Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 1191

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

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Giant Water Bug
Lethocerus indicus (Lepeletier & Serville, 1825)

Animals

Arthropods

Insects

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Local name:

Thai:แมลงดานา Eng: Electric Light Bug, Toe Biter, Fish Killer

Synonyms :

Family:

Belostomatidae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Northern Mekong Corridor

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Food

Comments on use types:

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

Charles A. Triplehorn and Norman F. Johnson. 2005. Borror and delong’s introduction to the STUDY OF INSECTS. 7th edition.

Perez-Goodwyn P.J. 2006. StuttgarterBeiträgezurNaturkunde, Serie A (Biologie) 695: 1–71.
P. J. Perez-Goodwyn. 2006. Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. A (Biologie) 695: 1–71.

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ແມງດານາ Giant Water Bug Lethocerus indicus (Lepeletier & Serville, 1825)