Notonecta Explained

Notonecta, known as backswimmers or water-boatmen, is a genus of bugs in the family Notonectidae. Species in this genus include:^{[1] [2]}

• Notonecta borealis
• Notonecta glauca
• Notonecta hoffmanni
• Notonecta indica
• Notonecta insulata
• Notonecta irrorata
• Notonecta kirbyi
• Notonecta lobata
• Notonecta lunata
• Notonecta maculata
• Notonecta marmorea
• Notonecta meridionalis
• Notonecta montezuma
• Notonecta obliqua
• Notonecta ochrothoe
• Notonecta pallidula
• Notonecta petrunkevitchi
• Notonecta raleighi
• Notonecta repanda
• Notonecta shooteri
• Notonecta spinosa
• Notonecta uhleri
• Notonecta undulata
• Notonecta unifasciata
• Notonecta viridis

Notes and References

1. Book: An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America . 4th . R.W. . Merritt . K.W. . Cummins . M.B. . Berg . 2008 . Dubuque, Iowa . 9780757550492 . Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
2. Web site: Directório de Espécies de Portugal . Naturdata . January 24, 2014.