Curicta (bug)
Genus of true bugs
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Curicta is a genus of waterscorpions in the family Nepidae native to freshwater habitats in the Americas. There are more than 15 species, with most restricted to South America.[1][2] There are only two species in the United States: C. pronotata (Arizona to Texas) and C. scorpio (Louisiana and Texas).[1]
| Curicta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nepidae |
| Subfamily: | Nepinae |
| Genus: | Curicta Stål, 1861 |
Species
There are more than 15 species in the genus Curicta,[1][2] including:
- Curicta montei De Carlo, 1960 g
- Curicta pronotata Kuitert, 1949 i c g b
- Curicta scorpio Stål, 1862 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]
