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Gerridae Leach 1815

Description

FAMILY GERRIDAE LEACH

AXEL O. BACHMANN AND SILVIA A. MAZZUCCONI

Gerridae is the second richest family of semiaquatic bugs in Argentina, with 18 described species in 11 genera. Andersen (1982) classified the Gerridae in eight subfamilies, of which Charmatometrinae, Cylindrostethinae, Gerrinae, Halobatinae, Rhagadotarsinae, and Trepobatinae are represented in the Argentinean fauna. Two tribes are currently recognized in the Gerrinae, following the classification proposed by Andersen (1995): Gerrini and Tachygerrini, both of which are present in Argentina. The Halobatinae are classified in two tribes (Andersen and Weir 2004), and only the Halobatini have been recorded from Argentina. Four tribes are currently recognized in the Trepobatinae (Polhemus and Polhemus 2002), of which only the Metrobatini and the Trepobatini are recorded from the country.

Notes

Published as part of Coscarón, María Del Carmen, 2017, A catalogue of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) or true bugs of Argentina, pp. 1-432 in Zootaxa 4295 (1) on pages 93-94, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4295.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1001753

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Leach
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Gerridae
Taxon rank
family
Taxonomic concept label
Gerridae Leach, 1815 sec. Coscarón, 2017

References

  • Andersen, N. M. (1982) The semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Gerromorpha). Phylogeny, adaptations, biogeography and classification. Entomonograph, 3, 1 - 455.
  • Andersen, N. M. (1995) Cladistics, historical biogeography, and a check list of gerrine water striders (Hemiptera, Gerridae) of the World. Steenstrupia, 21, 93 - 123.
  • Andersen, N. M. & Weir, T. A. (2004) Australian water bugs. Their biology and identification (Hemiptera-Heteroptera, Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha). Entomonograph, 14, 1 - 344.
  • Polhemus, J. T. & Polhemus, D. A. (2002) The Trepobatinae (Gerridae) of New Guinea and surrounding regions, with a review of the world fauna. Part 6. Phylogeny, biogeography, world checklist, bibliography and final taxonomic addenda. Insect Systematics & Evolution, 33, 253 - 290. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1163 / 187631202 X 00154