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Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs (because they fly to lights in large numbers), alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera. [1]
Abedus is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. [1] [2] Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, [3] these brown insects typically are between 2.3 and 4 cm (0.9–1.6 in) long, [1] [4] although A. immaculatus only is about 1.3–1.4 cm (0.51–0.55 in), making it the smallest North American ...
Belostoma is a genus of insects in the hemipteran family Belostomatidae, known colloquially as giant water bugs.Members of this genus are native to freshwater habitats in the Americas, with the greatest species richness in tropical South America. [1]
Abedus herberti, the toe biter (a name also used for several other giant water bugs) or ferocious water bug, is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. [1] [2] It is native to streams, especially in highlands, in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah in the United States and in northwestern Mexico.
Benacus griseus is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. [1] It is the only species in the genus Benacus , which was formerly considered a subgenus of Lethocerus . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Lethocerus americanus, sometimes called the electric light bug, toe biter or fish killer, [1] is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae, native to southern Canada and the United States (north of 35°N; other Lethocerus species are found southwards). [2] It typically has a length around 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in). [3]
Giant water bug walking over land. The heaviest species of this order are the giant water bugs Lethocerus grandis and Lethocerus maximus. [32] These can surpass a length of 12 cm (4.7 in), [33] although they are more slender and less heavy than most other insects of this size (principally the huge beetles).
Belostoma flumineum is a North American species of giant water bug (family Belostomatidae). They are a common predator in ponds and wetlands. They are relatively large, reaching 2–2.5 cm (0.79–0.98 in) in length. As with other species of the Belostomatidae family, the fathers take care of the offspring. [1]