| Ochterus americanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Ochteridae |
| Genus: | Ochterus |
| Species: | O. americanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochterus americanus (Uhler, 1876) | |
Ochterus americanus is a species of velvety shore bug in the family Ochteridae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1]
The American toad is a common species of toad found throughout Canada and the eastern United States. It is divided into three subspecies: the eastern American toad, the dwarf American toad and the rare Hudson Bay toad. Recent taxonomic treatments place this species in the genus Anaxyrus instead of Bufo.
The Ochteridae comprise a small family of insects. Eight genera with about 80 species have been described. They occur worldwide along the shore of various types of water and the greatest diversity is in tropical regions. They are "true bugs", being members of the order Hemiptera, and are in the suborder Heteroptera. Ochteridae commonly are known as the velvety shore bugs. They resemble the Saldidae shore bugs and have lengths ranging from 4.5 to 9 mm (0.18–0.35 in).
Trigonotylus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are about 18 described species in Trigonotylus.
Contacyphon americanus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in North America.
Tenebroides americanus is a species of bark-gnawing beetle in the family Trogossitidae.
Nallachius americanus is a species of pleasing lacewing in the family Dilaridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, North America, and South America.
Zeluroides americanus is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Leptocerus americanus is a species of long-horned caddisfly in the family Leptoceridae. It is found in North America.
Cimbex americanus, the elm sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Cimbicidae. This is a very large species of Hymenoptera, with adults measuring 3 cm and larvae reaching 5 cm long. If captured, adults may buzz and use their powerful spiny legs defensively. However, like other sawflies, this species does not possess a sting. The fly Opheltes glaucopterus is a parasite of the prepupae stage of this sawfly.
Platystethus americanus is a species of spiny-legged rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania.
Brachycentrus americanus is a species of humpless casemaker caddisfly in the family Brachycentridae. It is found in North America. It is most prolific in the West and Midwest of North America in July and August.
Rhacognathus americanus is a species of predatory stink bug in the subfamily Asopinae first described by Carl Stål in 1870. It is native to North America, but may be extinct.
Ceraleptus americanus is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in North America.
Dallasiellus is a genus of burrowing bugs in the family Cydnidae. There are about 18 described species in Dallasiellus.
Monalocoris americanus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.
Atlanticus americanus, known generally as the American shieldback or American shield-bearer, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Ochterus is a genus of velvety shore bugs in the family Ochteridae. There are more than 70 described species in Ochterus.
Ochterus banksi is a species of velvety shore bug in the family Ochteridae. It is found in North America.
Polydrusus americanus is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Miscophus americanus is a species of square-headed wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
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