Species list, Checklist of Family Belostomatidae (Alligator ticks) for Choco Department (Region Pacifico, Colombia)

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Checklist for Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
and region Choco Department (Region Pacifico, Colombia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	202 994 1035	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	202 994 1035	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	182 907 959	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	38 139 135	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs	30 112 108	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs	17 47 29	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Nepomorpha Popov, 1971 Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs	7 13 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Nepoidea Latreille, 1802	1 2 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Choco Department
2 Genera with 4 Species

Belostoma Latreille, 1903	giant water bug	1	Species	Taxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1938	Giant Water Bug	3	Species	Taxom

Species list for Choco Department
4 Species

Belostoma dentatum Montandon, 1903
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) annulipes Herrich-Scha..., 1845
Lethocerus delpontei De Carlo, 1930
Lethocerus maximus De Carlo, 1938	Giant water bug

Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in Choco Department

Subfamily	Belostomatinae Leach, 1815	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke, 1961	1 3	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Belostomatidae at gbif.org
Belostomatidae at irmng.org
Belostomatidae at itis.gov