Heteroptera
Categories: Insect stubs | Hemiptera
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Acanthosomatidae |
Heteroptera (also called true bugs) is a suborder of the order Hemiptera. There are 25,000 known species in over 60 families. The name Heteroptera comes from their forewings having both membranous and hard portions.
Water bugs
Water bugs are a common name for a number of aquatic insects classified in the phylum Arthropoda , class Insecta, order Hemiptera. The following families are considered waterbugs:
- Giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae)
- Water boatmen (family Corixidae)
- Water striders or skaters (family Gerridae)
- Water scorpions (family Nepidae)
- Backswimmers (family Notonectidae)