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Gerroidea

Insecta - Hemiptera

Taxonomy
Gerroidea was named by Leach (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Leptopodomorpha by Popov (1971); and to Gerromorpha by Johnson et al. (2018), Szwedo (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Gerroidea Leach
1971Gerroidea Popov p. 93
2018Gerroidea Johnson et al.
2018Gerroidea Szwedo p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderGerromorphaPopov 1971
superfamilyGerroideaLeach 1815
superfamilyGerroideaLeach 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Gerroidea Leach 1815
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G. †Burmogerris Fu et al. 2024
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†Burmogerris rarus Fu et al. 2024
Fm. Gerridae Leach 1815 [water strider]
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Subfm. Charmatometrinae Matsuda 1960
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G. †Brachymetroides Andersen 2001
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†Brachymetroides atra Andersen 2001
G. †Cretogerris Perrichot et al. 2005
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†Cretogerris albianus Perrichot et al. 2005
G. †Cylindrobates Wappler and Andersen 2004
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†Cylindrobates messelensis Wappler and Andersen 2004
Subfm. Cylindrostethinae Matsuda 1960
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G. Cylindrostethus Mayr 1865
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†Cylindrostethus gaudanti Hartung et al. 2016
Subfm. †Electrobatinae Andersen and Poinar 1992
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G. †Electrobates Andersen and Poinar 1992
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†Electrobates spinipes Andersen and Poinar 1992
Subfm. Gerrinae Leach 1815
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G. Aquarius Schellenberg 1800
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Invalid names: Halobates bagonensis Lin 1981 [synonym]
G. †Electrogerris Andersen 2000
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†Electrogerris kotashevichi Andersen 2000
G. Gerris Fabricius 1794 [water strider]
G. Limnoporus Stal 1868
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†Limnoporus wilsoni Andersen 1998
G. †Palaeogerris Andersen 1998
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†Palaeogerris furensis Andersen 1998
†Palaeogerris grandis Andersen 1998
†Palaeogerris mikkelseni Andersen 1998
G. †Telmatrechus Scudder 1890
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†Telmatrechus defunctus Handlirsch 1910
†Telmatrechus parallelus Scudder 1890
†Telmatrechus stali Scudder 1879
Subfm. Halobatinae Bianchi 1896
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G. Halobates Eschscholtz 1829 [sea skater]
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†Halobates ruffoi Andersen et al. 1994
Invalid names: Limnobates prodromus Heer 1864 [nomen dubium]
G. †Lutetiabates Wappler and Andersen 2004
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†Lutetiabates eckfeldensis Wappler and Andersen 2004
Subfm. Ptilomerinae Bianchi 1896
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G. †Oligoptilomera Nel et al. 2023
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†Oligoptilomera luberonensis Nel et al. 2023
G. †Succineogerris Andersen 2000
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†Succineogerris larssoni Andersen 2000
†Succineogerris nilsi Zettel and Heiss 2011
Invalid names: Gerris parabdominalis Theobald 1937 [nomen dubium], Gerris protobates Cockerell 1927 [nomen dubium], Hydrobatida Stål 1866 [synonym], Metrobates aeternalis Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Hebroveliidae Lundblad 1939 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available