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Micronectidae

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).

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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
  • Micronectinae Jaczewski, 1924
  • Synaptogobiinae Nieser & Chen, 2006
    • Synaptogobia Nieser & Chen, 2006

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

There are two subfamilies, Micronectinae with six genera and Synaptogobiinae with one genus.23

Subfamilies and genera

  • Micronectinae
    • Austronecta Tinerella, 2013
    • Micronecta Kirkaldy, 1897
    • Monogobia Nieser & Chen, 2006
    • Papuanecta Tinerella, 2008
    • Synaptonecta Lundblad, 1933
    • Tenagobia Bergroth, 1899
  • Synaptogobiinae
    • Synaptogobia Nieser & Chen, 2006

Data sources: i = ITIS,2 c = Catalogue of Life,4 g = GBIF,5 b = Bugguide.net6

References

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. "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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