Belostoma
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Belostomatidae |
| Genus: | Belostoma Latreille, 1807 |
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Belostoma is a genus of the hemipteran family Belostomatidae, known colloquially as giant water bugs. Members of this genus are native to the Americas, with the greatest species richness in tropical South America.[1] Most species in the family Belostomatidae have historically been included in Belostoma, but several of these have been moved to other genera (although Belostoma remains a genus with many members).[1][2]
Species
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References
- 1 2 Ribero, J. R. I. (2007). A review of the species of Belostoma Latreille, 1807 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) from the four southeastern Brazilian states. Zootaxa 1477: 1-70.
- ↑ Perez-Goodwyn, P. J. (2006). Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 695: 1–71.
External links
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"Fishkiller". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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