Veliidae
Also known as: Bachläufer, Broad-shouldered Bugs, Broad-shouldered Water Striders, Bækløbere, Chinches de los rápidos, Plesicowate, Riffle Bug, Riffle Bugs
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hemiptera |
| Family | Veliidae |
| Habitat | MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 69 |
| Species records held | 1233 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 1497 |
| GBIF key | 7900 |
Genera in Veliidae
- Rhagovelia — 421 species: Rhagovelia abalienata, Rhagovelia abbreviata, Rhagovelia aberrans, Rhagovelia abra, Rhagovelia abrupta, Rhagovelia acapulcana, Rhagovelia accedens, Rhagovelia achna
- Microvelia — 211 species: Microvelia acantha, Microvelia addisi, Microvelia adrienneae, Microvelia albolineolata, Microvelia albomaculata, Microvelia albonotata, Microvelia americana, Microvelia ancona
- Pseudovelia — 81 species: Pseudovelia aflia, Pseudovelia africana, Pseudovelia afrofila, Pseudovelia alluaudi, Pseudovelia andohaheloi, Pseudovelia anthracina, Pseudovelia argyropardala, Pseudovelia betiokyi
- Paravelia — 63 species: Paravelia albotrimaculata, Paravelia amapaensis, Paravelia ameliae, Paravelia amoena, Paravelia anta, Paravelia atra, Paravelia bachmanni, Paravelia bahiana
- Velia — 42 species: Velia affinis, Velia africana, Velia anderseni, Velia atlantica, Velia balcanica, Velia bui, Velia caprai, Velia championi
- Neusterensifer — 36 species: Neusterensifer acuminata, Neusterensifer aviavi, Neusterensifer batantana, Neusterensifer bowutu, Neusterensifer compactus, Neusterensifer cyclops, Neusterensifer dabrana, Neusterensifer dentrecasteaux
- Halovelia — 34 species: Halovelia abdominalis, Halovelia amphibia, Halovelia annemariae, Halovelia bergrothi, Halovelia carinata, Halovelia carolinensis, Halovelia convexa, Halovelia corallia
- Nesidovelia — 30 species: Nesidovelia alisonae, Nesidovelia angelesi, Nesidovelia annemarieae, Nesidovelia apunctata, Nesidovelia australiensis, Nesidovelia barbifer, Nesidovelia carnarvon, Nesidovelia childi
- Strongylovelia — 27 species: Strongylovelia aberrans, Strongylovelia albicollis, Strongylovelia albopicta, Strongylovelia balteiformis, Strongylovelia bipunctata, Strongylovelia bukidnonica, Strongylovelia cebuana, Strongylovelia connexivum
- Angilia — 22 species: Angilia aeterna, Angilia albidotincta, Angilia ambakakae, Angilia anderseni, Angilia bertrandi, Angilia bispinosa, Angilia borneensis, Angilia collarti
- Xenobates — 22 species: Xenobates angulanus, Xenobates argentatus, Xenobates caudatus, Xenobates chinai, Xenobates kanakopi, Xenobates lansburyi, Xenobates loyaltiensis, Xenobates maculatus
- Perittopus — 20 species: Perittopus anthracinus, Perittopus asiaticus, Perittopus borneensis, Perittopus breddini, Perittopus campbelli, Perittopus ceylanicus, Perittopus crinalis, Perittopus falciformis
- Haloveloides — 17 species: Haloveloides anderseni, Haloveloides aradophili, Haloveloides brevicornis, Haloveloides browni, Haloveloides christyae, Haloveloides cornutus, Haloveloides crassifemur, Haloveloides danpolhemi
