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Checklist for Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Alligator ticks)
and region West Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
88
549
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
76
508
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
35
197
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, Water bugs
8
20
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
5
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBelostomatidae
Leach, 1815
Alligator ticks, Electric light bugs, Electric-light bugs
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Mexico
3 Genera with 15 Species
Abedus Stål, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Belostoma Latreille, 1863giant water bug6SpeciesTaxom
Lethocerus Mayr, 1959Giant Water Bug3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
15 Species
Abedus (Abedus) breviceps Stål, 1862
Abedus (Abedus) ovatus Stål, 1862
Abedus (Deinostoma) indentatus Haldeman, 1854
Abedus decarloi Menke, 1960Hare's ear mustard
Abedus dilatatus Say, 1832
Abedus immensus Menke, 1960Hare's ear mustard
Belostoma aztecum Lauck, 1959Franklin tree
Belostoma bakeri Montandon, 1913Woollyleaf manzanita
Belostoma confusum Lauck, 1959Franklin tree
Belostoma elegans Mayr, 1871
Belostoma ellipticum Latreille, 1833
Belostoma fusciventre Dufour, 1863
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) angustipes Mayr, 1871
Lethocerus (Lethocerus) medius Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
Lethocerus truxali Menke, 1959

Subnodes of Belostomatidae with occurrences in West Mexico
SubfamilyBelostomatinae
Leach, 1815
2
12
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