Micronectidae

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Micronecta scholtzi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Nepomorpha
Family: Micronectidae
Jaczewski, 1924
Subfamilies, Genera

Micronectidae is a family of water boatmen often referred to as pygmy water boatmen. They were originally classified as a subfamily under Corixidae but were raised to family level by Nieser (2002). [1]

Contents

There are two subfamilies, Micronectinae with 6 genera and Synaptogobiinae with one genus. [2] [3]

Subfamilies and genera

Data sources: i = ITIS, [2] c = Catalogue of Life, [4] g = GBIF, [5] b = Bugguide.net [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Nieser, Nico (2002). "Guide to aquatic Heteroptera of Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia. IV. Corixoidea" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 50 (1): 263–274.
  2. 1 2 "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System" . Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  3. ↑ "Micronectidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  4. ↑ "Catalogue of Life" . Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  5. ↑ "GBIF" . Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  6. ↑ "Micronectidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-12-07.

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