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Who am I ? underside - Lethocerus uhleri
Copyright © 2007 littlecountrymama

Who am I ? underside - Lethocerus uhleri
Houston, Texas, USA
May 24, 2007
Size: 6 cm
Here is a picture of the under side.

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Who am I ? - Lethocerus uhleri Who am I ? underside - Lethocerus uhleri
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Contributed by littlecountrymama on 24 May, 2007 - 4:28pm
Last updated 6 June, 2007 - 1:18pm

Uhler's Water Bug
moved from ID Request to new species page
… Robin McLeod, 6 June, 2007 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

according to U. of Florida page
showing photos and giving a key to Belostomatidae here, the distinctly banded legs identify this as Lethocerus uhleri. Also, you can see in the dorsal photo that the interocular space on this specimen is noticeably less than the width of an eye, another characteristic of L. uhleri.

This is new to the Guide so I made a species page here.
… Robin McLeod, 25 May, 2007 - 12:44am login or register to post comments

Bug
I may be wrong but I believe this is the giant water bug (Belastoma americanum)
… Jerrod Johnson, 24 May, 2007 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

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