Giant Water Bugs and Water Scorpions - Superfamily: Nepoidea
Family: Belostomatidae
Subfamily: Belostomatinae
Tribe: Diplonychini
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Diplonychus eques
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Subfamily: Lethocerinae
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Lethocerus distinctifemur
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Lethocerus insulanus
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Family: Nepidae
Subfamily: Nepinae
Tribe: Nepini
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Laccotrephus tristis
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Subfamily: Ranatrinae
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Ranatra diminuta
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Needle Bug - Ranatra dispar
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Taxonomy:
> Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Hexapoda
> Class: Insecta (Insects)
> Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
> Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
> Suborder: Heteroptera (Typical Bugs)
> Infraorder: Nepomorpha (Water Bugs)
> Superfamily: Nepoidea (Giant Water Bugs and Water Scorpions)
> Family: Belostomatidae (Giant Water Bugs)
> Subfamily: Belostomatinae
> Tribe: Diplonychini
> Genus: Diplonychus
> Species: D. eques
> Subfamily: Lethocerinae
> Genus: Lethocerus
> Species: L. distinctifemur
> Species: L. insulanus
> Family: Nepidae (Water Scorpions)
> Subfamily: Nepinae
> Tribe: Nepini
> Genus: Laccotrephes
> Species: L. tristis
> Subfamily: Ranatrinae
> Genus: Ranatra
> Species: R. diminuta
> Species: R. dispar - Needle Bug
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