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 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 46 genera in 8 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.

Naucoridae

Genera

These 46 genera belong to the family Naucoridae:

Naucoridae

Afronaucoris Sites, 2022

Ambrysus Stål, 1862

Aneurocoris Montandon, 1897

Aptinocoris Montandon, 1897

Asthenocoris Usinger, 1937

Australambrysus Reynoso & Sites, 2021

Australonaucoris Sites, 2022

Carvalhoiella De Carlo, 1963

Cataractocoris Usinger, 1941

Calocoris La Rivers, 1971

Cheirochela Hope, 1840

Coptocatus Montandon, 1909

Cryphocricos Signoret, 1850

Ctenipocoris Montandon, 1897

Decarloa La Rivers, 1969

Diaphorocoris Montandon, 1897

Gestroiella Montandon, 1897

Halmaheria Zettel, 2007

Heleocoris Stål, 1876

Heleolaccocoris Sites, 2022

Hygropetrocoris Sites, 2015

Idiocerus Montandon, 1897

Ilyocoris Stål, 1861

Indonaucoris Sites, 2022

Interocoris La Rivers, 1974

Laccocoris Stål, 1856

Limnocoris Stål, 1858

Macrocoris Signoret, 1861

Maculambrysus Reynoso & Sites, 2021

Melloiella De Carlo, 1935

Namtokocoris Sites, 2007

Nanonaucoris Zettel, 2001

Naucoris Geoffroy, 1762

Neomacrocoris Montandon, 1913

Nesocricos La Rivers, 1971

Pelocoris Stål, 1876

Philippinocoris D. Polhemus & J. Polhemus, 1987

Picrops La Rivers, 1952

Placomerus La Rivers, 1956

Procryphocricos J. Polhemus, 1991

Sagocoris Montandon, 1911

Stalocoris La Rivers, 1969

Tanycricos La Rivers, 1971

Temnocoris Montandon, 1897

Tsingala Sites, 2022

Warisia La Rivers, 1971

References

Nepomorpha

Heteroptera families

Naucoridae