Insecta - Hemiptera - Gerridae
Synonym: Hydrobatida Stål 1866
Parent taxon: Gerroidea according to J. Szwedo 2018
See also Andersen 1982, Andersen 1998, Andersen 2000, Andersen 2001, Archibald and Mathewes 2000, Damgaard 2008, Damgaard 2012, Jordan 1963, Nel and Paicheler 1993, Popov 1971, Scudder 1890 and Wappler 2003
Sister taxa: Burmogerris, Hebroveliidae
Subtaxa: Charmatometrinae Cretogerris Cylindrobates Cylindrostethinae Electrobatinae Gerrinae Gerris parabdominalis Gerris protobates Halobatinae Lutetiabates Metrobates aeternalis Ptilomerinae Succineogerris
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2), Germany (1), the Russian Federation (1), Thailand (1)
• Oligocene of the Czech Republic (1), France (1), Germany (2), United States (1: Montana)
• Eocene of Canada (5: British Columbia), China (3), Denmark (15), Germany (7), Italy (1), the Russian Federation (3), the United Kingdom (1), United States (5: Colorado, Wyoming)
• Paleocene of France (2)
• Cretaceous of France (1)
Total: 54 collections including 65 occurrences