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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nepidae |
| Subfamily: | Ranatrinae |
| Genus: | Ranatra |
| Species: | R. linearis
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| 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
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
References
- Southwood, T. R. E.; Leston, D. (1959). Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles. Frederick Warne & Co.
- Anufriyeva, Ye. V.; Shadrin, N. V. (2016). "First Record of Ranatra linearis (Hemiptera, Nepidae) in Hypersaline Water Bodies of the Crimea". Hydrobiological Journal. 52 (2): 56–61. doi:10.1615/HydrobJ.v52.i2.50.
- Watson, L.; Dallwitz, M. J. "Nepidae". Insects of Britain and Ireland: the families of Hemiptera. DELTA – DEscription Language for TAxonomy. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- "Water bugs, page 2". bumblebee.org. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
External links
External links
- Media related to Ranatra linearis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Ranatra linearis at Wikispecies