Micronectidae

Micronectidae
Micronecta scholtzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Nepomorpha
Family: Micronectidae
Jaczewski, 1924
Subfamilies and generaa

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).

There are two subfamilies, Micronectinae with six genera and Synaptogobiinae with one genus.

Subfamilies and genera

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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.

Further reading