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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1765
2294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
257
1763
2293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1698
2190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
57
257
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
43
184
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
23
74
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
16
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Region Caribe
7 Genera with 13 Species
Microvelia Westwood, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Oiovelia cunucunumana..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Paravelia Breddin, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 20186SpeciesTaxom
Steinovelia Polhemus and..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stridulivelia Hungerford, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Veloidea Gould, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Region Caribe
13 Species
Microvelia (Microvelia) pulchella Westwood, 1834Apple of Peru
Microvelia longipes Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Microvelia panamensis Champion, 1898
Oiovelia cunucunumana Drake, 1952Longbract wild indigo
Rhagovelia calopa Drake & Harris, 1927
Rhagovelia elegans Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Rhagovelia gaigei Drake & Hussey, 1957
Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898
Rhagovelia tintipan Molano, Mora..., 2018
Steinovelia virgata Buchanan-White, 1879Longbract wild indigo
Stridulivelia cinctipes Champion, 1898
Veloidea gigantea Gould, 1928

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Region Caribe
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
5
4
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