Giant Water Bugs, Electric Light Bugs, Lethocerus, Abedus, Belostoma (Insecta: Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)
The heteropteran family Belostomatidae contains the giant water bugs. These large, predatory, aquatic insects have the largest body size among the Heteroptera. Adults of some South American species reach 4 inches in length. Individuals occur in ponds and ditches where they suspend below the surface...
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Main Author: | Paul M. Choate |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2005-02-01
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Series: | EDIS |
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Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/114195 |
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