Nepa hoffmanni (Japanese water scorpion)
Nepa hoffmanni
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Nepa hoffmanni is a small true bug of shallow, spring-fed wetlands and waterside leaf litter, catching prey with its front legs. About two centimeters long, it is smaller than the common water scorpion and has a short breathing tube, only about two to three millimeters long, at the end of its abdomen. Its habitat is limited and vulnerable to wetland change, so sites in Aichi and Mie are designated Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Nepa hoffmanni
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Aichi, Mie
- 日本語
- ヒメタイコウチ
- 简体中文
- 姬水蝎蝽
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The Nepa hoffmanni (Japanese water scorpion) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Aichi, Mie.
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