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Belostomatidae
Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera. There are about 170 species found in freshwater habitats worldwide, with more than 110 in the Neotropics, more than 20 in Africa, almost as many in the Nearctic, and far fewer elsewhere. These predators are typically encountered in freshwater ponds, marshes and slow-flowing streams. Most species are at least long, although smaller species, down to , also exist. The largest are members of the genus ''Lethocerus'', which can exceed and nearly reach the length of some of the largest beetles in the world. Giant water bugs are a popular food in parts of Asia. Morphology Belostomatids have a flattened, obovoid to ovoid-elongate body, and usually the legs are flattened. The head features two large compound eyes, but lacks oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethocerus
''Lethocerus'' is a genus of the hemipteran family Belostomatidae, known colloquially as giant water bugs, toe biters and electric light bugs, distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate areas of the world. The greatest diversity of species occurs in the Americas, with only a single species in Europe, two in Africa, two in Australia and three in Asia. It includes the largest true bugs with species capable of reaching a length of over .Haddad Jr; Schwartz; Schwartz; and Carvalho (2010). ''Bites Caused by Giant Water Bugs Belonging to Belostomatidae Family (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) in Humans: A Report of Seven Cases.'' Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 21: 130–133. The South American ''L. grandis'' and ''L. maximus'' are the only species to commonly exceed , with more typical lengths for the remaining species being between . ''Lethocerus'' sp. are distinguished from other genera in the Lethocerinae ('' Benacus'' and ''Kirkaldyia'') by two symmetrical furrows in the inner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Water Bug (Belostomatidae), Vohimana Reserve, Madagascar (13569458513)
Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera. There are about 170 species found in freshwater habitats worldwide, with more than 110 in the Neotropics, more than 20 in Africa, almost as many in the Nearctic, and far fewer elsewhere. These predators are typically encountered in freshwater ponds, marshes and slow-flowing streams. Most species are at least long, although smaller species, down to , also exist. The largest are members of the genus ''Lethocerus'', which can exceed and nearly reach the length of some of the largest beetles in the world. Giant water bugs are a popular food in parts of Asia. Morphology Belostomatids have a flattened, obovoid to ovoid-elongate body, and usually the legs are flattened. The head features two large compound eyes, but lacks oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkaldyia
''Lethocerus deyrollei'' is a species of giant water bug (family Belostomatidae) that traditionally is included in the genus ''Lethocerus'', although recent authorities place it in the ''Kirkaldyia''.P. J. Perez-Goodwyn (2006). ''Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde.'' A (Biologie) 695: 1–71. They are large ( long), predatory and nocturnal insects. They are one of the best known giant water bugs and are found in Japan, Korea, east China, east Indochina and the Amur region of Russia. They are very common in much of their range, but have declined drastically in some regions and are considered threatened in JapanHirai, T.; and Hidaka, K. (2002). ''Anuran-dependent predation by the giant water bug, Lethocerus deyrollei (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae), in rice fields of Japan.'' Ecological Research 17(6): 655-661. and Korea. They live in still waters with vegetation, hatching in the summer mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belostoma
''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.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. 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).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. 9 species are claimed to be found in Northern America, but the genus Belostoma is actually divided into 16 subgroups containing about 70 species. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedus
''Abedus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although '' A. immaculatus'' only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different ''Abedus'' species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous. Behavior Members of this genus generally do not fly, and at least some species, including ''A. herberti'', have a greatly reduced flight apparatus and are completely flightless. Despite being essentially aquatic ''Abedus'' may travel some distance overland and have been known to abandon streams after heavy rainfalls, allowing them to avoid being swept along in flash floods. Breeding Giant water bugs exhibit male parental c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benacus (bug)
''Benacus'' is a genus of giant water bug in the hemipteran family Belostomatidae. ''Benacus'' is a monotypic genus, containing a single species, '' B. griseus'', which is found in North America. ''Benacus'' was formerly considered a subgenus of ''Lethocerus ''Lethocerus'' is a genus of the hemipteran family Belostomatidae, known colloquially as giant water bugs, toe biters and electric light bugs, distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate areas of the world. The greatest diversity of speci ...''. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21446310 Nepomorpha genera Belostomatidae Hemiptera of North America Taxa named by Carl Stål ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethocerus Americanus
