著者

大庭 伸也

出版者

一般社団法人 日本昆虫学会

雑誌

昆蟲.ニューシリーズ (ISSN:13438794)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.15, no.2, pp.92-93, 2012-04-05 (Released:2018-09-21)

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The giant water bug, subfamily Lethocerinae, which has the largest body size among Belostomatidae, is known to be a vertebrate specialist that preys mainly upon fish and amphibians. Here, I report that a giant water bug, Kirkaldyia (=Lethocerus) deyrolli (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae), was catching hold of a Japanese mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffii, in a pond. This is a first report of Lethocerinae eating a Viperid snake.