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Curicta (bug)

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Curicta is a genus of waterscorpions in the family Nepidae native to freshwater habitats in the Americas. There are more than 15 species, with most restricted to South America.[1][2] There are only two species in the United States: C. pronotata (Arizona to Texas) and C. scorpio (Louisiana and Texas).[1]

Species

There are more than 15 species in the genus Curicta,[1][2] including:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Keffer, S.L. (1996). "Systematics of the New World Waterscorpion Genus Curicta Stål (Heteroptera: Nepidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 104 (3–4): 117–215.
  2. ^ a b Heckman, C.W. (2011). Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Hemiptera - Heteroptera. Springer. pp. 356–367. ISBN 978-94-007-0704-7.
  3. ^ "Curicta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ^ "Browse Curicta". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. ^ "Curicta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  6. ^ "Curicta Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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Curicta (bug): Brief Summary

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Curicta is a genus of waterscorpions in the family Nepidae native to freshwater habitats in the Americas. There are more than 15 species, with most restricted to South America. There are only two species in the United States: C. pronotata (Arizona to Texas) and C. scorpio (Louisiana and Texas).

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