Range extension of the giant water bug Belostoma flumineum Say 1832 (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) to Saskatchewan, Canada

Authors

Iain D. Phillips, Water Security Agency of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaFollow
Stephen Srayko, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaFollow
Kate S. Prestie, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaFollow
Aaron J. Bell, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, Troutreach Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, CanadaFollow
Dale Parker, AquaTax Consulting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaFollow

Abstract

We collected a single specimen of the giant water bug Belostoma flumineum Say 1832 (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) during routine macroinvertebrate biomonitoring in the Souris River, Saskatchewan. This is the first record of B. flumineum in the province of Saskatchewan and represents a more northern record than the previously documented locations in Montana, North Dakota, and southeastern Manitoba.


Colectamos un único ejemplar de la chinche gigante de agua Belostoma flumineum Say 1832 (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) durante un biomonitoreo de rutina de macroinvertebrados en el río Souris, Saskatchewan. Este es el primer registro de B. flumineum en la provincia de Saskatchewan y representa un récord del norte en lugares previamente documentados de Montana, Dakota del Norte y el sureste de Manitoba.

Recommended Citation

Phillips, Iain D.; Srayko, Stephen; Prestie, Kate S.; Bell, Aaron J.; and Parker, Dale (2017) "Range extension of the giant water bug Belostoma flumineum Say 1832 (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) to Saskatchewan, Canada," Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 77: No. 2, Article 13.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol77/iss2/13