Abedus indentatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nepoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Heteroptera
Infraordo: Nepomorpha
Superfamilia: Nepoidea

Familia: Belostomatidae
Subfamiliae (3): Belostomatinae - Horvathiniinae - Lethocerinae

Overview of genera (11)

Abedus – Appasus – Belostoma – Benacus – Diplonychus – Horvathinia – Hydrocyrius – Kirkaldyia – Lethocerus – Limnogeton – Weberiella

Name

Belostomatidae Leach, 1815

References

  • Estévez, A.L.; Ribeiro, J.R.I. 2011: Weberiella De Carlo, 1966 (Insecta: Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) revisited: redescription with a key to the genera of Belostomatidae and considerations on back-brooding behaviour. Zoologischer anzeiger, 250(1): 46–54. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2010.11.002

Vernacular names

English: giant water bugs, toe biters, electric light bugs
suomi: Jättivesiluteet
日本語: コオイムシ科
中文: 負蝽科
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