Mesoveliidae is a family of water treaders in the order Hemiptera. There are about 16 genera and at least 50 described species in Mesoveliidae.
Genera These 12 extant genera belong to the family Mesoveliidae.
Austrovelia Malipatil and Monteith, 1983 Cavaticovelia Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980 Cryptovelia Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980 Darwinivelia Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980 Madeovelia Poisson, 1959 Mesovelia Mulsant & Rey, 1852 Mesoveloidea Hungerford, 1929 Mniovelia Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980 Nereivelia J. Polhemus and D. Polhemus, 1989 Phrynovelia Horváth, 1915 Seychellovelia Andersen and D. Polhemus, 2003 Speovelia Esaki, 1929
While traditionally divided in two subfamilies, Madeoveliinae (including Madeovelia and Mesoveloidea) and Mesoveliinae (all other genera), molecular phylogenetics suggests Mesoveliinae are polyphyletic and thus the subfamily-level classification should be abandoned.
Fossil genera
†Duncanovelia †Gallomesovelia France, Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) †Malenavelia Charantese amber, France, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) †Emilianovelia Charantese amber, France, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) †Glaesivelia Spanish amber, Early Cretaceous (Albian) †Iberovelia Spanish amber, Early Cretaceous (Albian) †Sinovelia , Early Cretaceous (Yixian) †Cretamesovelia Kachin amber, Myanmar, mid-Cretaceous †Myanmarvelia Kachin amber, Myanmar, mid-Cretaceous
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