Ranatra linearis
Species of true bug
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Ranatra linearis is a species of aquatic bug in the Nepidae family.[1][page needed] 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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nepidae |
| Subfamily: | Ranatrinae |
| Genus: | Ranatra |
| Species: | R. linearis |
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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]
