Belostomatidae
Lethocerus americanus (Leidy, 1847)
Lethocerus americanus (Leidy, 1847)
Lethocerus americanus, a giant water bug native to Canada and northern US, is commonly called electric light bug, toe biter, or fish killer.
Lethocerus uhleri (Montandon, 1896)
Lethocerus uhleri (Montandon, 1896)
Lethocerus uhleri, or Uhler's water bug, is a giant water bug species from the Belostomatidae family found in eastern North America.
Lethocerus indicus (Le Peletier & Serville, 1825)
Lethocerus indicus (Le Peletier & Serville, 1825)
Lethocerus indicus is a belostomatid giant water bug distributed across South and East Asia to western Papua New Guinea, distinguishable from related species by specific physical traits.
Lethocerus insulanus (Montandon, 1898)
Lethocerus insulanus (Montandon, 1898)
Lethocerus insulanus, Australia’s largest true bug, is an aquatic ambush predator found across parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia.
Lethocerus medius (Guérin-Méneville, 1857)
Lethocerus medius (Guérin-Méneville, 1857)
Lethocerus medius is a giant water bug species from Belostomatidae found in parts of North, Central America and the Caribbean.
Lethocerus patruelis (Stål, 1854)
Lethocerus patruelis (Stål, 1854)
Lethocerus patruelis is a giant water bug species with a distribution from southeastern Europe to Myanmar.
Lethocerus maximus De Carlo, 1938
Lethocerus maximus De Carlo, 1938
Lethocerus maximus is one of the world's largest true bugs, a giant water bug native to South America also found in the Caribbean.
Benacus griseus (Say, 1832)
Benacus griseus (Say, 1832)
Benacus griseus is the only species in the genus Benacus, a giant water bug found in eastern North America and nearby regions.
Abedus indentatus (Haldeman, 1854)
Abedus indentatus (Haldeman, 1854)
Abedus indentatus is a giant water bug species in the Belostomatidae family found in Central and North America.
Belostoma flumineum Say, 1832
Belostoma flumineum Say, 1832
Belostoma flumineum Say, 1832 is a North American aquatic predatory true bug with a flattened brown ovoid-elongate body.
Belostoma lutarium (Stål, 1856)
Belostoma lutarium (Stål, 1856)
Belostoma lutarium is a giant water bug species in Belostomatidae found in North America.
Diplonychus rusticus (Fabricius, 1871)
Diplonychus rusticus (Fabricius, 1871)
Diplonychus rusticus, a water bug native to South Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia, is studied as a potential biological control for dengue mosquitoes.
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