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Photo#1056248
Beetle?

Beetle?
Schomberg, York Region, Ontario, Canada
April 15, 2015
Size: 7 cm
Found basking in noon day sun on rocks. Moving occasionally very slowly.

Frassed
Moved from Lethocerinae.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

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Giant Water Bug (Toe Biter) - Lethocerus sp

 
Benacus or Lethocerus
This is either a Benacus or a Lethocerus. Note that Benacus was formerly a subgenus of Lethocerus but now has generic rank. One would need to examine the inner margin of the fore femora to distinguish the two genera. Benacus lacks median grooves; Lethocerus has them.

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