Naucoridae is a small family of
insects commonly known as the creeping water bugs and saucer bugs. They are similar in appearance and behavior to
Belostomatidae (giant water bugs), but considerably smaller, at long. Naucoridae are found around the world, but the greatest diversity is in tropical regions. They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats, ranging from still waters like ponds, to flowing rivers and even torrential streams. There are about 400 species in 46 genera in 8 subfamilies.
They were formerly united in a
superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...
Naucoroidea with the
Aphelocheiridae and
Potamocoridae, but these are now in their own superfamily (
Aphelocheiroidea) and the Naucoroidea are
monotypic.
Genera
These 46 genera belong to the family Naucoridae:
* ''
Afronaucoris''
Sites, 2022
* ''
Ambrysus''
Stål, 1862
* ''
Aneurocoris''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Aptinocoris''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Asthenocoris''
Usinger, 1937
* ''
Australambrysus''
Reynoso & Sites, 2021
* ''
Australonaucoris''
Sites, 2022
* ''
Carvalhoiella''
De Carlo, 1963
* ''
Cataractocoris''
Usinger, 1941
* ''
Calocoris
''Calocoris'' is a genus of true bugs in the Miridae family.
Species
*''Calocoris affinis''
*'' Calocoris alpestris''
*'' Calocoris angustatus''
*'' Calocoris aragonus''
*'' Calocoris barberi''
*'' Calocoris braunsi''
*''Calocoris dohertyi' ...
''
La Rivers, 1971
* ''
Cheirochela''
Hope, 1840
* ''
Coptocatus''
Montandon, 1909
* ''
Cryphocricos''
Signoret, 1850
* ''
Ctenipocoris''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Decarloa''
La Rivers, 1969
* ''
Diaphorocoris''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Gestroiella''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Halmaheria''
Zettel, 2007
* ''
Heleocoris''
Stål, 1876
* ''
Heleolaccocoris''
Sites, 2022
* ''
Hygropetrocoris''
Sites, 2015
* ''
Idiocerus''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Ilyocoris
''Ilyocoris'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Naucoridae.
Species:
* ''Ilyocoris cimicoides
''Ilyocoris'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Naucoridae
Naucoridae is a small family of insects commonly known as th ...
''
Stål, 1861
* ''
Indonaucoris''
Sites, 2022
* ''
Interocoris''
La Rivers, 1974
* ''
Laccocoris''
Stål, 1856
* ''
Limnocoris
''Limnocoris'' is a genus of creeping water bugs in the family Naucoridae. There are more than 70 described species in ''Limnocoris''.
Species
These 73 species belong to the genus ''Limnocoris'':
* ''Limnocoris abbreviatus'' La Rivers, 1974
* ...
''
Stål, 1858
* ''
Macrocoris''
Signoret, 1861
* ''
Maculambrysus''
Reynoso & Sites, 2021
* ''
Melloiella''
De Carlo, 1935
* ''
Namtokocoris''
Sites, 2007
* ''
Nanonaucoris''
Zettel, 2001
* ''
Naucoris''
Geoffroy, 1762
* ''
Neomacrocoris''
Montandon, 1913
* ''
Nesocricos''
La Rivers, 1971
* ''
Pelocoris
''Pelocoris'' is a genus of creeping water bugs in the family Naucoridae. There are about 15 described species in ''Pelocoris''.
Species
These 15 species belong to the genus ''Pelocoris'':
* ''Pelocoris balius'' La Rivers, 1970
* ''Pelocoris bi ...
''
Stål, 1876
* ''
Philippinocoris''
D. Polhemus & J. Polhemus, 1987
* ''
Picrops''
La Rivers, 1952
* ''
Placomerus''
La Rivers, 1956
* ''
Procryphocricos''
J. Polhemus, 1991
* ''
Sagocoris
''Sagocoris'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Naucoridae
Naucoridae is a small family of insects commonly known as the creeping water bugs and saucer bugs. They are similar in appearance and behavior to Belostomatidae (giant wate ...
''
Montandon, 1911
* ''
Stalocoris''
La Rivers, 1969
* ''
Tanycricos''
La Rivers, 1971
* ''
Temnocoris''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Tsingala''
Sites, 2022
* ''
Warisia''
La Rivers, 1971
References
Nepomorpha
Heteroptera families
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