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Big brown bug - Arizona Chiricahua Mountain - Lethocerus medius
Copyright © 2008 Websissy

Big brown bug - Arizona Chiricahua Mountain - Lethocerus medius
Chiricahua National Monument, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
October 16, 2008
Size: Large

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Contributed by Websissy on 24 October, 2008 - 12:07am
Last updated 30 September, 2022 - 2:29pm

Moved
Moved from Lethocerus.
… David J. Ferguson, 27 December, 2010 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

L. medius
I recently came across a copy of a paper published in 1963 describing the ranges of all Lethocerus species found in North and Central America, and it turns out Lethocerus medius is the only species found in southern Arizona. In fact, southern Arizona is the northern extent of their range. Great find!
… Eric C. Maxwell, 19 October, 2010 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

Genus Lethocerus
To get you a little closer.
… Lee Elliott, 24 October, 2008 - 1:29am login or register to post comments

 
Possible - Lethocerus americanus
Thanks - it looks pretty similar - just the eyes seem slightly different. I found this website had a good explanation. The bugs were attracted to our camp lantern and seemed exhausted when they landed near it. We had no idea that they had a painful bite - glad we avoided that!

http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol4num1/lethocerus/letho.html
… Websissy, 24 October, 2008 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Belostomatidae
This is just an educated guess, but it looks to me like a member of the family Belostomatidae (Order: Hemiptera), the Giant water bugs.
… Heather, 24 October, 2008 - 12:28am login or register to post comments

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