Abedus immaculatus

Abedus immaculatus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Belostomatidae

Abedus immaculatus is a species of water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is the only Abedus species found in the eastern United States, occurring throughout Florida north into Georgia and west along the Gulf Coast to Mississippi. Adults reach lengths of 13–14 mm, making them the smallest species in the genus Abedus, the smallest belostomatid in the United States, and the only species in the subgenus Microabedus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 9

Sources and credits

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Abedus immaculatus

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