Giant Water Bug (Belostoma elegans)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Giant Water Bug (Belostoma elegans) made in Km 414 Río Paraguay - Astillero, Río Paraguay - Villa Hayes, Presidente Hayes, Paraguay on 07/02/2021. The photograph was published by Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
El macho lleva los huevos en el dorso hasta la emergencia de las ninfas.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Belostomatidae |
| Scientific name: | Belostoma elegans |
| English Name: | Giant Water Bug |
| Spanish Name: | Chinche Acuática Gigante |
| Portuguese Name: | Percevejo-d’água Gigante |
| Sex: | Male |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 07/02/2021 |
| Country: | Paraguay |
| Province / Department: | Presidente Hayes |
| Location or protected area: | Río Paraguay - Villa Hayes |
| Detailed location: | Km 414 Río Paraguay - Astillero |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -25.092448, -57.506020 |
| Location accuracy: | Medium |
| Belonging: | Not listed |
| Condition: | Not listed |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
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| Photography ID: | 432353 View Full Record |
| Publication date: | 02/07/2021 11:38:02 |
