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Checklist for Family Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (broad-shouldered bugs)
and region Suffolk (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
3941
7805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
3940
7805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
3841
7616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
88
409
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
72
386
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
43
236
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suffolk
3 Genera with 5 Species
Drepanovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001
Millennium Bugs0SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Velia Latreille, 1947water cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suffolk
5 Species
Microvelia (Austromicrovelia) peramoena Hale, 1925
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Burmeister, 1835
Microvelia (Pacificovelia) oceanica Distant, 1914
Microvelia (Picaultia) pygmaea Dufour, 1833
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Tamanini, 1947African plume

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Suffolk
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
1
1
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