Saucer-bug

Guides

• Ambrysus arizonus

  Ambrysus arizonus is a creeping water bug (family Naucoridae) in the Ambrysus guttatipennis species complex. It is distributed in both the United States and Mexico, with recent records extending its known range into Mexico. As a member of the Cryphocricinae subfamily, it shares the characteristic saucer-like, flattened body form and aquatic lifestyle typical of this group.

  creeping-water-bugsaucer-bugaquatic-insectHeteropteraNepomorphaAmbrysus-guttatipennis-complexNeotropicalNearcticrunning-waterrock-clinginghemimetabolousgenitalia-based-taxonomy

• Pelocoris balius

  Pelocoris balius is a species of saucer bug (family Naucoridae) endemic to Florida. Originally described as a subspecies of P. femoratus in 1970, it was elevated to full species status in 2015 based on sympatric occurrence with P. femoratus and distinct morphological characters. It is much less commonly encountered than its congener P. femoratus. In the Everglades, it shows a preference for shorter hydroperiod sites.

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• Pelocoris femoratus

  creeping water bug, saucer bug

  Pelocoris femoratus is a species of creeping water bug in the family Naucoridae. It is found across Central America, North America, and South America. The species inhabits still waters with dense vegetation, where it actively hunts other arthropods. It is active from spring through autumn and can deliver a painful bite if mishandled.

  creeping-water-bugsaucer-bugaquatic-predatorNaucoridaeHemiptera