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Belostomatidae

Synonyms: Belostoma goldfussi; Belostoma speciosum; Belostomates speciosum; Paranoikidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera, and occur worldwide, with most of the species in North America, South America, Northern Australia, and East Asia. They are typically encountered in freshwater streams and ponds. Most species are relatively large, typically at least 0.75 in (2 cm) long, although smaller species also exist. The largest are members of the genus Lethocerus, which can exceed 4.75 in (12 cm) and nearly reach the length of some of the larger beetles in the world. Giant water bugs are a popular food in parts of southeast Asia.
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Genus

Abedus (12)
Aenictobelostoma (1)
Appasus (14)
Araripebelostomum (1)
Belostoma (Giant water bug) (79)
Benacus (1)
Diplonychus (6)
Horvathinia (2)
Hydrocyrius (5)
Iberonepa (1)
Kirkaldyia (1)
Lethocerus (27)
Lethonectes (1)
Lethopterus (1)
Limnogeton (4)
Manocerus (1)
Mesonepa (2)
Neponymphes (1)
Nettelstedtia (1)
Odrowazicoris (1)
Propoissonia (1)
Scarabaeides (1)
Sinobelostoma (1)
Stygeonepa (1)
Tarsabedus (1)
Triassonepa (1)
Weberiella (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0