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Lethocerus americanus

Lethocerus americanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Belostomatidae
Genus: Lethocerus
Species:
L. americanus
Binomial name
Lethocerus americanus
(Leidy, 1847)

Lethocerus americanus, sometimes called the electric light bug, toe biter or fish killer,[1] is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae, native to southern Canada and the United States (north of 35°N; other Lethocerus species are found southwards).[2] It typically has a length around 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in).[3] It was originally classified as a species in genus Belostoma.[3]

  1. ^ "Species Lethocerus americanus - Giant Water Bug". bugguide.net/. Iowa State University. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  3. ^ a b P. J. Perez-Goodwyn (2006). Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. A (Biologie) 695: 1–71.

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