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 <small>Malipatil and Monteith, 1983</small>
- Cavaticovelia <small>Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980</small>
- Cryptovelia <small>Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980</small>
- Darwinivelia <small>Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980</small>
- Madeovelia <small>Poisson, 1959</small>
- Mesovelia <small>Mulsant & Rey, 1852</small>
- Mesoveloidea <small>Hungerford, 1929</small>
- Mniovelia <small>Andersen and J. Polhemus, 1980</small>
- Nereivelia <small>J. Polhemus and D. Polhemus, 1989</small>
- Phrynovelia <small>Horváth, 1915</small>
- Seychellovelia <small>Andersen and D. Polhemus, 2003</small>
- Speovelia <small>Esaki, 1929</small>
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
- â Duncanovelia
- â Gallomesovelia France, Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian)
- â Malenavelia Charantese amber, France, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
- â Emilianovelia Charantese amber, France, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
- â Glaesivelia Spanish amber, Early Cretaceous (Albian)
- â Iberovelia Spanish amber, Early Cretaceous (Albian)
- â Sinovelia , Early Cretaceous (Yixian)
- â Cretamesovelia Kachin amber, Myanmar, mid-Cretaceous
- â Myanmarvelia Kachin amber, Myanmar, mid-Cretaceous
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