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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Aquatic Bugs (Nepomorpha) » Nepoidea » Giant Water Bugs (Belostomatidae) » Lethocerinae » Lethocerus » Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus americanus)
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Bug Found On Sidewalk North Syracuse New York - Lethocerus americanus
Copyright © 2009 tmurphy

Bug Found On Sidewalk North Syracuse New York - Lethocerus americanus
North Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
October 21, 2009
Size: 2 3/8 inches
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Contributed by tmurphy on 22 October, 2009 - 9:50am
Last updated 5 August, 2012 - 12:46pm

Moved
Moved from Eastern Toe-Biter.
… David J. Ferguson, 5 August, 2012 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lethocerus.
… v belov, 1 February, 2010 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Andrew Williams, 22 October, 2009 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

Lethocerus sp.
There are several species in this Genus. A better image of the raptorial forelegs and/or underside may be needed for further id.

f.y.i. - L. (Benacus) griseus is the only US species lacking grooved femurs (accommodating the tibia). In griseus, replacing the grooves are soft velvety "friction-reducing" pads on the inner edges.
… Bill Reynolds, 22 October, 2009 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

One of the...
...Giant Water Bugs (Belostomatidae) but not sure which species.

Please see:
… Ron M., 22 October, 2009 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks
… tmurphy, 22 October, 2009 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

 
The stated size of 3 inches...
is incorrect. Overall body length should be measured rather than overall insect length. The outstretched legs shouldn't have been included in the measurement. Using Photoshop, I was able to orient the ruler to the same angle as the insect and determine that the length is 2 3/8" or 59mm.
… Ron M., 22 October, 2009 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

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