After more than a century, second record of Lethocerus collosicus (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) in Honduras
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Bay Islands, Útila, water bug, distribution, first recordAbstract
The second record of Lethocerus collosicus after more than 100 years is presented, based on a female collected on the island of Útila. In addition, comments are provided on the distribution and a previous GBIF record of this species in Honduras.
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