Checklist for Family Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (broad-shouldered bugs)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 352
2671
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 351
2670
5037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2630
4959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 86
537
1084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 69
490
1016 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 32
153
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 2
7
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
7
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Veliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders | 4
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Puerto Rico
4 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Puerto Rico
14 Species | Microvelia (Kirkaldya) paludicola Champion, 1898 | | | Microvelia (Microvelia) cubana Drake, 1951 | | | Microvelia (Microvelia) pulchella Westwood, 1834 | Apple of Peru | | Microvelia argusta Drake & Mald..., 1954 | | | Microvelia carinata Linnavuori, 1977 | | | Microvelia longipes Uhler, 1894 | Goutweed | | Microvelia portoricensis Drake, 1951 | | | Microvelia tateiana Drake, 1951 | | | Microvelia zillana Drake & Hottes, 1952 | | | Neusterensifer pseudocyclops D.Polhemus &..., 2000 | White wild indigo | | Rhagovelia antilleana D.Polhemus, 1997 | Florida wild indigo | | Rhagovelia collaris Burmeister, 1835 | | | Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894 | Goutweed | | Trochopus plumbeus Uhler, 1894 | |
Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
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
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