Benacus (bug)
| Benacus | |
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| Benacus griseus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Belostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Lethocerinae |
| Genus: | Benacus Stål, 1861 |
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Lethocerus (Benacus) | |
Benacus is a genus of giant water bug in the hemipteran family Belostomatidae.[1][2][3] Benacus is a monotypic genus, containing a single species, B. griseus, which is found in North America.[1][4][5] Benacus was formerly considered a subgenus of Lethocerus.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Benacus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Ribeiro, Jose Ricardo I.; Ohba, Shin-Ya; Pluot-Sigwalt, Dominique; Stefanello, Fabiano; Bu, Wenjun Bu; Meyin-A-Ebong, Solange E.; Guilbert, Eric (2017). "Phylogenetic analysis and revision of subfamily classification of Belostomatidae genera (Insecta: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (2): 319-359. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx041.
- ^ a b Perez-Godwyn, P.J. (2006). "Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Luach & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie). 695: 1-71.
- ^ Menke, A.S. (1963). "A review of the genus Lethocerus in North and Central America, including the West Indies (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 56 (3): 261-267. doi:10.1093/aesa/56.3.261.
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Epler, John H. (January 10, 2006). "Identification Manual for the Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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