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Genus Ochterus

Ochterus banksi? - Ochterus banksi - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

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

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Nepomorpha (Aquatic Bugs)

Superfamily Ochteroidea

Family Ochteridae (Velvety Shore Bugs)

Genus Ochterus

Explanation of Names

Ochterus Latreille 1807

Numbers

6 spp. in our area(1)

Range

much of the US, esp. in the south (north to Great Lakes & NE)(2)

Habitat

shore lines, in the open or among grasses; seeping vertical rock faces(3)(2)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

2.	Aquatic Insects of North America R. W. Merritt, K. W. Cummins, M.B. Berg. 2008. Kendall/Hunt.

3.	Identification manual for the aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida Epler J.H. 2006. FL Dept. Env. Prot., Tallahassee, FL. 186 pp.

Contributed by Joyce Gross on 10 January, 2008 - 1:31am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 16 July, 2014 - 6:00pm

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