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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]
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]
Belostoma testaceum is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in the eastern United States from New York south to southern Florida and west to Texas and Michigan. [4] [5]
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).
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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 ]
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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]