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Gerridae (water strider)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Gerridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Gerridae Leach
1866Hydrobatida Stål p. 168
1890Hydrobatida Scudder p. 350
1890Metrobates aeternalis Scudder p. 353 figs. Pl 22 fig 15
1917Metrobates aeternalis Cockerell p. 391
1927Gerris protobates Cockerell p. 592
1937Gerris parabdominalis Theobald p. 254 figs. Pl XIX fig 19, 20; Pl III fig 18
1963Gerridae Jordan p. 700
1971Gerridae Popov p. 93
1993Gerridae Nel and Paicheler p. 81
1998Gerridae Andersen p. 16
2000Gerridae Andersen p. 259
2000Gerridae Archibald and Mathewes p. 1445
2001Gerridae Andersen p. 412
2003Gerridae Wappler
2008Gerridae Damgaard
2012Gerridae Damgaard
2018Gerridae Szwedo p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Clareocercaria
Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderGerromorphaPopov 1971
superfamilyGerroideaLeach 1815
familyGerridaeLeach 1815
familyGerridaeLeach 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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available