Limnogonus is a genus of water striders in the family Gerridae. There are 29 described species in Limnogonus. Similar to other gerromorphan bugs, most species of Limnogonus have both macropterous wing morphs, which means that they are often able to fly. The wings are thought to be an adaptation to help the insects get away from drought allowing them to fly to the next available area that has water bodies when the rainy season arrives.
Species These 29 species belong to the genus Limnogonus and its two subgenera: Subgenus Limnogonoides: Limnogonus capensis (China, 1925) Limnogonus curriei Bergroth, 1916 Limnogonus guttatus Poisson, 1948 Limnogonus hypoleucus (Gerstaecker, 1873) Limnogonus intermedius Poisson, 1941 Limnogonus nigrescens Poisson, 1941 Limnogonus pectoralis (Mayr, 1865) Limnogonus poissoni Andersen, 1975
Subgenus Limnogonus: Limnogonus aduncus Drake & Harris, 1933-01 Limnogonus anderseni Zettel, 2004-01 Limnogonus buxtoni Esaki, 1928 Limnogonus carinatus Rendón, Mondragón-F., & Morales, 2018 Limnogonus cereiventris (Signoret, 1862) Limnogonus cheesmani Lundblad, 1934 Limnogonus darthulus (Kirkaldy, 1901) Limnogonus fossarum (Fabricius, 1775) Limnogonus franciscanus (Stål, 1859) Limnogonus hungerfordi Andersen, 1975 Limnogonus hyalinus (Fabricius, 1803) Limnogonus ignotus Drake & Harris, 1934 Limnogonus luctuosus (Montrouzier, 1865) Limnogonus lundbladi Usinger, 1946 Limnogonus macroconfusus Pintar, 2026 Limnogonus nitidus (Mayr, 1865) Limnogonus papuensis Andersen, 1975 Limnogonus profugus Drake & Harris, 1930-30 Limnogonus recens Drake & Harris, 1934 Limnogonus recurvus Drake & Harris, 1930-30 Limnogonus windi Hungerford & Matsuda, 1961
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