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Checklist for Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
156
2255
14920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
106
1890
12926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
51
715
4014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
7
35
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
6
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBelostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs
3
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
3 Genera with 24 Species
Abedus Stål, 18547SpeciesTaxom
Belostoma Latreille, 1847giant water bug10SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1857Giant Water Bug7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
24 Species
Abedus (Abedus) breviceps Stål, 1862
Abedus (Abedus) ovatus Stål, 1862
Abedus (Abedus) parkeri Menke, 1966Swinecress
Abedus (Deinostoma) herberti Hidalgo, 1935Hare's ear mustard
Abedus (Pseudoabedus) vicinus Mayr, 1871Hare's ear mustard
Abedus immaculata Say, 1832
Abedus indentata Haldeman, 1854
Belostoma bakeri Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Belostoma confusum Lauck, 1959Franklin tree
Belostoma ellipticum Latreille, 1833
Belostoma fluminea Say, 1832
Belostoma flumineum Say, 1832Giant water bug
Belostoma fusciventris Dufour, 1863
Belostoma lutaria Stål, 1855
Belostoma saratogae Menke, 1958Hare's ear mustard
Belostoma subspinosa Palisot, 1820
Belostoma testaceum Leidy, 1847
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) americanus Leidy, 1847American Giant Water Bug
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) angustipes Mayr, 1871
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) annulipes Herrich-Scha..., 1845
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) uhleri Montandon, 1896Uhler´s Water Bug
Lethocerus americanum Leidy, 1847
Lethocerus grisea Say, 1832
Lethocerus medium Guérin-Ménev..., 1857

Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in Nearctic
SubfamilyBelostomatinae
Leach, 1815
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLethocerinae
Lauck & Menke, 1961
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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