Naucoridae

Creeping water bugs
	Ilyocoris cimicoides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Nepomorpha
Family:	Naucoridae; Leach, 1815
Type genus
	Naucoris; Geoffroy, 1762
Subfamilies
	Ambrysinae; Cheirochelinae; Cryphocricinae; Ilyocorinae; Laccocorinae; Limnocorinae; Macrocorinae; Naucorinae;

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 0.5–2 cm (0.2–0.8 in) 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.^[1]

They were formerly united in a superfamily 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:^[1]

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 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 Stål, 1861
Indonaucoris Sites, 2022
Interocoris La Rivers, 1974
Laccocoris Stål, 1856
Limnocoris 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 Stål, 1876
Philippinocoris D. Polhemus & J. Polhemus, 1987
Picrops La Rivers, 1952
Placomerus La Rivers, 1956
Procryphocricos J. Polhemus, 1991
Sagocoris Montandon, 1911
Stalocoris La Rivers, 1969
Tanycricos La Rivers, 1971
Temnocoris Montandon, 1897
Tsingala Sites, 2022
Warisia La Rivers, 1971

References

^ ^a ^b Sites, Robert W. (7 February 2022). "Phylogeny and revised classification of the saucer bugs (Hemiptera: Nepomorpha: Naucoridae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1245–1286. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab105.

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[:0-1] Sites, Robert W. (7 February 2022). "Phylogeny and revised classification of the saucer bugs (Hemiptera: Nepomorpha: Naucoridae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1245–1286. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab105.

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