Subfamily Charmatometrinae Matsuda 1960

Insecta - Hemiptera - Gerridae

Alternative spelling: Charmatometrini

Full reference: R. Matsuda. 1960. Morphology, evolution and a classification of the Gerridae (Hemiptera-Heteroptera). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 41:25-632

Parent taxon: Gerridae according to J. Damgaard 2008

See also Andersen 2001 and Matsuda 1960

Sister taxa: Cretogerris, Cylindrobates, Cylindrostethinae, Electrobatinae, Gerrinae, Gerris parabdominalis, Gerris protobates, Halobatinae, Lutetiabates, Metrobates aeternalis, Ptilomerinae, Succineogerris

Subtaxa: Brachymetroides

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Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (AMNH coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)

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