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Checklist for Family Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (broad-shouldered bugs)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
159
1964
4677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
121
1732
4204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
53
632
1413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
6
27
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
22
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
8 Genera with 18 Species
Angilia Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 19508SpeciesTaxom
Ocellovelia China & Usinger, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovelia Hoberlandt, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Tenagovelia Kirkaldy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Velia Latreille, 1947water cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Xiphoveloidea Hoberlandt, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
18 Species and 4 Subspecies
Angilia albidotincta Stål, 1855
Angilia albidotincta albidotincta
Microvelia (Picaultia) gracillima Reuter, 1882Lake Tahoe lupine
Microvelia alluaudi Poisson, 1956
Microvelia bloukransi Poisson, 1956
Microvelia lainsburyi
Microvelia major Poisson, 1926
Microvelia venustissima Poisson, 1941Fourwing saltbush
Microvelia venustissima kenyalis Poisson, 1941
Microvelia vilhenai Hoberlandt, 1950
Ocellovelia distanti China & Usinger, 1949Lesser rushy milkvetch
Ocellovelia fusca Germar, 1838
Ocellovelia germari Distant, 1904
Pseudovelia bloukransi Poisson, 1957
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) nigricans Burmeister, 1835
Rhagovelia infernalis Lundblad, 1936Breckenridge shoulderband
Rhagovelia infernalis africana Lundblad, 1936
Rhagovelia infernalis infernalis Butler, 1876
Rhagovelia maculata Distant, 1903
Tenagovelia sjoestedti Kirkaldy, 1908Parish's saltbush
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Tamanini, 1947African plume
Xiphoveloidea major Poisson, 1926False Philippine violet

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcelloveliinae
Andersen, 1982
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
2
2
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