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Abedus is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in southern United States, Mexico and Central America. Sometimes called ferocious water bugs, these brown insects typically are between long, although A. immaculatus only is about , making it the smallest North American belostomatid and possibly worthy of separation in its own genus. Otherwise the different Abedus species are very similar and can often only be separated with a microscope. They will bite in self-defense, which is painful but not dangerous.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHemiptera
  5. FamilyBelostomatidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
246
With media
3
Family
Belostomatidae
Collections
MHNCA, INHS, UNM, OMNH, MNA, NMSU
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Belostomatidae
Image
Abedus herberti.jpg
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taxon name
Abedus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Abedus
Commons category
Abedus
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