Naucoridae


Naucoridae is a small family of insects commonly known as the creeping water bugs and saucer bugs. They are similar in appearance and behavior to Belostomatidae, but considerably smaller, at long. Naucoridae are found around the world, but the greatest diversity is in tropical regions. They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats, ranging from still waters like ponds, to flowing rivers and even torrential streams. There are eight subfamilies containing about 400 species in 46 genera. One of these subfamilies is Pelocoris, and the species within this group are usually found in ponds or quiet bodies of water. They are predators that feed on other small invertebrates.
They were formerly united in a superfamily Naucoroidea with the Aphelocheiridae and Potamocoridae, but these are now in their own superfamily and the Naucoroidea are monotypic.

Genera

These 46 genera belong to the family Naucoridae:Afronaucoris Sites, 2022Ambrysus Stål, 1862Aneurocoris Montandon, 1897Aptinocoris Montandon, 1897Asthenocoris Usinger, 1937Australambrysus Reynoso & Sites, 2021Australonaucoris Sites, 2022Carvalhoiella De Carlo, 1963Cataractocoris Usinger, 1941Calocoris La Rivers, 1971Cheirochela Hope, 1840Coptocatus Montandon, 1909Cryphocricos Signoret, 1850Ctenipocoris Montandon, 1897Decarloa La Rivers, 1969Diaphorocoris Montandon, 1897Gestroiella Montandon, 1897Halmaheria Zettel, 2007Heleocoris Stål, 1876Heleolaccocoris Sites, 2022Hygropetrocoris Sites, 2015Idiocerus Montandon, 1897Ilyocoris Stål, 1861Indonaucoris Sites, 2022Interocoris La Rivers, 1974Laccocoris Stål, 1856Limnocoris Stål, 1858Macrocoris Signoret, 1861Maculambrysus Reynoso & Sites, 2021Melloiella De Carlo, 1935Namtokocoris Sites, 2007Nanonaucoris Zettel, 2001Naucoris Geoffroy, 1762Neomacrocoris Montandon, 1913Nesocricos La Rivers, 1971Pelocoris Stål, 1876Philippinocoris D. Polhemus & J. Polhemus, 1987Picrops La Rivers, 1952Placomerus La Rivers, 1956Procryphocricos J. Polhemus, 1991Sagocoris Montandon, 1911Stalocoris La Rivers, 1969Tanycricos La Rivers, 1971Temnocoris Montandon, 1897Tsingala Sites, 2022Warisia La Rivers, 1971