The Water Bugs (Hemiptera: Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha and Leptopodomorpha) 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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Yours is the access since 1st January 2000
Contents
- Introduction
- Resources
- The Families
- References
The aquatic bugs of southern Africa are placed in 17 families. The classification has been substantially updated (Schuh & Slater 1995), and the older names Amphibicorisae and Hydrocorisae have been dropped.
This list is compiled from Poisson (1956), Truxal (1990) and private collection records. It is not particularly complete (hence all of the asterisks), especially in terms of distributions and seasons of adult activity. Any contributions would be welcome, and should be mailed to the list co-ordinator.
- NEOHETEROPTERA
- GERROMORPHA
- Superfamily: Mesoveloidea
- Mesoveliidae
- Superfamily: Hebroidea
- Hebridae
- Paraphrynoveliidae
- Superfamily: Hydrometroidea
- Hydrometridae (watermeasurers)
- Superfamily: Gerroidea
- Veliidae (watercrickets)
- Gerridae (pondskaters)
- PANHETEROPTERA
- NEPOMORPHA
- Superfamily: Nepoidea
- Belostomatidae (giant waterbugs)
- Nepidae (waterscorpions)
- Superfamily: Ochteroidea
- Gelastocoridae (toadbugs)
- Ochteridae
- Superfamily: Corixoidea
- Corixidae (waterboatmen)
- Superfamily: Naucoroidea
- Naucoridae (creeping waterbugs)
- Aphelocheiridae
- Superfamily: Notonectoidea
- Notonectidae (backswimmers)
- Pleidae (pygmy backswimmers)
- LEPTOPODOMORPHA
- Superfamily: Saldoidea
- Saldidae (shorebugs)
- Leptopodidae (spiny shorebugs)
- Schuh, R.T. & Slater, J.A. 1995.
- True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): classification and natural history. Cornell University Press, Ithaca. 3337 pp.
This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: