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Water scorpion, Ranatra sp - Ranatra kirkaldyi
Copyright © 2008 Catfish

Water scorpion, Ranatra sp - Ranatra kirkaldyi
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
October 7, 2008
Size: ~40 mm, w/o breathin tube

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Contributed by Catfish on 7 October, 2008 - 6:05pm
Last updated 26 March, 2009 - 4:01pm

has to be Ranatra kirkaldyi Torre-Bueno 1905
based on desc'n in Slater & Baranowski 1978, p. 238
Moved from Ranatra.
… v belov, 26 March, 2009 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

Spectacular.
You are single-handedly doing justice to aquatic insects here at Bugguide. Thank you!
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 October, 2008 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much, Eric, fo
Thank you very much, Eric, for your kind comment.
… Catfish, 9 October, 2008 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

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