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The Pondskaters (Hemiptera: Gerridae) of South Africa Compiled by Martin H. Villet Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa & Patrick Reavell Department of Botany, University of Zululand, South Africa

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Family: GERRIDAE

1. Genus: AQUARIUS
   1. A. stappersi Poisson

      Aquarius stappersi Poisson 1950: 71.
      KwaZulu-Natal; **.

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: RHAGADOTARSUS
   1. R. hutchinsoni China

      Rhagadotarsus hutchinsoni China 1931: 407.
      KwaZulu-Natal; June.

      
      
   
   
3. Genus: GERRIS
   1. G. swakopensis (Stål)

      Hydrometra swakopensis Stål 1858: 318.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northern Province, Northwestern Province and Northern Cape, to Namibia; December to March, June, October.

      
      
   
   
4. Genus: NEOGERRIS
   1. N. severini (Kirkaldy)

      Gerris severini Kirkaldy 1900: 41.
      KwaZulu-Natal; **.

      
      
   
   
5. Genus: TENAGOGONUS
   1. T. albovittatus Stål

      Tenagogonus albovittatus Stål 1853: **.
      Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal; **.

      
      
   2. T. dubius Poisson

      Tenagogonus dubius Poisson 1940-1948**: 7.
      Gauteng; **.

      
      
   3. T. zambezinus (Poisson)

      Gerris zambezinus Poisson 1934: 1490.
      KwaZulu-Natal; **.

      
      
   
   
6. Genus: LIMNOGONUS
   1. L. capensis **

      = Gerris hypoleuca Gersaeker 1873: 2.

      ** capensis **
      Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, to Zimbabwe; March to June.

      
      
   2. L. cereiventris leptocerus (Reuter)

      ** leptocerus Reuter 1882: **
      KwaZulu-Natal, to equatorial Africa and Egypt; **.

      
      
   3. L. nigrescens Poisson

      Limnogonus nigrescens Poisson 1941: 80.
      KwaZulu-Natal; **.

      
      
   
   
7. Genus: EURYMETRA
   1. E. natalensis (Distant)

      Metocoris natalensis Distant 1903: 473.
      Western Cape, Eastern cape, Northern Province; January, March, May.

      
      
   
   
8. Genus: NABOANDELUS
   1. N. capensis Poisson

      Naboandelus capensis Poisson 1956: 330-331.
      Western Cape; January.

      
      
   
   
9. Genus: HALOBATES
   1. H. micans Escholtz

      Halobates micans Escholtz 1822: 24.
      **; **.