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Species Belostoma confusum

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 Nepoidea
Family Belostomatidae (Giant Water Bugs)
Subfamily Belostomatinae
Genus Belostoma
Species confusum (Belostoma confusum)
Explanation of Names
Belostoma confusum Lauch 1959
Range
se. AZ, s. TX / Mex. (M. Pintar, 2020)
Contributed by Matthew Pintar on 16 November, 2020 - 11:03am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 24 October, 2021 - 1:03pm

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