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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
617
8662
28193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
615
8657
28187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
586
8515
27692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
110
970
2913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
82
869
2750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
44
336
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
13
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
9
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Canada
2 Genera with 5 Species
Microvelia Westwood, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Canada
5 Species
Microvelia (Kirkaldya) americana (Uhler, 1884)⇒ Microvelia gerhardi Hussey, 1924
Microvelia (Microvelia) buenoi Drake, 1920
Microvelia (Microvelia) hinei Drake, 1920
Microvelia (Microvelia) pulchella Westwood, 1834Apple of Peru
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) obesa Uhler, 1871Mock bishopweed

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in East Canada
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
1
Genus
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