Benacus (bug)

Benacus
	Benacus griseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
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]

References

"Benacus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
Ribeiro, Jose Ricardo I.; Ohba, Shin-Ya; Pluot-Sigwalt, Dominique; Stefanello, Fabiano; Bu, Wenjun Bu; Meyin-A-Ebong, Solange E.; Guilbert, Eric (2017). "Phylogenetic analysis and revision of subfamily classification of Belostomatidae genera (Insecta: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (2): 319-359. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx041.
Perez-Godwyn, P.J. (2006). "Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Luach & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie). 695: 1-71.
Menke, A.S. (1963). "A review of the genus Lethocerus in North and Central America, including the West Indies (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 56 (3): 261-267. doi:10.1093/aesa/56.3.261.
Epler, John H. (January 10, 2006). "Identification Manual for the Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 14, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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[itis-1] "Benacus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

[Ribeiro-2] Ribeiro, Jose Ricardo I.; Ohba, Shin-Ya; Pluot-Sigwalt, Dominique; Stefanello, Fabiano; Bu, Wenjun Bu; Meyin-A-Ebong, Solange E.; Guilbert, Eric (2017). "Phylogenetic analysis and revision of subfamily classification of Belostomatidae genera (Insecta: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (2): 319-359. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx041.

[PG-3] Perez-Godwyn, P.J. (2006). "Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Luach & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie). 695: 1-71.

[Menke-4] Menke, A.S. (1963). "A review of the genus Lethocerus in North and Central America, including the West Indies (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 56 (3): 261-267. doi:10.1093/aesa/56.3.261.

[Epler-5] Epler, John H. (January 10, 2006). "Identification Manual for the Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 14, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)