Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Belostomatidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hemiptera Genus Lethocerus | |
Similar Lethocerus, Lethocerus insulanus, Giant water bugs, Belostoma, Lethocerus americanus |
Giant water bug lethocerus patruelis kills a fish
Lethocerus patruelis is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is native to southeastern Europe, through Southwest Asia, to Pakistan, India and Burma. It is the largest European true bug and aquatic insect. Adult females are typically 7–8 cm (2.8–3.1 in) long, while the adult males are 6–7 cm (2.4–2.8 in).
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Lethocerus patruelis divora un pesce lethocerus patruelis feeds on a fish
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