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Family Naucoridae - Creeping Water Bugs

Naucoridae: Pelocoris femoratus - Pelocoris femoratus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Family Naucoridae (Creeping Water Bugs)

Numbers

23 Nearctic species in 5 genera.

Remarks

The five Nearctic genera are:

Ambrysus, Cryphocricos, Limnocoris, Pelocoris, Usingerina.

Beware! In An Introduction to the Study of Insects, it's noted that "[Naucoridae] bite quite readily--and painfully--when handled."

See Also

Bugs in Belostomatidae are superficially similar but much larger.

Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 7 June, 2006 - 6:46am
Additional contributions by Ethanjf
Last updated 15 January, 2007 - 12:59pm

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