Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light...
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Lethocerus deyrollei (category Belostomatidae)
Lethocerus deyrollei is a species of giant water bug (family Belostomatidae) that traditionally is included in the genus Lethocerus, although recent authorities...
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Lethocerus (category Belostomatidae)
Lethocerus is a genus of the hemipteran family Belostomatidae, known colloquially as giant water bugs, toe biters and electric light bugs, distributed...
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Lethocerus americanus (category Belostomatidae)
light bug, toe biter or fish killer, is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae, native to southern Canada and the United States (north of 35°N; other...
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Lethocerus indicus (category Belostomatidae)
Lethocerus indicus is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae, native to South and Southeast Asia, as well as southeast China, the Ryukyu Islands...
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Belostoma (category Belostomatidae)
Belostoma is a genus of insects in the hemipteran family Belostomatidae, known colloquially as giant water bugs. Members of this genus are native to freshwater...
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Lethocerus uhleri (category Belostomatidae)
or Uhler's water bug, is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is found in eastern North America from New York, Michigan, and Wisconsin...
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Lethocerus patruelis (category Belostomatidae)
Lethocerus patruelis is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is native to southeastern Europe, through Southwest Asia, to Pakistan, India...
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germanica The Oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis Giant Water Bug Belostomatidae Waterbug Records, a record label This disambiguation page lists articles...
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mantis shrimp), and various insect families, such as Mantispidae, Belostomatidae, Nepidae, and Naucoridae (all members of these groups have raptorial...
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cases – like the large water scorpions (Nepidae) and giant water bugs (Belostomatidae) – even small fish and amphibians. Others are omnivores or feed on plants...
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Benacus griseus (category Belostomatidae)
Benacus griseus is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is the only species in the genus Benacus, which was formerly considered...
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Abedus (category Belostomatidae)
Abedus is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes...
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Benacus (bug) (category Belostomatidae)
Benacus is a genus of giant water bug in the hemipteran family Belostomatidae. Benacus is a monotypic genus, containing a single species, B. griseus, which...
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Corixoidea Corixidae (water boatmen) Nepoidea Belostomatidae (giant water bugs) Nepidae (water scorpions, needle bugs) Ochteroidea Gelastocoridae (toad...
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Lethocerus insulanus (category Belostomatidae)
Lethocerus insulanus is a species of giant water bug of the family Belostomatidae. Its common name is the Australian giant water bug, but it is also called...
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Abedus indentatus (category Belostomatidae)
Abedus indentatus is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is found in Central America and North America. "Abedus indentatus Report"...
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revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie). 695: 1–71...
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Corixoidea Corixidae (water boatmen) Nepoidea Belostomatidae (giant water bugs) Nepidae (water scorpions, needle bugs) Ochteroidea Gelastocoridae (toad...
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to protect them from egg parasitoids and predators. In the aquatic Belostomatidae, females lay their eggs on the back of the male which guards the eggs...
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Appasus (category Belostomatidae)
Appasus is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental...
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Belostoma minor (category Belostomatidae)
Belostoma minor is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is found in the northern Caribbean bioregion, with records in Cuba, the...
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amphibians, birds and mammals. Specific examples include: giant water bugs (Belostomatidae), largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), American alligator (Alligator...
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Abedus herberti (category Belostomatidae)
ferocious water bug, is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is native to streams, especially in highlands, in Arizona, New Mexico...
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segment, a characteristic which readily distinguishes them from the Belostomatidae. Their primary staples are other insects and small aquatic vertebrates...
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Lethocerus medius (category Belostomatidae)
Lethocerus medius is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is found in Central America from northern Panama north throughout Mexico...
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Corixoidea Corixidae (water boatmen) Nepoidea Belostomatidae (giant water bugs) Nepidae (water scorpions, needle bugs) Ochteroidea Gelastocoridae (toad...
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several kinds of insects, including mosquitoes, tabanid flies, and Belostomatidae) live in the water and breathe through a siphon. Some adult insects...
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revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. A (Biologie) 695: 1–71. Haddad...
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Corixoidea Corixidae (water boatmen) Nepoidea Belostomatidae (giant water bugs) Nepidae (water scorpions, needle bugs) Ochteroidea Gelastocoridae (toad...
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