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Checklist for Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
237
4339
19417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
190
3913
17410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
66
1047
3353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
11
77
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
15
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBelostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs
10
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
10 Genera with 16 Species
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 19342SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Kirkaldyia Montandon, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1775Giant Water Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Lethopterus Popov, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Manocerus Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Muljarus Lee, 1991
0SpeciesTaxom
Sinobelostoma Zhao & Hong, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Sinoblatta Grabau, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerodema Laporte, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
16 Species
Appasus japonicus Vuillefroy, 1864
Appasus major Easki, 1934
Diplonychus annulatus Fabricius, 1781
Diplonychus esakii Miyamoto & Lee, 1966
Diplonychus rusticus Fabricius, 1781
Kirkaldyia deyrollei Vuillefroy, 1864
Kirkaldyia deyrolli Vuillefroy, 1864
Lethocerus deyrollei Vuillefroy, 1864
Lethocerus deyrolli Vuillefroy, 1864
Lethocerus indicus Lepeletier &..., 1775Giant water bug
Lethopterus multinervosus ♰ Y. A. Popov, 1989
Manocerus stagnans ♰ J. F. Zhang, 1989
Sinobelostoma liui ♰ Zhao & Hong, 1989
Sinoblatta laiyangensis ♰ Grabau, 1923
Sphaerodema microcephalum ♰ J. Zhang, 1994
Sphaerodema rustica Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in East Asia
SubfamilyBelostomatinae
Leach, 1815
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLethocerinae
Lauck & Menke, 1961
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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