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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
213
4836
20200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
162
4205
17125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
70
1530
5714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
6
74
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
3
56
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
30
240
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
30 Genera with 240 Species
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Aegilipsicola Polhemus & P..., 20006SpeciesTaxom
Brechivelia Polhemus & P..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Drepanovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001Millennium Bugs4SpeciesTaxom
Fijivelia Polhemus & P..., 20062SpeciesTaxom
Halovelia Bergroth, 198915SpeciesTaxom
Haloveloides Andersen, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Husseyella Herring, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacertovelia Andersen & Weir, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 200377SpeciesTaxom
Microvelopsis Andersen & Weir, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Nesidovelia Andersen & Weir, 200330SpeciesTaxom
Neusterensifer J.T. Polhemu..., 201134SpeciesTaxom
Nilsvelia Cassis, Hodg..., 20032SpeciesTaxom
Ocheovelia D.A. Polhemu..., 19895SpeciesTaxom
Papuavelia Polhemus & P..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Paravelia Breddin, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Petrovelia Andersen & Weir, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Phoreticovelia Polhemus & P..., 20004SpeciesTaxom
Picaultia Distant, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 199317SpeciesTaxom
Rheovelia Polhemus & P..., 20048SpeciesTaxom
Strongylovelia Esaki, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Tanyvelia Polhemus & P..., 20045SpeciesTaxom
Tarsovelia Polhemus & P..., 20009SpeciesTaxom
Tarsoveloides Andersen & Weir, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Tubuaivelia Polhemus & P..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Velia Latreille, 1947water cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Veliohebria Stys, 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Velohebria Stys, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Xenobates Esaki, 199916SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
240 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aegilipsicola auga D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Aegilipsicola insularis D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Aegilipsicola iriana D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Aegilipsicola peninsularis D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Aegilipsicola rapida J.Polhemus &..., 1994
Aegilipsicola robinae D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Brechivelia tufi D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Drepanovelia biceros Andersen & Weir, 2001Apache milkvetch
Drepanovelia dubia Hale, 1926
Drepanovelia millennium (Andersen & Weir, 2001)⇒ Microvelia millennium Andersen & Weir, 2001
Drepanovelia nielseni Andersen & Weir, 2001Apache milkvetch
Fijivelia kadavu J.Polhemus &..., 2006
Fijivelia kerzhneri J.Polhemus &..., 2006
Halovelia annemariae Andersen, 1989
Halovelia bergrothi Esaki, 1926
Halovelia carinata Lansbury, 1989
Halovelia corallia Andersen, 1989
Halovelia esakii Andersen, 1989
Halovelia fijiensis Andersen, 1989
Halovelia fosteri Andersen, 1989
Halovelia heron Andersen, 1989
Halovelia hilli China, 1957
Halovelia huniye Polhemus & P..., 2006
Halovelia maritima Bergroth, 1893
Halovelia misima Polhemus & P..., 2006
Halovelia novoguinensis Andersen, 1989
Halovelia polhemi Andersen, 1989
Halovelia tongaensis Andersen, 1989
Haloveloides (Haloveloides) browni Lansbury, 1989Annual saltmarsh aster
Haloveloides (Haloveloides) papuensis Esaki, 1926
Lacertovelia hirsuta Andersen & Weir, 2001Apache milkvetch
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) childi Andersen, 1969
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) distincta Malipatil, 1980
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) eborensis Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) fluvialis Malipatil, 1980
Microvelia fluvialis fluvialis Malipatil, 1980
Microvelia fluvialis weiri Malipatil, 1980
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) margaretae Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) milleri Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) mjobergi Hale, 1925
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) peramoena Hale, 1925
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) tuberculata Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) ventrospinosa Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia (Drepanovelia) biceros Andersen & Weir, 2001
Microvelia (Drepanovelia) dubia Hale, 1926
Microvelia (Drepanovelia) millennium Andersen & Weir, 2001
Microvelia (Lacertovelia) hirsuta Andersen & Weir, 2001
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Burmeister, 1835
Microvelia (Nesidiovelia) howense Hale, 1926
Microvelia (Pacificovelia) kakadu Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia (Pacificovelia) lilliput Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia (Pacificovelia) oceanica Distant, 1914
