|
Family
|
Species
|
Synonym
|
Authority
|
Suffolk code |
Description
|
| Mesoveliidae | Mesovelia furcata | Mulsant & Rey, 1852 |
O
|
The Pondweed bug | |
| Hebridae | Hebrus pusillus | Fallen, 1807 |
X
|
Rare Sphagrum Bug | |
| Hebrus ruficeps | Thomson, 1871 |
A
|
The Sphagrum Bug | ||
| Hydrometridae | Hydrometra gracilenta | Horvath, 1899 |
X
|
Lesser Water Measurer | |
| Hydrometra stagnorum | Linnaeus, 1758 |
C
|
The Water Measurer | ||
| Veliidae | Velia caprai | Tamanini, 1947 |
C
|
The Common Water Cricket | |
| Velia saulii | Tamanini, 1947 |
X
|
A Water Cricket | ||
| Microvelia buenoi | Drake, 1920 |
X
|
A Lesser Water Cricket | ||
| Microvelia pygmaea | Dufour, 1833 |
U
|
A Lesser Water Cricket | ||
| Microvelia reticulata | Burmeister, 1835 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Cricket | ||
| Gerridae | Aquarius najas | Gerris najas | DeGeer, 1773 |
X
|
The River Skater |
| Gerris paludum | Fabricius, 1794 |
X
|
Spined Skater | ||
| Gerris argentatus | Schummel, 1832 |
O
|
The Little Pond Skater | ||
| Gerris costae | Herrich - Schaffer, 1853 |
X
|
The Moorland Pond Skater | ||
| Gerris gibbifer | Schummel, 1832 |
O
|
A Pond Skater | ||
| Gerris lacustris | Linnaeus, 1758 |
C
|
The Common Pond Skater | ||
| Gerris lateralis | Schummel, 1832 |
O
|
A Pond Skater | ||
| Gerris odontogaster | Zetterstedt, 1828 |
U
|
The Toothed Pond Skater | ||
| Gerris thoracicus | Schummel, 1832 |
U |
A Pond Skater | ||
| Limnoporus rufoscutellatus | Gerris rufoscutellatus | Latreille, 1807 |
X
|
A Pond Skater | |
| Nepidae | Nepa cinerea | Linnaeus, 1758 |
C
|
Water Scorpion | |
| Ranatra linearis | Linnaeus, 1758 |
C
|
Water Stick Insect | ||
| Naucoridae | Ilyocoris cimicoides | Linnaeus, 1758 |
C
|
Greater Saucer Bug | |
| Naucoris maculatus |
X
R (04) |
Lesser Saucer Bug | |||
| Aphelocheiridae | Aphelocheirus aestivalis | Fabricius, 1794 |
X
|
River Bug | |
| Notonectidae | Notonecta glauca | Linnaeus, 1758 |
C
|
Common Water Boatman | |
| Notonecta lutea |
XP |
Migrant Water Boatman | |||
| Notonecta maculata | Fabricius, 1794 |
C
|
A Water Boatman | ||
| Notonecta obliqua | Gallen, 1787 |
A
|
A Water Boatman | ||
| Notonecta viridis | Delcourt, 1909 |
C
|
A Water Boatman | ||
| Pleidae | Plea minutissima | Plea leachi | McGregor & Kirkaldy, 1899 |
C
|
A Lesser Waterboatman |
| Corixidae | Micronecta griseola |
X
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Micronecta minutissima | Linnaeus, 1758 |
O
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Micronecta poweri | Douglas & Scott, 1869 |
U
|
The Water Singer | ||
| Micronecta scholtzi | Fieber, 1847 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Cymatia bonsdorffii | Cymatia bonsdorffi | Sahlberg, 1819 |
U
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | |
| Cymatia coleoptrata | Fabricius, 1776 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Cymatia rogenhoferi |
X
R |
A Lesser Water Boatman | |||
| Glaenocorisa propinqua | Fieber, 1860 |
X
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Callicorixa praeusta | Fieber, 1848 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Callicorixa wollastoni | Douglas & Scott, 1865 |
X
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Corixa affinis | Leach, 1817 |
X
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Corixa dentipes | Thomson, 1869 |
O
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Corixa panzeri | Fieber, 1848 |
U
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Corixa punctata | Illiger, 1807 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Corixa iberica | Jansson, 1981 |
X
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Hesperocorixa castanea | Thomson, 1869 |
X
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Hesperocorixa linnaei | Hesperocorixa linnei | Fieber, 1848 |
O
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | |
| Hesperocorixa moesta | Fieber, 1848 |
U
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Hesperocorixa sahlbergi | Fieber, 1848 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Arctocorisa carinata | Sahlbergi, 1819 |
X
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Arctocorisa germari | Fieber, 1848 |
O
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara concinna | Sigara concinna | Fieber, 1848 |
U
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | |
| Sigara distincta | Fieber, 1848 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara dorsalis | Leach, 1817 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara falleni | Fieber, 1848 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara fallenoidea | Hungerford, 1926 |
X
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara fossarum | Leach, 1817 |
U
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara iactans |
O
R (01) |
A Lesser Water Boatman | |||
| Sigara lateralis | Leach, 1817 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara limitata | Fieber, 1848 |
U
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara nigrolineata | Fieber,1848 |
C
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara longipalis |
X R (06) |
A Lesser Water Boatman (Norfolk) | |||
| Sigara scotti | Douglas & Scott, 1868 |
X
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara selecta | Fieber, 1848 |
O
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara semistriata | Fieber, 1848 |
O
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara stagnalis | Leach, 1817 |
O
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara striata | Linnaeus, 1758 |
X
|
A Lesser Water Boatman | ||
| Sigara venusta | Douglas & Scott, 1869 |
O
|
A Lesser Water Boatman |
Checklist of British Aquatic Heteroptera
With Current Suffolk Status
| The list below details all species which occur in Britain, listed in the same order as in Savage, 1989 In addition to the naming authority common names are given wherever they exist. |
Velia caprai, from Hol Brook, Boxford  |
Species marked C are commonly recorded in Suffolk.
Those marked U whilst not exactly notable are relatively uncommonly recorded in Suffolk.
Those marked O are only occasionally recorded in Suffolk and are the more notable species.
Those marked A have just a few archive records from Suffolk and have not been recently recorded.
Those marked X are not recorded from Suffolk.
Those with a R are 4 recent additions to the British list with the year of recording in brackets.
A code P indicates that the species may possibly appear in Britain but as yet is unrecorded.
