Aquatic-hemiptera

Guides

• Ambrysus buenoi

  Ambrysus buenoi is a creeping water bug in the family Naucoridae, distinguished as a member of the Ambrysus pulchellus species complex. It is diagnosed by specific male genital morphology, particularly the structure of the phallosoma and the medial lobes of abdominal tergum VIII. The species occurs in Mexico and the United States.

  Naucoridaecreeping-water-bugaquatic-HemipteraAmbrysus-pulchellus-complexNearcticNeotropical

• Glaenocorisa

  Glaenocorisa is a genus of water boatmen (family Corixidae) in the tribe Glaenocorisini. It contains at least two described species: G. propinqua and G. quadrata. Fish predation has been documented as a limiting factor for abundance and distribution in at least one species.

  Corixidaewater-boatmenGlaenocorisiniaquatic-Hemipterapredation-limited-distribution

• Lycostomus loripes

  Lycostomus loripes is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. The species has been documented in the Atascosa Mountains of Arizona, where adults were observed on flowers of Eysenhardtia orthocarpa (desert kidneywood). As a member of Belostomatidae, it is an aquatic predator, though specific ecological details for this species remain limited in published sources.

  Belostomatidaegiant-water-bugArizonaAtascosa-Mountainsaquatic-HemipteraEysenhardtia-orthocarpadesert-kidneywood