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Belostomatidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Hemiptera
family
Belostomatidae

Name

Synonyms
Belostoma goldfussi Germar, 1837
Belostoma speciosum (Heer, 1864)
Belostomates speciosum (Heer, 1864)
Paranoikidae
Homonyms
Belostomatidae
Common names
Baratas-d'água in Portuguese
Chinches acuáticas gigantes in Spanish
Chinches de agua gigantes in Spanish
Chinches gigantes de agua in Spanish
Cucarachas gigantes de agua in Spanish
Cucarachas o chinches gigantes de agua in Spanish
Cucarachones de agua in Spanish
Electric Light Bugs in English
Electric Light Bugs in English
Electric Light Bugs in English
Giant Water Bug in English
Giant Water Bug in English
Giant Water Bugs in English
Giant Water Bugs in English
Jättivesiluteet in Finnish
Reusewaterwantse in Afrikaans
Reuzenwaterwantsen in Dutch
Riesenwanzen in German
Toe-biters in English
belostómovité in Slovak
electric light bugs in English
electric light bugs in English
electric light bugs in English
giant water bug in English
giant water bugs in English
giant water bugs in English
giant water bugs in English
mmalegare in Tswana
mohutnatkovití in Czech
Белостомы in Russian
רבפשפשיים in Hebrew
วงศ์ แมลงดา in Thai
コオイムシ科 in Japanese
負子蝽科 in Chinese
負蝽科 in Chinese
물장군과 in Korean

Bibliographic References

  1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Henry, Thomas J. / Foottit, Robert G., and Peter H. Adler, eds., 2009: Chapter 10. Biodiversity of Heteroptera. Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society. 223-263.
  4. McGavin, George C., 1993: null. Bugs of the World. 192.
  5. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
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