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
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Naucoroidea with the
Aphelocheiridae
''Aphelocheirus'' is a genus of true bug
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shiel ...
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 ...
) 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 "unispec ...
.
Genera
These 46 genera belong to the family Naucoridae:
* ''
Afronaucoris''
Sites, 2022
* ''
Ambrysus
''Ambrysus'' is a genus of creeping water bugs in 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 ...
''
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
The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common name ...
''
La Rivers, 1971
* ''
Cheirochela''
Hope, 1840
* ''
Coptocatus''
Montandon, 1909
* ''
Cryphocricos
''Cryphocricos'' is a genus of creeping water bugs in 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 w ...
''
Signoret, 1850
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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
''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
* ''
Macrocoris''
Signoret, 1861
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Maculambrysus''
Reynoso & Sites, 2021
* ''
Melloiella''
De Carlo, 1935
* ''
Namtokocoris''
Sites, 2007
* ''
Nanonaucoris''
Zettel, 2001
* ''
Naucoris
''Naucoris'' 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 water ...
''
Geoffroy, 1762
* ''
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
* ''
Tanycricos''
La Rivers, 1971
* ''
Temnocoris''
Montandon, 1897
* ''
Tsingala''
Sites, 2022
* ''
Warisia''
La Rivers, 1971
References
Nepomorpha
Heteroptera families
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