Benacus (bug)

Benacus
Benacus griseus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Belostomatidae
Subfamily: Lethocerinae
Genus: Benacus
Stål, 1861
Species

B. griseus

Synonyms

Lethocerus (Benacus)

Benacus is a genus of giant water bug in the hemipteran family Belostomatidae.[1][2][3] Benacus is a monotypic genus, containing a single species, B. griseus, which is found in North America.[1][4][5] Benacus was formerly considered a subgenus of Lethocerus.[3]

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