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Taxonomy
Velides was named by Amyot and Audinet-Serville (1843). It is extant. Its type is Velia. It was considered paraphyletic by Damgaard (2012).
It was corrected as Veliadae by Bergroth (1893); it was corrected as Veliidae by Scudder (1890), Popov (1971), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Andersen (1998), Andersen (2000), Andersen (2001), Damgaard (2008), Damgaard (2012), Solórzano Kraemer and Perrichot (2014) and Szwedo (2018).
It was assigned to Heteroptera by Scudder (1890); to Hemiptera by Bergroth (1893); to Gerroidea by Popov (1971); to Gerromorpha by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Andersen (1998), Andersen (2000), Andersen (2001), Damgaard (2008), Damgaard (2012) and Solórzano Kraemer and Perrichot (2014); and to Mesovelioidea by Szwedo (2018).
It was corrected as Veliadae by Bergroth (1893); it was corrected as Veliidae by Scudder (1890), Popov (1971), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Andersen (1998), Andersen (2000), Andersen (2001), Damgaard (2008), Damgaard (2012), Solórzano Kraemer and Perrichot (2014) and Szwedo (2018).
It was assigned to Heteroptera by Scudder (1890); to Hemiptera by Bergroth (1893); to Gerroidea by Popov (1971); to Gerromorpha by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Andersen (1998), Andersen (2000), Andersen (2001), Damgaard (2008), Damgaard (2012) and Solórzano Kraemer and Perrichot (2014); and to Mesovelioidea by Szwedo (2018).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1890 | Veliidae Scudder p. 348 |
| 1893 | Veliadae Bergroth p. 277 |
| 1971 | Veliidae Popov p. 93 |
| 1993 | Veliidae Nel and Paicheler p. 79 |
| 1998 | Veliidae Andersen p. 36 |
| 2000 | Veliidae Andersen p. 270 |
| 2001 | Veliidae Andersen p. 420 |
| 2008 | Veliidae Damgaard |
| 2012 | Veliidae Damgaard |
| 2014 | Veliidae Solórzano Kraemer and Perrichot p. 596 |
| 2018 | Veliidae Szwedo p. 112 |
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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. Veliidae Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843 [riffle bug]
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Subfm. Haloveliinae Esaki 1930
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Subfm. Microveliinae
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G. Microvelia Westwood 1834
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†Microvelia electra Andersen 2001
†Microvelia grimaldii Andersen 2001
†Microvelia polhemi Andersen 2000
Subfm. Ocelloveliinae Drake and Chapman 1963
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Subfm. Veliinae Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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G. †Arcantivelia Solórzano Kraemer and Perrichot 2014
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†Arcantivelia petraudi Solórzano Kraemer and Perrichot 2014
G. Velia Latreille 1804 [water cricket]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Langhian or 152.10000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tithonian | Mongolia | Veliidae indet. (121394) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Australia (Victoria) | Veliidae indet. (77192) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Arcantivelia petraudi (99114) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Longivelia circuliplsa (165561) | |
| Priabonian | Denmark | Electrovelia baltica (123762) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Baptista vetai (123862) Electrovelia baltica, Balticovelia weitschati (110735) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Stenovelia nigra (106384) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Halovelia electrodominica (122472) Microvelia polhemi, Microvelia grimaldii, Microvelia electra (122982) |