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Checklist for Family Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (broad-shouldered bugs)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
69
515
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
56
497
847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
26
167
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
4
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
5 Genera with 10 Species
Husseyella Herring, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Paravelia Breddin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Stridulivelia Hungerford, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
10 Species
Husseyella turmalis Drake & Harris, 1933
Microvelia (Microvelia) pulchella Westwood, 1834Apple of Peru
Microvelia longipes Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Microvelia mimula White, 1879
Paravelia bullialata J.Polhemus &..., 1984Woolly prairie clover
Rhagovelia apuruaque Da Motta, Mo..., 2018
Rhagovelia drakei D.Polhemus, 1997Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia humboldti D.Polhemus, 1997Florida wild indigo
Stridulivelia strigosa Hungerford, 1929
Stridulivelia transversa Hungerford, 1929

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in French Guiana
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
2
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