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Checklist for Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
78
739
1905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
63
675
1803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
22
179
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
2
5
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
4
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBelostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Genera with 12 Species
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 18734SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyrius Spinola, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1853Giant Water Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Limnogeton Mayr, 18634SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
12 Species
Appasus ampliatus Montandon, 1914
Appasus grassei Poisson, 1937Roseate shiner
Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803
Appasus procerus Gerstaecker, 1873
Hydrocyrius colombiae Spinola, 1852Fourwing saltbush
Hydrocyrius nanus Montandon, 1911
Hydrocyrius rectus Mayr, 1871
Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853)⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854
Limnogeton expansum Montandon, 1896Sand mesa manzanita
Limnogeton fieberi Mayr, 1853
Limnogeton hedenborgi Stål, 1854
Limnogeton scutellatum Mayr, 1863

Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
SubfamilyBelostomatinae
Leach, 1815
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLethocerinae
Lauck & Menke, 1961
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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