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Species Belostoma testaceum

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 testaceum (Belostoma testaceum)

Explanation of Names

Belostoma testaceum (Leidy 1847)

Size

15-20 mm(1)

Habitat

e. US (NY-FL to MI-TX)(2)

Works Cited

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

2.	Choate P.M. () Giant water bugs, electric light bugs, Lethocerus, Abedus, Belostoma (Insecta: Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)

Contributed by v belov on 2 February, 2010 - 8:11am
Last updated 9 November, 2021 - 6:41pm

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