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Lethocerus maximus
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Lethocerus maximus

Lethocerus maximus is a species of giant water bug in the genus Lethocerus. It is native to South America, but can also be found in the Caribbean.

It and the related L. grandis are the largest true bugs in the world, with L. maximus reaching lengths of up to 11.5 cm (4.53 in).

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 714270.