- Stridulivelia — 16 species: Stridulivelia alia, Stridulivelia anta, Stridulivelia astralis, Stridulivelia ayacucho, Stridulivelia cinctipes, Stridulivelia cinctopes, Stridulivelia epeixis, Stridulivelia pueblana
- Xiphovelia — 14 species: Xiphovelia boninensis, Xiphovelia curvifemur, Xiphovelia denigrata, Xiphovelia dentata, Xiphovelia ensis, Xiphovelia fulva, Xiphovelia glauca, Xiphovelia iota
- Baptista — 10 species: Baptista angulata, Baptista collaris, Baptista curvicornis, Baptista digitata, Baptista femoralis, Baptista gestroi, Baptista hoedli, Baptista obtusa
- Oiovelia — 10 species: Oiovelia brasiliensis, Oiovelia chenae, Oiovelia cunucunumana, Oiovelia hamadae, Oiovelia johnpolhemi, Oiovelia machadoi, Oiovelia pydanieli, Oiovelia rivicola
- Tetraripis — 10 species: Tetraripis aspoecki, Tetraripis asymmetricus, Tetraripis bituberculatus, Tetraripis borneensis, Tetraripis chinthe, Tetraripis doveri, Tetraripis drescheri, Tetraripis kodadai
- Platyvelia — 9 species: Platyvelia alvaradana, Platyvelia annulipes, Platyvelia beameri, Platyvelia brachialis, Platyvelia egregia, Platyvelia maritima, Platyvelia summersi, Platyvelia verana
- Tarsovelia — 9 species: Tarsovelia alta, Tarsovelia arfak, Tarsovelia bosavi, Tarsovelia dani, Tarsovelia kikori, Tarsovelia louisiadensis, Tarsovelia rajana, Tarsovelia reclusa
- Rheovelia — 8 species: Rheovelia anomala, Rheovelia asymmetrica, Rheovelia basilaki, Rheovelia fonticola, Rheovelia insularis, Rheovelia petrophila, Rheovelia robinae, Rheovelia truncata
- Euvelia — 7 species: Euvelia advena, Euvelia concava, Euvelia discala, Euvelia lata, Euvelia mazzucconiae, Euvelia meta, Euvelia orinoquia
- Geovelia — 7 species: Geovelia hispida, Geovelia ilamica, Geovelia martensi, Geovelia orientalis, Geovelia parbatica, Geovelia remanei, Geovelia riegeri
- Aegilipsicola — 6 species: Aegilipsicola auga, Aegilipsicola insularis, Aegilipsicola iriana, Aegilipsicola peninsularis, Aegilipsicola rapida, Aegilipsicola robinae
- Steinovelia — 6 species:
- Xiphoveloidea — 6 species:
- Millotella — 5 species:
- Ocheovelia — 5 species:
- Tanyvelia — 5 species:
- Veloidea — 5 species:
- Altavelia — 4 species:
- Drepanovelia — 4 species:
- Phoreticovelia — 4 species:
- Aegilipsovelia — 3 species:
- Aquulavelia — 3 species:
- Hebrovelia — 3 species:
- Husseyella — 3 species:
- Lathriovelia — 3 species:
- Microvelopsis — 3 species:
- Polhemovelia — 3 species:
- Entomovelia — 2 species:
- Fijivelia — 2 species:
- Nilsvelia — 2 species:
- Ocellovelia — 2 species:
- Papuavelia — 2 species:
- Petrovelia — 2 species:
- Psuedovelia — 2 species:
- Angilovelia — 1 species:
- Aphrovelia — 1 species:
- Arcantivelia — 1 species:
- Balticovelia — 1 species:
- Brechivelia — 1 species:
- Carayonella — 1 species:
- Chenevelia — 1 species:
- Cylicovelia — 1 species:
- Electrovelia — 1 species:
- Gracilovelia — 1 species:
- Lacertovelia — 1 species:
- Mangrovelia — 1 species:
- Menuthiasia — 1 species:
- Microveloidella — 1 species:
- Neoalardus — 1 species:
- Ochthecorisa — 1 species:
- Submicrovelia — 1 species:
- Tarsoveloides — 1 species:
- Tenagovelia — 1 species:
- Tonkouivelia — 1 species:
- Tubuaivelia — 1 species:
- Velohebria — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.