Global InformationLaccotrephes tristis information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nepidae |
| Genus: | Laccotrephes |
| Species: | L. tristis
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| Laccotrephes tristis Stål (1854)[1]
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| Distribution map of Laccotrephes tristis in Australia | |
Laccotrephes tristis is a species of water scorpion also commonly known as a toe-biter, that occurs Australia-wide and is part of the family Nepidae.[2][3] They are an aquatic predatory insect that breath air.[2] Australian water scorpions inhabit shallow stagnant water, part of freshwater creeks, waterholes and gorges.[2][4]
- ^ "Laccotrephes tristis (Stål, 1854)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Anderson, N., & Weir, T. "Australian Water Bugs". CSIRO publishing, 2004, p. 211
- ^ "Water Scorpion". Ause Made. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Laccotrephes tristis". Major Groups. Retrieved June 10, 2023.