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Superfamily Nepoidea

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 Abedus
Species breviceps - Abedus breviceps
Species herberti - Abedus herberti
Species immaculatus - Abedus immaculatus
Species indentatus - Abedus indentatus
Genus Belostoma
Species bakeri - Belostoma bakeri
Species confusum - Belostoma confusum
Species ellipticum - Belostoma ellipticum
Species flumineum - Belostoma flumineum
Species fusciventre - Belostoma fusciventre
Species lutarium - Belostoma lutarium
Species minor - Belostoma minor
Species subspinosum - Belostoma subspinosum
Species testaceum - Belostoma testaceum
Subfamily Lethocerinae
Genus Benacus
Species griseus - Eastern Toe-Biter
Genus Lethocerus
Species americanus - Giant Water Bug
Species medius - Lethocerus medius
Species uhleri - Uhler's Water Bug
Family Nepidae - Waterscorpions
Genus Curicta
Species pronotata - Curicta pronotata
Species scorpio - Curicta scorpio
Genus Nepa
Species apiculata - Nepa apiculata
Genus Ranatra
Species australis - Ranatra australis
Species brevicollis - Ranatra brevicollis
Species buenoi - Ranatra buenoi
Species drakei - Ranatra drakei
Species fusca - Brown Waterscorpion
Species kirkaldyi - Ranatra kirkaldyi
Species quadridentata - Ranatra quadridentata
Species nigra - Ranatra nigra
Species montezuma - Ranatra montezuma
Species texana - Ranatra texana

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