Mesoveliidae
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, 1983Cavaticovelia Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980Cryptovelia Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980Darwinivelia Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980Madeovelia Poisson, 1959Mesovelia Mulsant & Rey, 1852Mesoveloidea Hungerford, 1929Mniovelia Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980Nereivelia J. Polhemus and D. Polhemus, 1989Phrynovelia Horváth, 1915Seychellovelia Andersen and D. Polhemus, 2003Speovelia Esaki, 1929While traditionally divided in two subfamilies, Madeoveliinae and Mesoveliinae, molecular phylogenetics suggests Mesoveliinae are polyphyletic and thus the subfamily-level classification should be abandoned.
Fossil genera
- †Duncanovelia
- †Gallomesovelia France, Late Jurassic
- †Malenavelia Charantese amber, France, Late Cretaceous
- †Emilianovelia Charantese amber, France, Late Cretaceous
- †Glaesivelia Spanish amber, Early Cretaceous
- †Iberovelia Spanish amber, Early Cretaceous
- †Sinovelia, Early Cretaceous
- †Cretamesovelia Kachin amber, Myanmar, mid-Cretaceous
- †Myanmarvelia Kachin amber, Myanmar, mid-Cretaceous