Naucoridae

Creeping water bugs
Ilyocoris cimicoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Nepomorpha
Family:	Naucoridae
Subfamilies
Cheirochelinae Cryphocricinae Laccocorinae Limnocorinae Naucorinae

Pelocoris femoratus

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 (giant water bugs), but considerably smaller, at 0.5–2 cm (0.2–0.8 in) 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 about 400 species in 40 genera in 5 subfamilies.

They were formerly united in a superfamily Naucoroidea with the Aphelocheiridae and Potamocoridae, but these are now in their own superfamily (Aphelocheiroidea) and the Naucoroidea are monotypic.

Genera

These 60 genera belong to the family Naucoridae:

• Aidium Popov, 1968 ^{i g}
• Ambrysus Stål, 1861 ^{i c g b}
• Aneurocoris Montandon, 1897 ^{i g}
• Angaronecta Popov, 1971 ^{i g}
• Aphlebocoris Handlirsch, 1908 ^{i g}
• Apopnus Handlirsch, 1921 ^g
• Aptinocoris Montandon, 1897 ^{i g}
• Asthenocoris Usinger, 1938 ^{i g}
• Carvalhoiella De Carlo, 1963 ^{i g}
• Cataractocoris Usinger, 1941 ^{i g}
• Cavocoris La Rivers, 1971 ^{i g}
• Cheirochela Hope, 1841 ^{i g}
• Coptocatus Montandon, 1909 ^{i g}
• Cratocora Martins-Neto in López Ruf et al., 2005 ^{i g}
• Cratopelocoris López Ruf and Perez Goodwyn in López Ruf et al., 2005 ^{i g}
• Cryphocricos Signoret, 1850 ^{i c g b}
• Ctenipocoris Montandon, 1897 ^{i g}
• Decarloa La Rivers, 1969 ^{i g}
• Diaphorocoris Montandon, 1897 ^{i g}
• Exilcrus Zhang, Yao, Ren and Zhao, 2011 ^{i g}
• Gestroiella Montandon, 1897 ^{i g}
• Halmaheria Zettel, 2007 ^{i g}
• Heleocoris Stål, 1876 ^{i g}
• Heleonaucoris Popov, 1971 ^{i g}
• Hygropetrocoris Sites, 2015 ^{i g}
• Idiocarus Montandon, 1897 ^{i g}
• Ijanecta Popov, 1971 ^g
• Ilyocoris Stål, 1861 ⁱ
• Interocoris La Rivers, 1974 ^{i g}
• Irkutonecta Popov, 1985 ^{i g}
• Laccocoris Stål, 1856 ^{i g}
• Liadonaucoris Popov, 1971 ^{i g}
• Limnocoris Stål, 1860 ^{i c g b}
• Macrocoris Signoret, 1861 ^{i g}
• Miroculus Zhang, Yao, Ren and Zhao, 2011 ^{i g}
• Mongonecta Popov, 1996 ^{i g}
• Namtokocoris Sites in Sites and Vitheepradit, 2007 ^{i g}
• Nanonaucoris Zettel, 2001 ^{i g}
• Naucoris Fabricius, 1775 ^{i g}
• Nectodes Popov, 1968 ^{i g}
• Nectonaucoris Popov, 1968 ^{i g}
• Neomacrocoris Montandon, 1913 ^{i g}
• Nepidium Westwood, 1854 ^{i g}
• Nesocricos La Rivers, 1971 ^{i g}
• Palaeoheteroptera Handlirsch, 1908 ^{i g}
• Pelocoris Stål, 1876 ^{i c g b}
• Philippinocoris D. Polhemus and J. Polhemus, 1987 ^{i g}
• Picrops La Rivers, 1952 ^g
• Placomerus La Rivers, 1956 ^{i g}
• Pogonocaudina Sites and Zettel in Sites et al., 2011 ^{i g}
• Procryphocricos J. Polhemus, 1991 ^{i g}
• Sagocoris Montandon, 1911 ^{i g}
• Saucrolus Marchesini Santos, 1971 ^g
• Sphaerodemopsis Handlirsch, 1908 ^{i g}
• Stalocoris La Rivers, 1969 ^{i g}
• Tanycricos La Rivers, 1971 ^{i g}
• Temnocoris Montandon, 1897 ^{i g}
• Thurselinus Distant, 1904 ^{i g}
• Usingerina ^{c g}
• Warisia La Rivers, 1971 ^{i g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net