Biology:Ranatra linearis

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Short description: Species of true bug

Ranatra linearis
Water stick insect (Ranatra linearis).jpg
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Nepidae
Subfamily: Ranatrinae
Genus: Ranatra
Species:
R. linearis
Binomial name
Ranatra linearis

Ranatra linearis is a species of aquatic bug in the Nepidae family.[1] It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, and primarily found near aquatic plants in ponds, marshes and other freshwater habitats, but has exceptionally been recorded from hypersaline lakes and brackish lagoons.[2]

Description

Female laying eggs

The body of these brown insects is typically 3–3.5 cm (1.2–1.4 in) long.[3] Their breathing tube tail is usually about as long as the body of the insect. They are swimming insects, and the adults can fly.[4]

References

  1. Southwood, T. R. E. and D. Leston, (1959) Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles Frederick Warne & co.
  2. Ye.V. Anufriyeva; N.V. Shadrin (2016). "First Record of Ranatra linearis (Hemiptera, Nepidae) in Hypersaline Water Bodies of the Crimea". Hydrobiological Journal 52 (2): 56–61. 
  3. "Nepidae". Insects of Britain and Ireland: the families of Hemiptera. http://delta-intkey.com/britin/hem/www/nepidae.htm. 
  4. bumblebee.org

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q839307 entry