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Checklist for Family Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (broad-shouldered bugs)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
636
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
69
583
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
29
243
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
3
12
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
11
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
4
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
4 Genera with 30 Species
Microvelia Westwood, 20119SpeciesTaxom
Oiovelia cunucunumana..., 20142SpeciesTaxom
Paravelia Breddin, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 195918SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
30 Species
Microvelia argentata Nieser & Alk..., 1991Vierhapper's aster
Microvelia costaiana Drake & Hussey, 1951Purple prairie clover
Microvelia costalimai
Microvelia ioana Drake & Hottes, 1952
Microvelia longipes Uhler, 1894Goutweed
Microvelia minima Drake, 1952
Microvelia picinguaba Moreira & Ba..., 2011Longbract wild indigo
Microvelia quieta Drake & Carv..., 1954Low prairie clover
Microvelia ubatuba Moreira & Ba..., 2011Longbract wild indigo
Oiovelia brasiliensis Moreira, Nes..., 2010Tomentose gopherweed
Oiovelia viannai Rodrigues & ..., 2014
Paravelia itatiayana Drake, 1951
Rhagovelia accedens Drake, 1957
Rhagovelia agra Drake, 1957
Rhagovelia aiuruoca Moreira & Ri..., 2009
Rhagovelia hambletoni Drake & Harris, 1933
Rhagovelia henryi D.Polhemus, 1997Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia itatiaiana Drake, 1953
Rhagovelia lucida Gould, 1931Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia macta Drake & Carv..., 1955
Rhagovelia modesta Bacon, 1956
Rhagovelia novana Drake, 1953
Rhagovelia rioana Drake, 1953
Rhagovelia sooretama Moreira, Nes..., 2010Tomentose gopherweed
Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898
Rhagovelia tijuca D.Polhemus, 1997Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia triangula Drake, 1953
Rhagovelia trianguloides Nieser & D.P..., 1999
Rhagovelia whitei Breddin, 1898Oakwoods prairie clover
Rhagovelia zela Drake, 1959

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
18
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