Notonecta

Notonecta
Temporal range: Aptian–Present
Notonecta maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Superfamily: Notonectoidea
Family: Notonectidae
Genus: Notonecta
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 indica, Texas

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.

Species

These 70 species belong to the genus Notonecta:

References

  1. 1 2 "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.