List of Gerridae genera explained

This is a list of 56 genera in the family Gerridae, water striders.

Gerridae genera

• Amemboa Esaki, 1925

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• Amemboides Polhemus & Andersen, 1984

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• Aquarius Schellenberg, 1800

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• Asclepios Distant, 1915

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• Austrobates Andersen & Weir, 1994

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• Brachymetra Mayr, 1865

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• Brachymetroides Andersen, 2000

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• Calyptobates Polhemus & Polhemus, 1994

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• Chimarrhometra Bianchi, 1896

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• Ciliometra Polhemus & Polhemus, 1993

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• Cretogerris Perrichot, Nel & Néraudeau, 2005

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• Cryptobates Esaki, 1929

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• Cylindrobates Wappler & Andersen, 2004

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• Cylindrostethus Fieber, 1861

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• Electrobates Andersen & Poinar, 1992

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• Electrogerris Andersen, 2000

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• Eobates Drake & Harris, 1934

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• Eotrechus Kirkaldy, 1902

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• Eurygerris Hungerford & Matsuda, 1958

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• Gerris Fabricius, 1794

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• Gerrisella Poisson, 1940

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• Gigantometra (China, 1925)

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• Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822

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• Iobates Polhemus & Polhemus, 1993

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• Lathriobates Polhemus, 2004

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• Limnogonus Stål, 1868

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• Limnometra Mayr, 1865

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• Limnoporus Stål, 1868

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• Lutetiabates Wappler & Andersen, 2004

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• Metrobates Uhler, 1871

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• Metrobatopsis Esaki, 1926

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• Metrocoris Mayr, 1865

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• Naboandelus Distant, 1910

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• Neogerris Matsumura, 1913

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• Onychotrechus Kirkaldy, 1903

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• Ovatametra Kenaga, 1942

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• Palaeogerris Andersen, 1998

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• Pleciobates Esaki, 1930

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• Potamobates Champion, 1898

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• Potamometropsis Lundblad, 1933

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• Pseudohalobates J.Polhemus & D.Polhemus, 1996

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• Ptilomera Amyot & Serville, 1843

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• Rhagadotarsus Breddin, 1905

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• Rhagodotarsus Breddin, 1905

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• Rheumatobates Bergroth, 1892

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• Rheumatometroides Hungerford & Matsuda, 1958

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• Rhyacobates Esaki, 1923

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• Stenobates Esaki, 1927

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• Stenobatopsis J.Polhemus & D.Polhemus, 1996

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• Stygiobates Polhemus & Polhemus, 1993

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• Succineogerris Andersen, 2000

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• Tachygerris Drake, 1957

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• Telmatometra Bergroth, 1908

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• Telmatometroides J.Polhemus, 1991

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• Telmatrechus Scudder, 1890

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• Tenagogerris Stål, 1853

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• Tenagogonus Stål, 1853

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• Tenagometra Poisson, 1949

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• Tenagometrella Poisson, 1958
• Thetibates Polhemus & Polhemus, 1996

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• Trepobates Uhler, 1883

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Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net, d = Damgaard et al. 2014