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Notonecta

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Notonecta
Notonecta
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Notonecta maculata
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
CladePancrustacea
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
SuborderHeteroptera
SuperfamilyNotonectoidea
FamilyNotonectidae
GenusNotonecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenera
Notonecta (Bichromonecta) Hungerford, 1933
Notonecta (Enitharonecta) Hungerford, 1928
Notonecta (Erythronecta) Hungerford, 1933
Notonecta (Notonecta) Linnaeus, 1758
Notonecta (Paranecta) Hutchinson, 1929
Notonecta viridis
Notonecta viridis Image: source and license
Notonecta indica, Texas
Notonecta indica, Texas Image: source and license

Notonecta (from Ancient Greek νῶτον (nôton), meaning "back", and νηκτός (nēktós), meaning "swimmer"), known as backswimmers or water-boatmen, is a genus of aquatic insects in the bug family Notonectidae.[1][2][3][4]

Species#edit

These 70 species belong to the genus Notonecta:[1]

References#edit

  1. ^ a b "ITIS report, Notonecta". Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  2. ^ Merritt, R.W.; Cummins, K.W.; Berg, M.B., eds. (2008). An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America (4th ed.). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. ISBN 9780757550492.
  3. ^ "Directório de Espécies de Portugal". Naturdata. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "BugGuide.net, Notonecta genus Information". Retrieved 2024-12-08.
Categories NotonectaNepomorpha generaNotonectidae

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