Checklist for Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2340
4567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2338
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2276
4408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 56
200
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 48
176
321 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 28
120
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs | 8
18
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
6
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Belostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
4 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Botswana
8 Species | Appasus ampliatus Montandon, 1914 | | | Appasus capensis (Mayr, 1871) | ⇒ Diplonychus capensis Mayr, 1871 | | Appasus grassei Poisson, 1937 | Roseate shiner | | Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803 | | | Hydrocyrius colombiae Spinola, 1852 | Fourwing saltbush | | Hydrocyrius longifemoratus Brown, 1948 | | | Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853) | ⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854 | | Limnogeton fieberi Mayr, 1853 | |
Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in Botswana
Links, sources and further information Belostomatidae at gbif.org
Belostomatidae at irmng.org
Belostomatidae at itis.gov
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