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Checklist of Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4744
11078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4729
11035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4620
10820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
480
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
78
446
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
42
246
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
7
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBelostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
2 Genera with 2 Species
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 18031SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1853Giant Water Bug1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
2 Species
Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803
Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853)⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854

Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyBelostomatinae
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLethocerinae
Lauck & Menke, 1961
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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