Belostomatidae

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βέλος (bélos, “dart”) +‎ English stomat- +‎ -idae === Proper noun === Belostomatidae A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, alligator fleas. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera – suborder; Nepomorpha – infraorder; Nepoidea – superfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Belostomatinae, Horvathiniinae, Lethocerinae, †Stygeonepinae – subfamilies Belostoma – type genus; Abedus, Appasus, Benacus, Diplonychus, Horvathinia, Hydrocyrius, Kirkaldyia, Lethocerus, Limnogeton, Weberiella, †Iberonepa, †Stygeonepa – genera === References === Belostomatidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Belostomatidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Belostomatidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons