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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
115
1076
2538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
86
911
2211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
42
376
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
21
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
7 Genera with 11 Species
Husseyella Herring, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Neusterensifer J.T. Polhemu..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Platyvelia Polhemus & P..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Steinovelia Polhemus and..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Veloidea Gould, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
11 Species
Husseyella turmalis Drake & Harris, 1933
Microvelia (Microvelia) albonotata Champion, 1898
Microvelia (Microvelia) pulchella Westwood, 1834Apple of Peru
Neusterensifer pseudocyclops D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Platyvelia brachialis Stål, 1860
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) torreyana Drake & Hussey, 1957
Rhagovelia cuspidis Drake & Harris, 1933
Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Rhagovelia tantilla Drake & Harris, 1933
Steinovelia stagnalis Burmeister, 1835
Veloidea reposita Drake & Harris, 1931

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Florida
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
3
3
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