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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
394
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
72
322
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
35
158
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
4
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
3 Genera with 6 Species
Microvelia Westwood, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Xiphoveloidea Hoberlandt, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
6 Species
Microvelia venustissima Poisson, 1941Fourwing saltbush
Microvelia vilhenai Hoberlandt, 1950
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) nigricans Burmeister, 1835
Rhagovelia infernalis Lundblad, 1936Breckenridge shoulderband
Rhagovelia maculata Distant, 1903
Xiphoveloidea major Poisson, 1926False Philippine violet

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in Transvaal
SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
3
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