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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
1313
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
1313
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
195
1268
1888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
33
161
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
25
138
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
13
36
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
2
13
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
13
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Region Amazonia
3 Genera with 9 Species
Euvelia Drake, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Stridulivelia Hungerford, 19412SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Region Amazonia
9 Species
Euvelia advena Drake, 1957
Euvelia lata J.Polhemus &..., 1984Woolly prairie clover
Rhagovelia callida Drake & Harris, 1935Silky prairie clover
Rhagovelia calopa Drake & Harris, 1927
Rhagovelia elegans Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898
Rhagovelia williamsi Gould, 1931Florida wild indigo
Stridulivelia strigosa Hungerford, 1929
Stridulivelia tersa Drake & Harris, 1941

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

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
1
2
Genus
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