Cimex rivulorum Fabricius, 1775: 728. LT (Tamanini, 1955b: 202, as "typus"): male, France, Alsace?; ZMUC.
Gerris aptera Fabricius, 1794: 193 (syn. Tamanini, 1955b: 203). LT (Tamanini, 1955b: 203, as "typus"): male, Italy; ZMUC.
Cimex impennis Turton, 1802: 692. New name for Gerris aptera Fabricius because of secondary homonymy with Cimex apterus Linnaeus, 1758.
Velia major Puton, 1879a: 297 (syn. Tamanini, 1955b: 206). ST(S): France; MNHN.