Hemiptera25 species

Family Giant Water Bugs (Belostomatidae)

Belostomatidae is a family in the order Hemiptera. Browse 25 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Belostomatidae (25)

Abedus herberti

flightless, has to move overland between streams; isolated populations in the Sky Islands of Arizona and n.Sonora that could eventually develop into subspecies/species.

Belostoma ellipticum

Identification: Reported from TX and AZ, but no verifiable records have been found. All specimens from TX have been B. subspinosum

Belostoma subspinosum

Identification: Larger than other Belostoma in our area, except for B. ellipticum . Compared to B. ellipticum , B. subspinosum has anteoculus shorter than interoculus; males with dorsal arms of phallotheca short or slightly elongated.

Lethocerus medius

Identification: Legs banded. Eyes closer together than they are wide, and with rear margins roughly straight across as viewed from above (not distinctly slanted). Very similar to L. uhleri (ranges overlap in e. TX), differs in basal segment of hind t

Uhler's Water Bug

Lethocerus uhleri

Identification: middle and hind legs distinctly banded; interocular space not over three-fourths width of eye; costal margin almost straight and subparallel very common species, because of dispersal flights