Naucoridae is a small family of
insect
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s commonly known as the creeping water bugs and saucer bugs. They are similar in appearance and behavior to
Belostomatidae
Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the or ...
(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 Naucoroidea with the
Aphelocheiridae and
Potamocoridae, but these are now in their own superfamily (
Aphelocheiroidea
Nepomorpha is an infraorder of insects in the "true bug" order (Hemiptera). They belong to the "typical" bugs of the suborder Heteroptera. Due to their aquatic habits, these animals are known as true water bugs. They occur all over the world ou ...
) and the Naucoroidea are
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
.
Genera
These 46 genera belong to the family Naucoridae:
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Afronaucoris''
Sites, 2022
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Ambrysus''
Stål, 1862
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Aneurocoris''
Montandon, 1897
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Aptinocoris''
Montandon, 1897
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Asthenocoris''
Usinger, 1937
* ''
Australambrysus''
Reynoso & Sites, 2021
* ''
Australonaucoris''
Sites, 2022
* ''
Carvalhoiella''
De Carlo, 1963
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Cataractocoris''
Usinger, 1941
* ''
Calocoris''
La Rivers, 1971
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Cheirochela''
Hope, 1840
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Coptocatus''
Montandon, 1909
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Cryphocricos''
Signoret, 1850
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Ctenipocoris''
Montandon, 1897
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Decarloa''
La Rivers, 1969
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Diaphorocoris''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Gestroiella''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Halmaheria''
Zettel, 2007
* ''
Heleocoris''
Stål, 1876
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Heleolaccocoris''
Sites, 2022
* ''
Hygropetrocoris''
Sites, 2015
* ''
Idiocerus
''Idiocerus'' is a large genus of homopteran bugs belonging to the family Cicadellidae (the leafhoppers). The group is characterized by a very short and broadly rounded vertex (head); many species are very similar and difficult to identify. Mos ...
''
Montandon, 1897
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Ilyocoris''
Stål, 1861
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Indonaucoris''
Sites, 2022
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Interocoris''
La Rivers, 1974
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Laccocoris''
Stål, 1856
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Limnocoris''
Stål, 1858
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Macrocoris''
Signoret, 1861
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Maculambrysus''
Reynoso & Sites, 2021
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Melloiella''
De Carlo, 1935
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Namtokocoris''
Sites, 2007
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Nanonaucoris''
Zettel, 2001
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Naucoris''
Geoffroy, 1762
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Neomacrocoris''
Montandon, 1913
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Nesocricos''
La Rivers, 1971
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Pelocoris''
Stål, 1876
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Philippinocoris''
D. Polhemus & J. Polhemus, 1987
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Picrops''
La Rivers, 1952
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Placomerus''
La Rivers, 1956
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Procryphocricos''
J. Polhemus, 1991
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Sagocoris''
Montandon, 1911
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Stalocoris''
La Rivers, 1969
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Tanycricos''
La Rivers, 1971
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Temnocoris''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Tsingala''
Sites, 2022
* ''
Warisia''
La Rivers, 1971
References
Nepomorpha
Heteroptera families
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