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Belostomatidae (giant water bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Belostomatidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Belostomatidae Leach p. 123
1837Belostoma goldfussii Germar figs. Pl 17
1853Diplonychus rotundatus Heer p. 85 figs. Pl 10, fig 10
1864Belostoma speciosum Heer p. 392 fig. 303
1888Belostomates speciosa Schöberlin p. 61
1907Belostomates speciosa Handlirsch p. 1065
1971Belostomatidae Popov
1985Belostomatidae Whalley
1989Belostomatidae Zhang p. 418
1992Belostomatidae Nel and Paicheler p. 161
1992Belostomatidae Popov p. 13
1994Belostomatidae Popov et al. p. 340
1996Belostomatidae Popov p. 102
2000Belostomatidae Popov et al. p. 85
2002Paranoikidae Zamboni et al.
2006Belostomatidae Vega et al. p. 327
2017Belostomatidae Criscione and Grimaldi p. 1168
2018Belostomatidae Szwedo p. 112
2021Belostomatidae Moura-Júnior et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderNepomorpha
superfamilyNepoidea
familyBelostomatidaeLeach 1815
familyBelostomatidaeLeach 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Belostomatidae Leach 1815 [giant water bug]
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G. †Aenictobelostoma Polhemus 2000
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†Aenictobelostoma primitivum Polhemus 2000
G. †Belostomates Schöberlin 1888
Subfm. Belostomatinae Leach 1815
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G. †Araripebelostomum Nel and Paicheler 1992
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†Araripebelostomum martinsnetoi Nel and Paicheler 1992
Tr. Belostomatini Leach 1815
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G. Belostoma Latreille 1807 [giant water bug]
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Belostoma bakeri Montandon 1913
Invalid names: Zaitha Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843 [synonym]
G. †Neponymphes Zamboni 2001
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†Neponymphes godoii Zamboni 2001
Tr. Diplonychini Ribeiro et al. 2018
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G. Diplonychus Laporte 1832
G. †Lethonectes Popov et al. 1994
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†Lethonectes naucoroides Popov et al. 1994
G. †Mesonepa Handlirsch 1906
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†Mesonepa minor Handlirsch 1906
†Mesonepa primordialis Germar 1839
G. †Nettelstedtia Popov et al. 2000
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†Nettelstedtia breitkreutzi Popov et al. 2000
G. †Odrowazicoris Popov 1996
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G. †Propoissonia Nel and Paicheler 1992
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†Propoissonia beskonakensis Nel and Paicheler 1992
G. †Sinobelostoma Zhao and Hong 1989
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†Sinobelostoma liui Zhao and Hong 1989
G. †Tarsabedus Popov et al. 1994
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†Tarsabedus menkei Popov et al. 1994
Subfm. Lethocerinae Lauck and Menke 1961
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G. Lethocerus Mayr 1853 [giant water bug]
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†Lethocerus placidus Zamboni et al. 2002
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Invalid names: Lethocerus vetus Nel and Waller 2006 [synonym]
†Lethocerus sulcifemoralis Říha and Kukalová 1967
†Lethocerus turgaicus Popov 1971
Invalid names: Paranoika Zamboni et al. 2002 [synonym]
G. †Lethopterus Popov 1989
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G. †Libanobelostoma Boderau et al. 2024
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†Libanobelostoma calineae Boderau et al. 2024
G. †Manocerus Zhang 1989
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†Manocerus stagnans Zhang 1989
G. †Scarabaeides Germar 1839
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†Scarabaeides deperditus Germar 1839
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Invalid names: Belostomum hartingi Weyenbergh 1869 [synonym], Stanislawia ewaae Lakshiminarayana 1984 [synonym]
Invalid names: Mesobelostomum Haase 1890 [objective synonym]
G. Sphaerodema Laporte 1832
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†Sphaerodema microcephalum Zhang et al. 1994
Subfm. †Stygeonepinae Popov 1971
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G. †Iberonepa Martínez-Delclòs et al. 1995
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†Iberonepa roemerali Martínez-Delclòs et al. 1995
G. †Stygeonepa Popov 1971
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†Stygeonepa foersteri Popov 1971
G. †Triassonepa Criscione and Grimaldi 2017
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†Triassonepa solensis Criscione and Grimaldi 2017
Invalid names: Belostoma goldfussi Germar 1837 [nomen dubium], Belostomates speciosum Heer 1864 [nomen dubium], Diplonychus rotundatus Heer 1853 [nomen dubium], Paranoikidae Zamboni et al. 2002 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Norian to the top of the Holocene or 227.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 205.7 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (North Carolina) Triassonepa solensis (106479)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Odrowazicoris polonicus (123446)
Obtusum199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Lethonectes naucoroides (114638) Tarsabedus menkei (114683)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5USA (New Mexico) Aenictobelostoma primitivum (124432)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany (Wiehengebirge) Nettelstedtia breitkreutzi (118013)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Belostomatinae indet. (152603) Mesobelostomum deperditum, Mesonepa primordialis, Mesonepa minor (122586 139876)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Belostomum hartingi, Nepa primordialis, Belostoma deperditum (123906) Mesobelostomum deperditum, Mesonepa primordialis (123144) Mesobelostomum deperditum, Stanislawia ewaae (157329) Nepa primordialis, Belostoma deperditum (133578) Scarabaeides deperditus, Nepa primordialis, Stygeonepa foersteri (123985) Stygeonepa foersteri (172276)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Iberonepa sp. (104003)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77China (Gansu) Sinobelostoma liui (140465)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (Surrey) Stygeonepinae indet. (74973)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cuenca) Iberonepa roemerali (152992)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Iberonepa roemerali (28006)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mexico (Chiapas) Belostomatidae indet. (68835)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mongolia Lethopterus multinervosus (103657)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Araripebelostomum martinsnetoi, Lethocerus vetus (122553) Lethocerus vetus (125508) Neponymphes godoii (122557 125510 216852) Paranoika placida (104659)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Libanobelostoma calineae (221655)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Belostomatidae indet. (119816)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Lethocerus sp. (123959)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia Lethocerus sulcifemoralis (125914)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Aix-en-Provence) Belostomatidae indet. (114117)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Belostoma goldfussii (115802)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Türkiye Propoissonia beskonakensis (123307)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation (Omsk) Lethocerus turgaicus (172274)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Manocerus stagnans (128550) Sphaerodema microcephalum (138944 138946)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Belostoma speciosum (117252) Diplonychus rotundatus (115305)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain Belostomatidae indet. (114010)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Ardeche) Belostomatidae indet. (122194)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Belostoma bakeri (161518) Lethocerus americanus (161537)