water scorpion - long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube

genus Nepa, Nepa - type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions

genus Ranatra, Ranatra - elongate very slender water scorpions

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family Nepidae genus Nepa genus Ranatra Heteroptera Nepa Ranatra suborder Heteroptera water scorpion			However, because we were interested in evaluating Hemiptera known to bite humans, the families Belostomatidae, Naucoridae, and Nepidae also were included, although each represented <2% of total collections. Aquatic invertebrates as unlikely vectors of Buruli ulcer disease by Benbow, M. Eric; Williamson, Heather; Kimbirauskas, Ryan; McIntosh, Mollie D.; Kolar, Rebecca; Quaye / Emerging Infectious Diseases : C4, C6 Trepobates pictus (Herrich-Schaeffer): B1, B3, C1 Trepobates subnitidus Esaki: B2, C2, C3 Family Mesoveliidae Mesovelia mulsanti White: A12, C4 Family Nepidae Ranatrafusca Palisot: A2, A8, A13 Family Notonectidae Notonecta irrorata Uhler: A11, B3, B4, C10 Family Pleidae Neoplea striola (Fieber): A2, B2, C5 Family Veliidae Microvelia spp. An annotated list of the aquatic insects collected in 2004 in the ... by Newhouse, Steven A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science			Nephrolepis exaltata Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis Nephrolepis pectinata nephrolith nephrolithiasis nephrolithic nephrology nephron nephropathy Nephrops Nephrops norvegicus Nephropsidae nephroptosia nephroptosis nephrosclerosis nephroscope nephrosis nephrostome nephrotic syndrome nephrotomy nephrotoxic nephrotoxin Nephthys nephthytis Nephthytis afzelii Nepidae nepionic nepit Nepos Nepotal Nepotic nepotism Nepotist Neptune Neptune powder Neptune's cup Neptunian Neptunian races Neptunian theory Neptunianism Neptunicentric neptunism neptunium neptunium series Ner neral NERC nerd nerdy Nere Nereid			nephrotomy nephrotoxic nephrotoxic Nephrotoxic Injury nephrotoxic nephritis nephrotoxic nephritis nephrotoxicity nephrotoxicity nephrotoxin nephrotoxin nephrotoxins nephrotoxins nephrotrophic nephrotropic nephrotuberculosis nephrotuberculosis nephrotuberculosis nephroureterectomy nephroureterocystectomy nephroureterolithiasis nephsystem Nephthalim Nephthys nephthytis Nephthytis afzelii Nephtoah Nephtyidae Nephusim Nepi NEPIC Nepidae nepionic NEPIP NEPIS Nepit Nepit NEPJ NEPKE NEPL NEPLG Nepliuev, Ivan Nepliuev, Ivan Ivanovich NEPLO NEPLS NEPM NEPMA NEPMS NEPMU NEPMU5 NEPN NEPNEI NEPO Népo NEPO-PA - North Eastern Probe Owners, Pennsylvania Chapter NEPOC NEPOCC

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