Species Belostoma flumineum

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Works Cited

Belostoma or something? - Belostoma flumineum

Buffalo Belostoma - Belostoma flumineum - male

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 flumineum (Belostoma flumineum)

Explanation of Names

Belostoma flumineum Say 1832

Size

18-25 mm(1)

Range

QC-GA to MB-AZ(2); likely absent from FL(3)

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)

3.	Two new records of aquatic Hemiptera (Belostomatidae, Mesoveliidae) from southern Florida, with keys to the genera Belostoma Lat Pintar, M.R. 2023. Aquatic Insects.

Contributed by v belov on 2 February, 2010 - 8:21am
Additional contributions by mpintar
Last updated 7 June, 2022 - 4:35pm

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