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Checklist for Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
146
1741
4800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
1524
4235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
47
616
1731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
6
18
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
7
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBelostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
5 Genera with 13 Species
Appasus Amyot & Serv..., 18634SpeciesTaxom
Belostoma Latreille, 1871giant water bug2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyrius Spinola, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1853Giant Water Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Limnogeton Mayr, 18633SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Appasus capensis (Mayr, 1871)⇒ Diplonychus capensis Mayr, 1871
Appasus grassei Poisson, 1937Roseate shiner
Appasus nepoides Fabricius, 1803
Appasus urinator Dufour, 1863Fernleaf yellow false foxglove
Belostoma bifoveolatum Spinola, 1852Japanese killifish
Belostoma elegans Mayr, 1871
Hydrocyrius colombiae colombiae Spinola, 1852
Lethocerus (Benacus) griseus Say, 1832
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) medius Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
Lethocerus cordofanus (Mayr, 1853)⇒ Lethocerus niloticus Stål, 1854
Limnogeton fieberi Mayr, 1853
Limnogeton hedenborgi Stål, 1854
Limnogeton scutellatum Mayr, 1863

Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyBelostomatinae
Leach, 1815
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLethocerinae
Lauck & Menke, 1961
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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