Lipogomphus

Berg, 1879

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Lipogomphus is a of velvet water bugs in the Hebridae, established by Berg in 1879. The genus contains at least four described distributed in the New World. Members of this genus are small predatory aquatic insects associated with wet .

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How to pronounce Lipogomphus: //ˌlɪpoʊˈɡɒmfəs//

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Distribution

New World; occur in the Neotropical and Nearctic regions

Similar Taxa

  • HebrusBoth are of Hebridae; Hebrus is more widely distributed and -rich, with approximately 180 described species versus four in Lipogomphus
  • MerragataAnother hebrid ; Merragata often have more pronounced body sculpturing and different antennal proportions

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