Ranatra linearis is a species of aquatic bug in the Nepidae family.[1] 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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nepidae |
| Subfamily: | Ranatrinae |
| Genus: | Ranatra |
| Species: | R. linearis
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Description
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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]
References
edit- ^ Southwood, T. R. E. and D. Leston, (1959) Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles Frederick Warne & co.
- ^ Ye.V. Anufriyeva; N.V. Shadrin (2016). "First Record of Ranatra linearis (Hemiptera, Nepidae) in Hypersaline Water Bodies of the Crimea". Hydrobiological Journal. 52 (2): 56–61.
- ^ L. Watson; M.J. Dallwitz. "Nepidae". Insects of Britain and Ireland: the families of Hemiptera. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ bumblebee.org
External links
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Media related to Ranatra linearis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ranatra linearis at Wikispecies