Microvelia (Pacificovelia) tasmaniensis Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia (Phoreticovelia) rotunda Polhemus & P..., 2000
Microvelia (Picaultia) cassisi Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia (Picaultia) douglasi Scott, 1874Broad-shouldered water strider
Microvelia douglasi douglasi Scott, 1874
Microvelia agilis Andersen & Weir, 2001
Microvelia alisonae Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia angelesi Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia annemarieae Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia australiensis Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia barbifer Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia brevitarsus Andersen & Weir, 2001
Microvelia carnarvon Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia diluta Distant, 1909
Microvelia disparata Polhemus & P..., 2000
Microvelia exuberans Andersen & Weir, 2001
Microvelia falcifer Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia gestroi Kirkaldy, 1901Matamoros saltbush
Microvelia herberti Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia hypipamee Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia justi Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia katherinae Andersen & Weir, 2001
Microvelia leveillei Lethierry, 1877
Microvelia loriae Kirkaldy, 1901Matamoros saltbush
Microvelia macgregori Kirkaldy, 1908
Microvelia malipatili Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia melancholica Hale, 1925
Microvelia minor Andersen & Weir, 2001
Microvelia monteithi Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia mossman Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia myorensis Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia nielseni Andersen & Weir, 2001
Microvelia odontogaster Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia pacifica Kirkaldy, 1908Parish's saltbush
Microvelia paramega Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia pennicilla Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia prompta Cheesman, 1926
Microvelia rennellensis Brown, 1968
Microvelia singalensis (Kirkaldy, 1903)⇒ Microvelia douglasi Scott, 1874
Microvelia spurgeon Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia starmuehlneri Polhemus & H..., 1970Slimspike prairie clover
Microvelia torresiana Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelia trichota Nieser & Chen, 2005
Microvelia vagans White, 1878
Microvelia woodwardi Andersen & Weir, 2003
Microvelopsis exuberans Andersen & Weir, 2001Apache milkvetch
Microvelopsis melancholica Hale, 1925
Microvelopsis minor Andersen & Weir, 2001Apache milkvetch
Nesidovelia alisonae Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia angelesi Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia annemarieae Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia apunctata Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia australiensis Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia barbifer Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia carnarvon Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia childi Andersen, 1969
Nesidovelia distincta Malipatil, 1980
Nesidovelia eborensis Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia falcifer Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia fluvialis Malipatil, 1980
Nesidovelia herberti Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia howensis Hale, 1926
Nesidovelia hypipamee Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia magnifica Lundblad, 1933Largeleaf wild indigo
Nesidovelia malipatili Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia margaretae Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia mjobergi Hale, 1925
Nesidovelia monteithi Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia mossman Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia myorensis Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia odontogaster Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia pennicilla Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia peramoena Hale, 1925
Nesidovelia queenslandiae Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia spurgeon Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia torresiana Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia tuberculata Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nesidovelia woodwardi Andersen & Weir, 2003
Neusterensifer acuminata D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Neusterensifer aviavi D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer batantana D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Neusterensifer bowutu D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer compactus J.Polhemus &..., 1994
Neusterensifer cyclops J.Polhemus &..., 1994
Neusterensifer dabrana D.Polhemus &..., 2011
Neusterensifer dentrecasteaux D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer etna D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Neusterensifer femoralis D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer gamensis D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Neusterensifer gladius J.Polhemus &..., 1994
