After Parker, 1982, “The Tree of Life”, and Grimaldi & Engel, 2005
<==o Gerromorpha (vesimittarimaiset luteet) |--o Mesoveliidae | |-- †Duncanovelia extensa L.Cret. Aust. | |-- †Karanabis kiritshenkoi U.Jur. CAs. | `== numerous other genera `--+-- Hebridae `--+--+-- Paraphrynoveliidae | `--+--o Macroveliidae | | |-- †Daniavelia morsensis Eoc. NEu. | | `== numerous Recent genera | `--o Hydrometridae (water treaders; hiipparit) | |-- †Carinametra burmensis U.Cret. SEAs. | `--o Hydromerinae | |-- †Cretaceometra brasiliensis L.Cret. ESA. | `== numerous other genera `--+-- Hermatobatidae (coral treaders) `--+--o Veliidae (riffle bugs) | |-- Rhagovelia | `== numerous other genera `--o Gerridae (water striders; vesimittarit) |?- †Paleogerris Eoc. NEu. |--o Eotrechinae | |-- Eotrechus | |-- Onychotrechus | `== numerous other genera `--o Gerrinae |-- Rheumatobates |--o Halobates M.Eoc.-R. Eu. | `-- †H. ruffoi |?- Limnoporus `== numerous other genera
Reference(s):
- Grimaldi, D. A. & Engel, M. S., 2005: Evolution of the Insects.
–Cambridge University Press, New York, 2005, xv-755 - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 6: Selkärangattomat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
Original work [in French]: Beaut, Du Monde Animal XI & XII Invertébrés.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968 - Parker, S. P. (ed.), 1982: Synopsis and classification of living organisms. Vols. 1 & 2
–McGrew-Hill Book Company
–iNet: The Tree of Life Project: http://tolweb.org/