Ranatra linearis explained

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]

Description

The body of these brown insects is typically NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) 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]

Notes and References

1. Southwood, T. R. E. and D. Leston, (1959) Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles Frederick Warne & co.
2. 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 .
3. Web site: L. Watson . M.J. Dallwitz . Nepidae . Insects of Britain and Ireland: the families of Hemiptera . 5 April 2018 .
4. http://www.bumblebee.org/invertebrates/HemipteraWaterBugs2.htm bumblebee.org