Micronectidae
Family of true bugs
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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]
| Micronectidae | |
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| Micronecta scholtzi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Nepomorpha |
| Family: | Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924 |
| Subfamilies and generaa | |
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There are two subfamilies, Micronectinae with six genera and Synaptogobiinae with one genus.[2][3]
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.net[6]