Neusterensifer goilala D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer hunteri D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer iriana D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Neusterensifer kula D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer kutubu D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Neusterensifer louisiadae D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer lubu D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Neusterensifer microrivula D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer misima D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer misoolicus D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Neusterensifer muyuw D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer nabire J.Polhemus &..., 1994
Neusterensifer pseudocyclops D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Neusterensifer sagarai D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer sepik J.Polhemus &..., 1994
Neusterensifer sulcata D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer terrestris D.Polhemus &..., 2011
Neusterensifer timikana D.Polhemus &..., 2011
Neusterensifer tufi D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer wondiwoi D.Polhemus &..., 2011
Neusterensifer yela D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Neusterensifer yobi D.Polhemus &..., 2011
Nilsvelia milleri Andersen & Weir, 2003
Nilsvelia ventrospinosa Andersen & Weir, 2003
Ocheovelia alleni D.A. Polhemu..., 2011
Ocheovelia anderseni Lansbury, 1996
Ocheovelia heissi D.A. Polhemu..., 2006
Ocheovelia papua D.A. Polhemu..., 2011
Ocheovelia solomon Andersen, 1989
Papuavelia orientalis Zettel & Balke, 2017
Papuavelia siculifera D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Paravelia taipiensis Cheesman, 1926Downy prairie clover
Petrovelia agilis Andersen & Weir, 2001Apache milkvetch
Petrovelia katherinae Andersen & Weir, 2001Apache milkvetch
Phoreticovelia disparata D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Phoreticovelia nigra D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Phoreticovelia notophora Esaki, 1937
Phoreticovelia rotunda (Polhemus & P..., 2000)⇒ Microvelia rotunda Polhemus & P..., 2000
Picaultia macgregori Kirkaldy, 1899
Rhagovelia amnica Lansbury, 1993
Rhagovelia aureospicata Lansbury, 1993
Rhagovelia australica Kirkaldy, 1908Parish's saltbush
Rhagovelia biroi Lundblad, 1936
Rhagovelia browni Lansbury, 1993
Rhagovelia caesia Lansbury, 1993
Rhagovelia crinita Lansbury, 1993
Rhagovelia fulva Lansbury, 1993
Rhagovelia herzogensis Lansbury, 1993
Rhagovelia hirsuta Lansbury, 1993
Rhagovelia novacaledonica Lundblad, 1936
Rhagovelia papuensis Lundblad, 1936
Rhagovelia peggiae Kirkaldy, 1901Matamoros saltbush
Rhagovelia pidaxa Polhemus & H..., 1970Slimspike prairie clover
Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Rhagovelia priori Lansbury, 1993
Rhagovelia thysanotos Lansbury, 1993
Rheovelia anomala D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Rheovelia asymmetrica D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Rheovelia basilaki D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Rheovelia fonticola D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Rheovelia insularis D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Rheovelia petrophila D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Rheovelia robinae D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Rheovelia truncata D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Strongylovelia albicollis Esaki, 1926
Strongylovelia priori Lansbury, 1993
Tanyvelia bosavi D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Tanyvelia minima D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Tanyvelia missim J.Polhemus &..., 1994
Tanyvelia papuana D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Tanyvelia tagulana D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Tarsovelia alta J.Polhemus &..., 1994
Tarsovelia arfak Polhemus & P..., 1994
Tarsovelia bosavi D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Tarsovelia dani Polhemus & P..., 1994
Tarsovelia kikori D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Tarsovelia louisiadensis D.Polhemus &..., 2004
Tarsovelia rajana D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Tarsovelia reclusa D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Tarsovelia ziwa D.Polhemus &..., 2000White wild indigo
Tarsoveloides brevitarsus Andersen & Weir, 2001Apache milkvetch
Tubuaivelia michaili Polhemus & P..., 2008Eggleaf coraldrops
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Tamanini, 1947African plume
Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Tamanini, 1947St. Thomas tree
Velohebria antennalis Stys, 1976Tiehm's milk-vetch
Xenobates angulana Polhemus, 1982
Xenobates angulanus Polhemus, 1982
Xenobates caudatus Andersen & Weir, 1999
Xenobates chinai Andersen & Weir, 1999
Xenobates kanakopi Polhemus & P..., 2006
Xenobates lansburyi Andersen & Weir, 1999
Xenobates loyaltiensis China, 1957Slimspike prairie clover
Xenobates major Andersen & Weir, 1999
Xenobates mangrove Andersen & Weir, 1999
Xenobates myorensis Lansbury, 1989Annual saltmarsh aster
Xenobates oculatus Lansbury, 1989Annual saltmarsh aster
Xenobates ovatus Andersen & Weir, 1999
Xenobates pilosellus Lansbury, 1996
Xenobates seminulum Esaki, 1926
Xenobates solomonensis Lansbury, 1989
Xenobates spinoides Andersen & Weir, 1999

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Oceania
SubfamilyHaloveliinae
Esaki, 1930
5
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
22
180
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
17
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