Nepidae {family} - Arthropoda; Insecta; Hemiptera;

Nepidae is a family of exclusively aquatic Heteropteran insects in the order Hemiptera. They are commonly called water scorpions for their superficial resemblance to scorpions, due to their raptorial forelegs and the presence of a long slender process at the posterior end of the abdomen, resembling a tail. There are 14 genera in the family, in two subfamilies, Nepinae and Ranatrinae. Members of the genus Ranatra, the most widespread and species-rich genus, are sometimes called needle bugs or water stick insects as they are slenderer than Nepa. While water scorpions do not sting with their tail (it is used for breathing), they do have a painful bite (strictly speaking a sting by their pointed proboscis), but this is much less harmful to humans than a true scorpion's sting. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records:	495	Public Records:	261
Specimens with Sequences:	390	Public Species:	35
Specimens with Barcodes:	305	Public BINs:	54
Species:	40
Species With Barcodes:	31
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Germany 35 Austria 8 Panama 5 India 33 Portugal 8 South Korea 5 United States 23 Australia 8 Romania 5 Kenya 18 Netherlands 7 Bolivia 4 Canada 16 France 5 Myanmar 3 Madagascar 11 Colombia 5 United Kingdom 2 China 10 Malawi 5