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Belostoma minor

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Belostoma minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Belostomatidae
Genus: Belostoma
Species:
B. minor
Binomial name
Belostoma minor

Belostoma minor is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the northern Caribbean bioregion, with records in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and southern Florida in the continental United States.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Belostoma minor Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  2. ^ "Belostoma minor". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  3. ^ Pintar, Matthew R. (2023). "Two new records of aquatic Hemiptera (Belostomatidae, Mesoveliidae) from southern Florida, with keys to the genera Belostoma Latreille, 1807 and Mesovelia Mulsant and Rey, 1852 in Florida and the northern Caribbean" (PDF). Aquatic Insects. 44 (1): 36–51. doi:10.1080/01650424.2022.2070218.