris Drake & Harris, 1936Alaskan ascidiota
Microvelia summersi Drake & Harris, 1928
Microvelia tateiana Drake, 1951
Microvelia zillana Drake & Hottes, 1952
Neusterensifer pseudocyclops D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Paravelia recens Drake & Harris, 1935Railroadfence
Rhagovelia antilleana D.Polhemus, 1997Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia collaris Burmeister, 1835
Rhagovelia cubana D.Polhemus, 1997Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia elegans Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Rhagovelia mira Drake & Harris, 1938
Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Rhagovelia secluda Drake & Mald..., 1956
Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898
Rhagovelia vegana Drake & Mald..., 1956
Steinovelia permista Drake, 1951
Steinovelia placida Drake, 1951
Stridulivelia tersa Drake & Harris, 1941
Trochopus plumbeus Uhler, 1894
Xenobates mangrove Andersen & Weir, 1999

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Caribbean islands
SubfamilyHaloveliinae
Esaki, 1930
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
3
4
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