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Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843

103179  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:103179)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Hemiptera (Order)
  7. Veliidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Altavelia Polhemus & Moreira in Polhemus et al., 2019
  2. Genus Arcantivelia Solórzano Kraemer & Perrichot, 2014 †
  3. Genus Brechivelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 2004
  4. Genus Callivelia Polhemus, 2021
  5. Genus Entomovelia Esaki, 1930
  6. Genus Eyarinella Zettel & Laciny, 2021
  7. Genus Fijivelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 2006
  8. Genus Foveavelia Rodrigues & Moreira, 2024
  9. Genus Geovelia Zimmermann, 1984
  10. Genus Halovelia Bergroth, 1893
  11. Genus Haloveloides Andersen, 1992
  12. Genus Hispidovelia Zettel, Laciny & Tran, 2021
  13. Genus Husseyella Herring, 1955
  14. Genus Microvelia Westwood, 1834
  15. Genus Nilsvelia Cassis, Hodgins, Weir & Tatarnic, 2017
  16. Genus Ocellovelia China & Usinger, 1949
  17. Genus Ocheovelia J. Polhemus & D. Polhemus, 2006
  18. Genus Papuavelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 2000
  19. Genus Paravelia Breddin, 1898
  20. Genus Phoreticovelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 2000
  21. Genus Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865
  22. Genus Rheovelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 2004
  23. Genus Shaverdinia Zettel & Laciny, 2021
  24. Genus Strongylovelia Esaki, 1926
  25. Genus Tanyvelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 1994
  26. Genus Thirumalaia Zettel & Laciny, 2021
  27. Genus Tingicesa Koçak & Kemal, 2010
  28. Genus Tubuaivelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 2008
  29. Genus Velia Latreille, 1804
  30. Genus Velohebria Štys, 1976
  31. Genus Xenobates Esaki, 1927
  32. Genus Anderseniveloides Zettel, 2006 accepted as Haloveloides Andersen, 1992
  33. Genus Austromicrovelia Andersen & Weir, 2003 accepted as Nesidovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  34. Genus Barbivelia Andersen & Weir, 2003 accepted as Nesidovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  35. Genus Cesavelia Koçak & Kemal, 2010 accepted as Velia Latreille, 1804
  36. Genus Cloacovelia Zettel, 2012 accepted as Microvelia Westwood, 1834
  37. Genus Colpovelia Polhemus, 1982 accepted as Xenobates Esaki, 1927
  38. Genus Dilutovelia Zettel, 2012 accepted as Microvelia Westwood, 1834
  39. Genus Halovelioides Andersen, 1992 accepted as Haloveloides Andersen, 1992
  40. Genus Heissius Zettel, 2006 accepted as Haloveloides Andersen, 1992
  41. Genus Hydroessa Burmeister, 1835 accepted as Microvelia Westwood, 1834
  42. Genus Kotovelia Matsumura, 1913 accepted as Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865
  43. Genus Microbates Esaki, 1926 accepted as Xenobates Esaki, 1927 (Homonym of Microbates Sclater & Solvin, 1873 [Aves])
  44. Genus Neovelia White, 1879 accepted as Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865
  45. Genus Ocellivelia accepted as Ocellovelia China & Usinger, 1949
  46. Genus Philippinovelia Zettel, 2012 accepted as Microvelia Westwood, 1834
  47. Genus Picaultia Distant, 1913 accepted as Microvelia Westwood, 1834
  48. Genus Ploteris Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Velia Latreille, 1804
  49. Genus Ragovelia accepted as Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865
  50. Genus Somnovelia Zettel, 2012 accepted as Microvelia Westwood, 1834
  51. Genus Trochopus Carpenter, 1898 accepted as Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (synonym)
  52. Genus Veliomorpha Carlini, 1895 accepted as Microvelia Westwood, 1834
  53. Genus Adriennella Poisson, 1942 (uncertain, unassessed)
  54. Genus Aegilipsicola Polhemus & Polhemus, 1994 (uncertain, unassessed)
  55. Genus Aegilipsovelia Polhemus, 1970 (uncertain, unassessed)
  56. Genus Aenictovelia Polhemus, 1979 (uncertain, unassessed)
  57. Genus Angilovelia Andersen, 1981 (uncertain, unassessed)
  58. Genus Aphrovelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 1988 (uncertain, unassessed)
  59. Genus Aquulavelia Thirumalai, 1999 (uncertain, unassessed)
  60. Genus Chenevelia Zettel, 1996 (uncertain, unassessed)
  61. Genus Cylicovelia Polhemus & Copeland, 1996 (uncertain, unassessed)
  62. Genus Drepanovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001 (uncertain, unassessed)
  63. Genus Haldwania Tamanini, 1955 (uncertain, unassessed)
  64. Genus Lacertovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001 (uncertain, unassessed)
  65. Genus Lathriovelia Andersen, 1988 (uncertain, unassessed)
  66. Genus Longivelia Zhang, Ren & Yao, 2023 † (uncertain, Unclear whether publication was registered in Zoobank)
  67. Genus Macrovelia Tamanini, 1947 (uncertain, unassessed)
  68. Genus Mangrovelia Linnavuori, 1977 (uncertain, unassessed)
  69. Genus Microvelopsis Andersen & Weir, 2001 (uncertain, unassessed)
  70. Genus Nesidovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001 (uncertain, unassessed)
  71. Genus Neusterinsifer Polhemus & Polhemus, 1994 (uncertain, unassessed)
  72. Genus Pacificovelia Andersen & Weir, 2003 (uncertain, unassessed)
  73. Genus Perittopus Fieber, 1861 (uncertain, unassessed)
  74. Genus Petrovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001 (uncertain, unassessed)
  75. Genus Platyvelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 1993 (uncertain, unassessed)
  76. Genus Plesiovelia Tamanini, 1955 (uncertain, unassessed)
  77. Genus Polhemovelia Zettel & Sehnal, 2000 (uncertain, unassessed)
  78. Genus Starmuhlneria Poisson, 1964 (uncertain, unassessed)
  79. Genus Steinovelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 1993 (uncertain, unassessed)
  80. Genus Stridulivelia Hungerford, 1929 (uncertain, unassessed)
  81. Genus Tarsovelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 1994 (uncertain, unassessed)
  82. Genus Tarsoveloides Andersen & Weir, 2001 (uncertain, unassessed)
  83. Genus Tonkouivelia Linnavuori, 1977 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  84. Genus Veloidea Gould, 1934 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Veliidae Amyot & Serville, 1843. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103179 on 2026-02-19
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-07-09 17:17:24Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source some verified marine genera (AJR, Nov 2010) [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Neoptera (Infraclass) > Hemipterodea (=Oligonephridia) (Superorder) > Hemiptera (Order) > Gerromorpha (Group) > Gerroidea (Superfamily) > Veliidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Bugs, terrestrial (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Aptian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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