Lethocerus medius (Guérin-Méneville, 1857) is a animal in the Belostomatidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
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 medius is a species of giant water bug that belongs to the family Belostomatidae. Its range extends through Central America from northern Panama, north across Mexico into southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States. It also occurs in Cuba, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas. Adult males of this species reach 49 to 58 millimeters in length, while adult females reach 62 to 63 millimeters in length.
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Lethocerus indicus (Le Peletier & Serville, 1825)
Lethocerus maximus De Carlo, 1938
Belostoma flumineum Say, 1832
Belostoma lutarium (Stål, 1856)
Lethocerus patruelis (Stål, 1854)
Lethocerus insulanus (Montandon, 1898)
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