''Curicta'' is a genus of

waterscorpion 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 p ...

s in the family

Nepidae 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 ...

native to freshwater habitats in the Americas. There are more than 15 species, with most restricted to South America. There are only two species in the United States: ''C. pronotata'' (

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) and ''C. scorpio'' (

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and Texas).

Species

There are more than 15 species in the genus ''Curicta'', including: * ''

Curicta montei Curicta may refer to: * ''Curicta'' (bug), a genus of bugs in the family Nepidae (water scorpions) * the Latin name for the island of Krk, Croatia {{Disambiguation ...

'' De Carlo, 1960^g * ''

Curicta pronotata ''Curicta pronotata'' is a species of waterscorpion 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 ...

'' Kuitert, 1949^{i c g b} * ''

Curicta scorpio ''Curicta scorpio'' is a species of waterscorpion 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 ra ...

'' Stål, 1862^{i c g b} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Species

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