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Checklist for Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
173
2393
8058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
119
2072
7032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
60
847
2934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
9
37
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
7
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBelostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs
4
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
4 Genera with 36 Species
Abedus Stål, 196014SpeciesTaxom
Belostoma Latreille, 1962giant water bug16SpeciesTaxom
Benacus Stål, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1959Giant Water Bug10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
36 Species and 5 Subspecies
Abedus (Abedus) breviceps Stål, 1862
Abedus (Abedus) ovatus Stål, 1862
Abedus (Abedus) parkeri Menke, 1966Swinecress
Abedus (Deinostoma) herberti Hidalgo, 1935Hare's ear mustard
Abedus herberti herberti Hidalgo, 1935
Abedus (Deinostoma) indentatus Haldeman, 1854
Abedus (Pseudoabedus) vicinus Mayr, 1871Hare's ear mustard
Abedus vicinus sonorensis Menke, 1960
Abedus vicinus vicinus Mayr, 1871
Abedus decarloi Menke, 1960Hare's ear mustard
Abedus dilatatus Say, 1832
Abedus immensus Menke, 1960Hare's ear mustard
Abedus signoreti Mayr, 1871
Abedus stangei Menke, 1960Hare's ear mustard
Belostoma anurum Herrich-Schä..., 1848
Belostoma aztecum Lauck, 1959Franklin tree
Belostoma bakeri Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Belostoma confusum Lauck, 1959Franklin tree
Belostoma ellipticum Latreille, 1833
Belostoma elongatum Montandon, 1908Stanford's manzanita
Belostoma flumineum Say, 1832Giant water bug
Belostoma fusciventre Dufour, 1863
Belostoma minor Dufour, 1855
Belostoma minusculum Uhler, 1884
Belostoma porteri DeCarlo, 1942
Belostoma subspinosum Palisot, 1820
Belostoma subspinosum bifoveatum Haldeman, 1852
Belostoma subspinosum subspinosum Palisot, 1820
Belostoma thomasi Lauck, 1959Franklin tree
Belostoma venezuelae Lauck, 1962
Benacus griseus (Say, 1832)⇒ Lethocerus griseus Say, 1832
Lethocerus (Benacus) griseus Say, 1832
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) angustipes Mayr, 1871
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) annulipes Herrich-Scha..., 1845
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) medius Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) uhleri Montandon, 1896Uhler´s Water Bug
Lethocerus collossicus Stål, 1855
Lethocerus colossicus Stål, 1854
Lethocerus delpontei De Carlo, 1930
Lethocerus maximus De Carlo, 1938Giant water bug
Lethocerus truxali Menke, 1959

Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyBelostomatinae
Leach, 1815
2
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLethocerinae
Lauck & Menke, 1961
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Belostomatidae at gbif.org
Belostomatidae at irmng.org
Belostomatidae at itis.gov