Belostomatidae
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Belostomatidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, alligator fleas.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera – suborder; Nepomorpha – infraorder; Nepoidea – superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Belostomatinae, Horvathiniinae, Lethocerinae, †Stygeonepinae – subfamilies
- Belostoma – type genus; Abedus, Appasus, Benacus, Diplonychus, Horvathinia, Hydrocyrius, Kirkaldyia, Lethocerus, Limnogeton, Weberiella, †Iberonepa, †Stygeonepa – genera
References
- Belostomatidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Belostomatidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Belostomatidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons