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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
168
2999
17599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
118
2632
15603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
55
1323
6381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
6
28
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
21
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
10
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
10 Genera with 62 Species
Halovelia Bergroth, 198918SpeciesTaxom
Haloveloides Andersen, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Husseyella Herring, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 188419SpeciesTaxom
Ocheovelia D.A. Polhemu..., 19893SpeciesTaxom
Platyvelia Polhemus & P..., 19513SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 18989SpeciesTaxom
Steinovelia Polhemus and..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Trochopus Carpenter, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Xenobates Esaki, 19265SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
62 Species
Halovelia annemariae Andersen, 1989
Halovelia bergrothi Esaki, 1926
Halovelia carolinensis Andersen, 1989
Halovelia corallia Andersen, 1989
Halovelia esakii Andersen, 1989
Halovelia fijiensis Andersen, 1989
Halovelia fosteri Andersen, 1989
Halovelia halophila Andersen, 1989
Halovelia hilli China, 1957
Halovelia huniye Polhemus & P..., 2006
Halovelia lannae Andersen, 1989
Halovelia maritima Bergroth, 1893
Halovelia misima Polhemus & P..., 2006
Halovelia novoguinensis Andersen, 1989
Halovelia polhemi Andersen, 1989
Halovelia septentrionalis Esaki, 1926
Halovelia tongaensis Andersen, 1989
Halovelia wallacei Andersen, 1989
Haloveloides (Haloveloides) browni Lansbury, 1989Annual saltmarsh aster
Haloveloides (Haloveloides) papuensis Esaki, 1926
Husseyella turmalis Drake & Harris, 1933
Microvelia (Kirkaldya) beameri McKinstry, 1937
Microvelia (Kirkaldya) californiensis McKinstry, 1937
Microvelia (Kirkaldya) fasciculifera McKinstry, 1937
Microvelia (Kirkaldya) gerhardi Hussey, 1924River birch
Microvelia (Kirkaldya) paludicola Champion, 1898
Microvelia (Kirkaldya) torquata Champion, 1898
Microvelia (Microvelia) albonotata Champion, 1898
Microvelia (Microvelia) atrata Torre-Bueno, 1916
Microvelia (Microvelia) austrina Torre-Bueno, 1924
Microvelia (Microvelia) buenoi Drake, 1920
Microvelia (Microvelia) cerifera McKinstry, 1937
Microvelia (Microvelia) cubana Drake, 1951
Microvelia (Microvelia) fontinalis Torre-Bueno, 1916
Microvelia (Microvelia) glabrosulcata Polhemus, 1974Largeflower yellow false foxglove
Microvelia (Microvelia) hinei Drake, 1920
Microvelia (Microvelia) marginata Uhler, 1893
Microvelia (Microvelia) pulchella Westwood, 1834Apple of Peru
Microvelia (Microvelia) signata Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Microvelia americanus Uhler, 1884
Ocheovelia anderseni Lansbury, 1996
Ocheovelia heissi D.A. Polhemu..., 2006
Ocheovelia solomon Andersen, 1989
Platyvelia beameri Hungerford, 1929
Platyvelia brachialis Stål, 1860
Platyvelia summersi Drake, 1951
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) becki Drake & Harris, 1936Alaskan ascidiota
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) choreutes Hussey, 1925Yellow birch
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) distincta Champion, 1898
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) knighti Drake & Harris, 1927
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) obesa Uhler, 1871Mock bishopweed
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) oriander Parshley, 1922Texas almond
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) rivale Torre-Bueno, 1924
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) torreyana Drake & Hussey, 1957
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) varipes Champion, 1898
Steinovelia stagnalis Burmeister, 1835
Trochopus plumbea Uhler, 1894
Xenobates caudatus Andersen & Weir, 1999
Xenobates kanakopi Polhemus & P..., 2006
Xenobates mangrove Andersen & Weir, 1999
Xenobates ovatus Andersen & Weir, 1999
Xenobates seminulum Esaki, 1926

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Ecozones
SubfamilyHaloveliinae
Esaki, 1930
4
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
2
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
2
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