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Checklist for Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1859
65777
561707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1850
65672
561174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1595
64213
555201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
372
10523
62486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
295
9354
55225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
91
2845
14654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
11
209
1273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
35
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBelostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs
27
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
27 Genera with 72 Species
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Abedus Stål, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 18639SpeciesTaxom
Belostoma Latreille, 1847giant water bug9SpeciesTaxom
Belostomates Schöberlin, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Belostomum Burmeister, 1839Giant water bug1SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 18718SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyrius Spinola, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Iberonepa Martínez-Del..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Kirkaldyia Montandon, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1971Giant Water Bug17SpeciesTaxom
Lethonectes Popov & al., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Lethopterus Popov, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Limnogeton Mayr, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Manocerus Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Mesobelostomum Haase, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Mesonepa Handlirsch, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Muljarus Lee, 1991
0SpeciesTaxom
Nettelstedtia Popov & al., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Odrowazicoris Popov, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Propoissonia Nel & Paicheler, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeides Germar, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Sinobelostoma Zhao & Hong, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Sinoblatta Grabau, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerodema Laporte, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Stygeonepa Popov, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tarsabedus Popov & al., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Zaitha Amyot & Serv..., 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
72 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abedus (Abedus) ovatus Stål, 1862
Abedus (Deinostoma) indentatus Haldeman, 1854
Appasus eques (Dufour, 1863)⇒ Diplonychus eques Dufour, 1863
Appasus japonicus Vuillefroy, 1864
Appasus kjellanderi Menke, 1962
Appasus lewisi Scott, 1874
Appasus major Easki, 1934
Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803
Appasus procerus Gerstaecker, 1873
Appasus urinator Dufour, 1863Fernleaf yellow false foxglove
Appasus urinator urinator Dufour, 1863
Belostoma asiaticum Mayr, 1863
Belostoma aztecum Lauck, 1959Franklin tree
Belostoma bakeri Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Belostoma bifoveolatum Spinola, 1852Japanese killifish
Belostoma dentatum Montandon, 1903
Belostoma flumineum Say, 1832Giant water bug
Belostoma gestroi Montandon, 1900
Belostoma goldfussii E. F. Germar, 1837
Belostoma testaceum Leidy, 1847
Belostomates speciosa O. Heer, 1865
Belostomates speciosum Heer, 1865
Belostomum elongatum Germar, 1839
Diplonychus annulatus Fabricius, 1781
Diplonychus eques Dufour, 1863
Diplonychus esakii Miyamoto & Lee, 1966
Diplonychus heeri J.Polhemus, 1995
Diplonychus molestus Dufour, 1863
Diplonychus rotundatus Heer, 1853
Diplonychus rusticus Fabricius, 1781
Diplonychus stali Mayr, 1871
Hydrocyrius colombiae colombiae Spinola, 1852
Hydrocyrius columbia Spinola, 1850
Iberonepa roemerali X. Martínez-..., 1995
Iberonepa romerali
Kirkaldyia deyrollei Vuillefroy, 1864
Kirkaldyia deyrolli Vuillefroy, 1864
Lethocerus (Benacus) griseus Say, 1832
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) americanus Leidy, 1847American Giant Water Bug
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) distinctifemur Menke, 1960Giant fish-killer
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) insulanus Montandon, 1898Electric Light Bug
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) patruelis Stål, 1854
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) uhleri Montandon, 1896Uhler´s Water Bug
Lethocerus collossicus Stål, 1855
Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853)⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854
Lethocerus deyrollei Vuillefroy, 1864
Lethocerus deyrolli Vuillefroy, 1864
Lethocerus grandis Linnaeus, 1758
Lethocerus indicum Lepeletier &..., 1825
Lethocerus indicus Lepeletier &..., 1775Giant water bug
Lethocerus niloticum Stål, 1854
Lethocerus sulcifemoralis P. Riha, 1967
Lethocerus turgaicus Popov, 1971
Lethonectes naucoroides Y. A. Popov, 1994
Lethopterus multinervosus Y. A. Popov, 1989
Limnogeton fieberi Mayr, 1853
Limnogeton hedenborgi Stål, 1854
Manocerus stagnans J. F. Zhang, 1989
Mesobelostomum deperditum Germar, 1839
Mesonepa minor A. Handlirsch, 1906
Mesonepa primordialis E. F. Germar, 1839
Nettelstedtia breitkreutzi Y. A. Popov, 2000
Odrowazicoris polonicus Y. A. Popov, 1996
Propoissonia beskonakensis Nel & Paicheler, 1992
Scarabaeides deperditus K. V. Lakshi..., 1984
Sinobelostoma liui Zhao & Hong, 1989
Sinoblatta laiyangensis Grabau, 1923
Sphaerodema cordofanum
Sphaerodema microcephalum J. Zhang, 1994
Sphaerodema rustica Fabricius, 1781
Stygeonepa foersteri Popov, 1971
Tarsabedus menkei Y. A. Popov, 1994
Zaitha stollii Amyot & Audi..., 1843

Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in Eurasia
SubfamilyBelostomatinae
Leach, 1815
8
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLethocerinae
Lauck & Menke, 1961
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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