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Checklist for Family Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (broad-shouldered bugs)
and region Meta Department (Region Orinoquia, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
201
1164
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
201
1164
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
180
1092
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
40
193
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
35
188
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
21
69
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
4
18
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
16
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Meta Department
5 Genera with 13 Species
Euvelia Drake, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Oiovelia cunucunumana..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Platyvelia Polhemus & P..., 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19978SpeciesTaxom
Stridulivelia Hungerford, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meta Department
13 Species
Euvelia discala J.Polhemus &..., 1984Woolly prairie clover
Euvelia orinoquia Molano, More..., 2016
Oiovelia cunucunumana Drake, 1952Longbract wild indigo
Rhagovelia calopa Drake & Harris, 1927
Rhagovelia castanea Gould, 1931Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia macarena Polhemus, 1997Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia sinuata Gould, 1931Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia spinosa Padilla-Gil, 2011Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia tantilla Drake & Harris, 1933
Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898
Rhagovelia venezuelana D.Polhemus, 1997Florida wild indigo
Stridulivelia cinctipes Champion, 1898
Stridulivelia stridulata Hungerford, 1929

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Meta Department
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
8
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