Nepa (genus)

Nepa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Infraorder:	Nepomorpha
Family:	Nepidae
Genus:	Nepa Linnaeus, 1758

Nepa is a genus belonging to the family Nepidae, known as water scorpions.

References

This article related to members of the insect order Hemiptera is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Hemiptera Hemiptera stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Neozuga Nepabunna, South Australia Look at other dictionaries: NEPA (disambiguation) — NEPA may refer to: National Environmental Policy Act (1970), USA Northeastern Pennsylvania, which is synonymous or roughly synonymous with the Coal Region National Electric Power Authority in Nigeria, now known as the Power Holdings Company of… …   Wikipedia Nepa cinerea — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia Nepa — Ne pa, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of aquatic hemipterous insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their voracity; called also {scorpion bug} and {water scorpion}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Nepa — noun type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate oval water scorpions • Syn: ↑genus Nepa • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Nepidae, ↑family Nepidae * * * ˈnēpə noun …   Useful english dictionary genus Nepa — noun type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate oval water scorpions • Syn: ↑Nepa • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Nepidae, ↑family Nepidae …   Useful english dictionary arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary Hypnale nepa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata …   Wikipedia Nepidae — noun water scorpions • Syn: ↑family Nepidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Heteroptera, ↑suborder Heteroptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary family Nepidae — noun water scorpions • Syn: ↑Nepidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Heteroptera, ↑suborder Heteroptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary scorpion bug — Nepa Ne pa, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of aquatic hemipterous insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their voracity; called also {scorpion bug} and {water scorpion}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”