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Taxonomy of Family Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843
broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders, riffle bug, Riffle bugs, Ripple bugs, Small water striders, Smaller water striders, Water Cricket, Water Crickets


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
710
28641
240164
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
564
25824
208282
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
124
8215
65100
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
11
314
3525
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
3
237
2901
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
112
1638
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843
SubfamilyHaloveliinae
Esaki, 1930
7
130
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHebroveliinae
Lundblad, 1939
  ⇒ Hebroveliini
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
50
654
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOcelloveliinae
Andersen, 1982
1
6
Genus
Species
SubfamilyPerittopinae
China & Usinger, 1949
1
20
Genus
Species
SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
4
503
Genera
Species
SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
12
279
Genera
Species
GenusAdriennella
Poisson, 1942
0Species
GenusAenictovelia
Polhemus, 1979
0Species
GenusAltavelia
11Species
GenusAnderseniveloides
Zettel, 2006
0Species
GenusAustromicrovelia
Andersen & Weir, 2003
0Species
GenusBarathronympha
Sinitshenkova, 1987
3Species
GenusBarbivelia
Andersen & Weir, 2003
0Species
GenusBelia
1Species
GenusCallivelia
Polhemus, 2021
1Species
GenusCesavelia
Kocak & Kemal, 2010
0Species
GenusCloacovelia
Zettel, 2012
0Species
GenusColpovelia
Polhemus, 1982
0Species
GenusDilutovelia
Zettel, 2012
0Species
GenusEyarinella
Zettel & Laciny, 2021
0Species
GenusHaldwania
Beier, 1930
  ⇒ Gonypetyllis
1Species
GenusHasseyella
1Species
GenusHeissius
Zettel, 2006
0Species
GenusKotovelia
Matsumura, 1913
0Species
GenusMicrobates
Esaki, 1926
1Species
GenusNeovelia
White, 1879
1Species
GenusNeusterinsifer
Polhemus & Polhemus, 1994
5Species
GenusOcellivelia
0Species
GenusOchthecorisa
Montrouzier, 1864
1Species
GenusPacificovelia
Andersen & Weir, 2003
0Species
GenusPerivelia
Poisson, 1952
0Species
GenusPhilippinovelia
Zettel, 2012
0Species
GenusPlesiove
1Species
GenusPlesiovelia
Tamanini, 1955
14Species
GenusPloteris
Rafinesque, 1815
0Species
GenusPsuedovelia
2Species
GenusRagovelia
1Species
GenusRhagorelia
0Species
GenusShaverdinia
Zettel & Laciny, 2021
0Species
GenusSomnovelia
Zettel, 2012
0Species
GenusStarmuhlneria
Poisson, 1964
0Species
GenusStenovelia
Scudder, 1890
1Species
GenusThirumalaia
Zettel & Laciny, 2021
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Veliidae
GermanBachläufer, Bachwasserläufer, Stoßwasserläufer
EnglishBroad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders, Riffle bug, Riffle bugs, Ripple bugs, Small water striders, Smaller water striders, Water Cricket, Water Crickets
DutchBeeklopers
DanishBækløbere, BækløbereÂ
SwedishVattenlöpare
FinnishVetiäiset


Distribution and Species lists of Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
4 Genera  12 Species
Australia
25 Genera  226 Species
Austria
3 Genera  5 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
3 Genera  12 Species
Belize
6 Genera  7 Species
Bolivia
5 Genera  8 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
2 Genera  1 Species
Brazil
11 Genera  93 Species
Bulgaria
2 Genera  3 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  2 Species
Canada
2 Genera  5 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  4 Species
Chile
1 Genus  1 Species
China
5 Genera  10 Species
Colombia
12 Genera  106 Species
Costa Rica
2 Genera  6 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cuba
3 Genera  6 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  4 Species
Denmark
3 Genera  5 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Genera  7 Species
Ecuador
4 Genera  5 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  2 Species
Estonia
2 Genera  4 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
2 Genera  5 Species
France
4 Genera  19 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  3 Species
Germany
4 Genera  9 Species
Greece
3 Genera  7 Species
Grenada
1 Genus  2 Species
Guatemala
2 Genera  7 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  0 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  2 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  1 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  3 Species
India
5 Genera  7 Species
Indonesia
8 Genera  14 Species
Ireland
2 Genera  4 Species
Italy
2 Genera  12 Species
Jamaica
3 Genera  4 Species
Japan
5 Genera  8 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  0 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  0 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  0 Species
Lesotho
2 Genera  5 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  0 Species
Luxembourg
2 Genera  3 Species
Madagascar
1 Genus  7 Species
Malaysia
3 Genera  10 Species
Mauritius
2 Genera  2 Species
Mexico
7 Genera  46 Species
Micronesia
2 Genera  3 Species
Mozambique
2 Genera  0 Species
Namibia
3 Genera  2 Species
Netherlands
3 Genera  10 Species
New Zealand
3 Genera  3 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  3 Species
Norway
2 Genera  5 Species
Palau
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
7 Genera  19 Species
Papua New Guinea
4 Genera  0 Species
Peru
5 Genera  12 Species
Philippines
4 Genera  11 Species
Poland
2 Genera  3 Species
Portugal
4 Genera  6 Species
Republic South Africa
8 Genera  18 Species
Russia
5 Genera  5 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  2 Species
Slovakia
2 Genera  3 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  2 Species
Solomon Islands
3 Genera  2 Species
South Korea
2 Genera  2 Species
Spain
3 Genera  6 Species
Sri Lanka
5 Genera  6 Species
Suriname
2 Genera  2 Species
Sweden
2 Genera  7 Species
Switzerland
1 Genus  2 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
6 Genera  12 Species
Tanzania
1 Genus  1 Species
Thailand
4 Genera  3 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
4 Genera  6 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  4 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  2 Species
United Kingdom
7 Genera  14 Species
USA
13 Genera  50 Species
Venezuela
6 Genera  18 Species
Vietnam
2 Genera  2 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Lakes, River


Bog


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