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Superfamily Nepoidea

Giant Water Bugs · Waterscorpions

Family Belostomatidae - Giant Water Bugs
Giant Water Bug - Lethocerus americanus Giant Water Bug - Belostoma lutarium Please Identify - Lethocerus americanus Lethocerus uhleri water bug - Abedus immaculatus Lethocerus? - Lethocerus Water Bug - Benacus griseus Florida Toe Biter for ID - Lethocerus uhleri

Family Nepidae - Waterscorpions
Waterscorpion - Ranatra Water scorpion? - Ranatra Ranatra sp. - Ranatra R. nigra - Ranatra nigra Buffalo Creek Ranatra - Ranatra fusca - male Water scorpion - Ranatra Nepidae - Curicta pronotata Waterscorpion - Ranatra


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