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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
287
5025
20860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
224
4389
17787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
84
1584
6132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
8
61
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
3
40
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
14
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
14 Genera with 72 Species
Arcantivelia Solórzano Kr..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Balticovelia Andersen, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Baptista Distant, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Drepanovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001
Millennium Bugs0SpeciesTaxom
Electrovelia Andersen, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Halovelia Bergroth, 19464SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 187821SpeciesTaxom
Neusterensifer J.T. Polhemu..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Ocellovelia China & Usinger, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Plesiovelia Tamanini, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 195917SpeciesTaxom
Tenagovelia Kirkaldy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Velia Latreille, 1881water cricket44SpeciesTaxom
Xiphoveloidea Hoberlandt, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
72 Species and 19 Subspecies
Arcantivelia petraudi M. M. Solorz..., 2014Moab milkvetch
Balticovelia weitschati N. M. Andersen, 2000Edwards Plateau milkvetch
Baptista vetai H. Zettel, 2011
Electrovelia baltica N. M. Andersen, 1998Painted milkvetch
Halovelia (Aquarius) najas De Geer, 1773
Halovelia (Aquarius) paludum Fabricius, 1794
Halovelia (Limnoporus) rufoscutellatus Latreille, 1807
Halovelia mariannarum Usinger, 1946
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) peramoena Hale, 1925
Microvelia (Kirkaldya) americana (Uhler, 1884)⇒ Microvelia gerhardi Hussey, 1924
Microvelia (Microvelia) buenoi Drake, 1920
Microvelia (Microvelia) pygmaea Dufour, 1833
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Burmeister, 1835
Microvelia (Pacificovelia) oceanica Distant, 1914
Microvelia (Picaultia) douglasi Scott, 1874Broad-shouldered water strider
Microvelia (Picaultia) gracillima Reuter, 1882Lake Tahoe lupine
Microvelia (Picaultia) pygmaea Dufour, 1833
Microvelia arabica Brown, 1951Whitemarked tussock moth
Microvelia hozari Hoberlandt, 1948
Microvelia macani Brown, 1953
Microvelia macgregori Kirkaldy, 1908
Microvelia picinguaba Moreira & Ba..., 2011Longbract wild indigo
Microvelia popovi Brown, 1951Whitemarked tussock moth
Microvelia schneideri Scholtz, 1847
Microvelia starmuehlneri Polhemus & H..., 1970Slimspike prairie clover
Microvelia umbricola (Wróblewski, 1938)⇒ Micronecta scholtzi Fieber, 1860
Microvelia vagans White, 1878
Neusterensifer pseudocyclops D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Ocellovelia germari Distant, 1904
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) nigricans Burmeister, 1835
Rhagovelia nigricans maderensis Poisson, 1959
Rhagovelia nigricans nigricans Burmeister, 1835
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) obesa Uhler, 1871Mock bishopweed
Rhagovelia accedens Drake, 1957
Rhagovelia agra Drake, 1957
Rhagovelia drakei D.Polhemus, 1997Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia infernalis infernalis Butler, 1876
Rhagovelia infernalis socotrensis Brown, 1956
Rhagovelia lucida Gould, 1931Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia modesta Bacon, 1956
Rhagovelia pidaxa Polhemus & H..., 1970Slimspike prairie clover
Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Rhagovelia ramphus Padilla-Gil, 2009
Rhagovelia triangula Drake, 1953
Rhagovelia zela Drake, 1959
Tenagovelia sjoestedti Kirkaldy, 1908Parish's saltbush
Velia (Plesiovelia) affinis Kolenati, 1856African plume
Velia affinis affinis Kolenati, 1857
Velia affinis filippii Tamanini, 1947
Velia affinis marussii Tamanini, 1957
Velia (Plesiovelia) africana Tamanini, 1946
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Tamanini, 1947African plume
Velia caprai bertrandi Tamanini, 1957
Velia caprai caprai Tamanini, 1947
Velia (Plesiovelia) concii Tamanini, 1947St. Thomas tree
Velia (Plesiovelia) currens (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Velia caprai Tamanini, 1947
Velia currens currens Fabricius, 1794
Velia currens trimaculata Tamanini, 1949
Velia (Plesiovelia) gridellii Tamanini, 1947St. Thomas tree
Velia (Plesiovelia) hoberlandti Tamanini, 1951
Velia (Plesiovelia) lindbergi Tamanini, 1954
Velia (Plesiovelia) maderensis Noualhier, 1897
Velia (Plesiovelia) mancinii Tamanini, 1947St. Thomas tree
Velia mancinii lyciae Tamanini, 1955
Velia mancinii mancinii Tamanini, 1947
Velia (Plesiovelia) muelleri Tamanini, 1947St. Thomas tree
Velia (Plesiovelia) noualhieri Puton, 1889
Velia (Plesiovelia) pelagonensis Hoberlandt, 1941February daphne
Velia (Plesiovelia) rhadamantha Hoberlandt, 1941February daphne
Velia rhadamantha cyrenaica Tamanini, 1947
Velia rhadamantha rhadamantha Hoberlandt, 1941Pale anemone hermit
Velia (Plesiovelia) rivulorum Fabricius, 1775
Velia (Plesiovelia) sarda Tamanini, 1947St. Thomas tree
Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Tamanini, 1947St. Thomas tree
Velia saulii saulii Tamanini, 1947
Velia (Plesiovelia) serbica Tamanini, 1951
Velia (Velia) rivulorum Fabricius, 1775
Velia balcanica Tamanini, 1947St. Thomas tree
Velia bouatia F. Meunier, 1914
Velia cornuta Weyenbergh, 1874
Velia kiritshenkoi Tamanini, 1958Harebell
Velia major Puton, 1879
Velia mariae Tamanini, 1971
Velia nervosa Horváth, 1896
Velia obenbergeri Hoberlandt, 1941February daphne
Velia obenbergeri cresia Hoberlandt, 1941
Velia obenbergeri obenbergeri Hoberlandt, 1941
Velia ventralis Puton, 1881DeBeque milkvetch
Xiphoveloidea major major Poisson, 1926

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Europe
SubfamilyHaloveliinae
Esaki, 1930
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
6
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcelloveliinae
Andersen, 1982
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
4
31
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