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Lethocerus americanus (Leidy, 1847)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Hemiptera
family
Belostomatidae
genus
Lethocerus
species
Lethocerus americanus

Name

Synonyms
Belostoma americana (Leidy, 1847)
Homonyms
Lethocerus americanus (Leidy, 1847)
Common names
American Giant Water Bug in English
Electric Light Bug in English
Giant Water Bug in English
Giant Water Bug in English
Léthocère d'Amérique in French
Toe-biter in English
giant water bug in English
giant water bug in English
giant water bug in English
léthocère in French
léthocère in French
léthocère in French
American Giant Water Bug in English
American Giant Water Bug in English

Bibliographic References

  1. De Carlo, José A., 1964: Genero Lethocerus Mayr (Hemiptera-Belostomatidae). Physis, vol. 24, no. 68. 337-350.
  2. Henry, Thomas J., and Richard C. Froeschner, eds., 1988: null. Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. xix + 958.
  3. Pérez Goodwyn, Pablo J., 2006: Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, ser. A (Biologie), no. 695. 1-71.
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