''Lethocerus americanus'' 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). It typically has a length around .P. J. Perez-Goodwyn (2006). ''Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde.'' A (Biologie) 695: 1–71. It was originally classified as a species in genus '' Belostoma''. Habits Commonly found in ponds, marshes, and on the edges of lakes and slow-moving streams, and creeks, adults and larvae feed on other insects, small crustaceans (crabs/crayfish), tadpoles, snails, and small fish. The adult swims with the aid of its hind legs. A pair of front fore limbs is used for capturing and latching onto its intended prey, which it then injects with digestive toxins through a somewhat retractable proboscis much like that of a mosquito. ''L. americanus'' tends to let its prey dige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horvathinia
''Horvathinia'' is a small genus in the family Belostomatidae, and the only genus in its subfamily. Though it was originally thought to contain eleven species, upon recent reexamination, the number of species was reduced to two. ''Horvathinia'' are incredibly rare and found only in a small part of South America in the border region of Brazil and Argentina. Fewer than 100 specimens of the genus have been collected to date, always at lights at night. It remains unknown what their habits are, where they can be found in the water (though there is some evidence that they may lurk in the muck at the bottom of ponds), what their position in the phylogeny A phylogenetic tree (also phylogeny or evolutionary tree Felsenstein J. (2004). ''Inferring Phylogenies'' Sinauer Associates: Sunderland, MA.) is a branching diagram or a tree showing the evolutionary relationships among various biological spe ... of the water bugs is, or whether they brood their eggs as all other giant water bugs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appasus
''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily Lethocerinae), the female glues the eggs onto the male's back, and the male tends them until the eggs hatch. Species Partial list of species: *''Appasus ampliatus'' (Montandon, 1914) *''Appasus capensis'' (Mayr, 1843) *''Appasus grassei'' (Poisson, 1937) *''Appasus japonicus'' (Vuillefroy, 1864) *''Appasus major'' (Esaki, 1934) *''Appasus quadrivittatus'' Bergroth, 1893 *''Appasus stappersi ''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily ...'' (Montandon, 1916) References External links image Belostomatidae Nepomorpha genera Tax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, Reduviidae, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to around , and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking Insect mouthparts, mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is often limited to the suborder Heteroptera. Entomologists reserve the term ''bug'' for Hemiptera or Heteroptera,Gilbert Waldbauer. ''The Handy Bug Answer Book.'' Visible Ink, 1998p. 1. which does not include other arthropods or insects of other orders such as Ant, ants, Bee, bees, Beetle, beetles, or Butterfly, butterflies. In some variations of English, all Terrestrial animal, terrestrial arthropods (including non-insect arachnids, and myriapods) also fall under the Colloquialism, colloquial understanding of ''bug''. Many insects with "bug" in their common name, especially in American English, belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Largest Insects
Insects, which are a type of arthropod, are the most numerous group of multicellular organisms on the planet, with over a million species identified so far. The title of heaviest insect in the world has many contenders, the most frequently crowned of which is the larval stage of the goliath beetle, '' Goliathus goliatus'', the maximum size of which is at least and . The highest confirmed weight of an adult insect is for a giant weta, ''Deinacrida heteracantha'', although it is likely one of the elephant beetles, '' Megasoma elephas'' and ''Megasoma actaeon'', or goliath beetles, both of which can commonly exceed and , can reach a greater weight. The longest insects are the stick insects, see below. Representatives of the extinct dragonfly-like order Meganisoptera (also known as griffinflies) such as the Carboniferous ''Meganeura monyi'' and the Permian ''Meganeuropsis permiana'' are the largest insect species ever known. These creatures had a wingspan of some . Their maxim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Largest Insect
Insects, which are a type of arthropod, are the most numerous group of multicellular organisms on the planet, with over a million species identified so far. The title of heaviest insect in the world has many contenders, the most frequently crowned of which is the larval stage of the goliath beetle, '' Goliathus goliatus'', the maximum size of which is at least and . The highest confirmed weight of an adult insect is for a giant weta, ''Deinacrida heteracantha'', although it is likely one of the elephant beetles, '' Megasoma elephas'' and ''Megasoma actaeon'', or goliath beetles, both of which can commonly exceed and , can reach a greater weight. The longest insects are the stick insects, see below. Representatives of the extinct dragonfly-like order Meganisoptera (also known as griffinflies) such as the Carboniferous ''Meganeura monyi'' and the Permian ''Meganeuropsis permiana'' are the largest insect species ever known. These creatures had a wingspan of some . Their maximu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
