Nesidovelia

Nesidovelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Veliidae
Genus: Nesidovelia
Andersen & Weir, 2001
Synonyms[1]
  • Austromicrovelia Andersen & Weir, 2003
  • Austromicrovelia Andersen & Weir, 2003
  • Barbivelia Andersen & Weir, 2003

Nesidovelia is a genus of water striders in the family Veliidae.[1] The genus was first described in 2001 by Andersen and Weir.[2][3] It is endemic to Australia and species of the genus are found in all Australian states.[2]

The type species is Nesidovelia howense (Hale, 1926).[2]


Species

Species listed in the.Australian faunal directory.[4]

  • Nesidovelia alisonae (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia angelesi (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia annemarieae (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia australiensis (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia barbifer (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia carnarvon (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia childi (Andersen, 1969)
  • Nesidovelia distincta (Malipatil, 1980)
  • Nesidovelia eborensis (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia falcifer (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia fluvialis (Malipatil, 1980)
    • Nesidovelia fluvialis fluvialis (Malipatil, 1980)
    • Nesidovelia fluvialis weiri (Malipatil, 1980)
  • Nesidovelia herberti (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia howense (Hale, 1926)
  • Nesidovelia hypipamee (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia malipatili (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia margaretae (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia mjobergi (Hale, 1925)
  • Nesidovelia monteithi (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia mossman (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia myorensis (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia odontogaster (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia pennicilla (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia peramoena (Hale, 1925)
  • Nesidovelia queenslandiae (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia spurgeon (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia torresiana (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia tuberculata (Andersen & Weir, 2003)
  • Nesidovelia woodwardi (Andersen & Weir, 2003)

References

  1. ^ a b "CoL: Nesidovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001". catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Nesidovelia Andersen & Weir, 2001". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  3. ^ Nils Møller Andersen; Thomas A. Weir (2001). "New genera of Veliidae (Hemiptera : Heteroptera) from Australia, with notes on the generic classification of the subfamily Microveliinae". Invertebrate Systematics. 15 (2): 217-258 [241]. doi:10.1071/IT00015. ISSN 1445-5226. Wikidata Q54580807.
  4. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Nesidovelia (checklist)". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2026.