Water Bug Updates

(last update 11-vi-2006)

Belostomatidae

The subgenus Benacus of Lethocerus has been reinstated as a full genus.  See: Perez Goodwyn, P.J. 2006. Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae). Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. 695: 1-71.  Thus, our largest belostomatid is now called Benacus griseus (Say).
11-vi-2006

Corixidae

Trichocorixa macroceps (Kirkaldy) has been collected in the Florida Panhandle (Manning Creek, Santa Rosa Co.).