Question

How should the biological name of the giant water bug be written in binomial nomenclature?

Answer 1

Binomial Nomenclature is written using the genus name and its specific epithet. Originally, it was classified under genus Belostoma making its binomial name Belostoma sp. But after a taxonimic revision cited on 2006, the giant water bug was then classified under genus Lethocerus and specific epithet americanus making its binomial name now Lethocerus americanus or L. americanus.