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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
195
2409
7341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
144
2138
6625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
56
767
2304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs
5
23
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gerroidea
Leach, 1815
2
15
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVeliidae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Broad-shouldered bugs, Broad-shouldered water striders
5
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
5 Genera with 27 Species
Arcantivelia Solórzano Kr..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Halovelia Bergroth, 18073SpeciesTaxom
Microvelia Westwood, 19388SpeciesTaxom
Rhagovelia Mayr, 19599SpeciesTaxom
Velia Latreille, 1914water cricket7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arcantivelia petraudi ♰ M. M. Solorz..., 2014Moab milkvetch
Halovelia (Aquarius) najas De Geer, 1773
Halovelia (Aquarius) paludum Fabricius, 1794
Halovelia (Limnoporus) rufoscutellatus Latreille, 1807
Microvelia (Microvelia) buenoi Drake, 1920
Microvelia (Microvelia) pygmaea Dufour, 1833
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Burmeister, 1835
Microvelia (Picaultia) pygmaea Dufour, 1833
Microvelia picinguaba Moreira & Ba..., 2011Longbract wild indigo
Microvelia schneideri Scholtz, 1847
Microvelia starmuehlneri Polhemus & H..., 1970Slimspike prairie clover
Microvelia umbricola (Wróblewski, 1938)⇒ Micronecta scholtzi Fieber, 1860
Rhagovelia (Rhagovelia) obesa Uhler, 1871Mock bishopweed
Rhagovelia accedens Drake, 1957
Rhagovelia agra Drake, 1957
Rhagovelia drakei D.Polhemus, 1997Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia lucida Gould, 1931Florida wild indigo
Rhagovelia modesta Bacon, 1956
Rhagovelia pidaxa Polhemus & H..., 1970Slimspike prairie clover
Rhagovelia ramphus Padilla-Gil, 2009
Rhagovelia zela Drake, 1959
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Tamanini, 1947African plume
Velia caprai caprai Tamanini, 1947
Velia (Plesiovelia) currens (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Velia caprai Tamanini, 1947
Velia (Plesiovelia) sarda Tamanini, 1947St. Thomas tree
Velia (Plesiovelia) saulii Tamanini, 1947St. Thomas tree
Velia (Velia) rivulorum Fabricius, 1775
Velia bouatia F. Meunier, 1914

Subnodes of Veliidae with occurrences in West Europe
SubfamilyHaloveliinae
Esaki, 1930
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagoveliinae
China and Usinger, 1949
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVeliinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
2
7
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