| Ranatra kirkaldyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Nepidae |
| Genus: | Ranatra |
| Species: | R. kirkaldyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranatra kirkaldyi Torre-bueno, 1905 | |
Ranatra kirkaldyi is a species of waterscorpion in the family Nepidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
These two subspecies belong to the species Ranatra kirkaldyi:
Nepidae is a family of exclusively aquatic Heteropteran insects in the order Hemiptera. They are commonly called water scorpions for their superficial resemblance to scorpions, due to their raptorial forelegs and the presence of a long slender process at the posterior end of the abdomen, resembling a tail. There are 14 genera in the family, in two subfamilies, Nepinae and Ranatrinae. Members of the genus Ranatra, the most widespread and speciose genus, are sometimes called needle bugs or water stick insects as they are slenderer than Nepa.
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