Genus

Notonecta (Milky backswimmers)

Notonecta kirbyi. Photo: (c) Luke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Notonecta, or the common backswimmer, is a genus of backswimmer insects in the family Notonectidae. Species in this genus include:

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Heteroptera (True bugs)
        Infraorder: Nepomorpha (Water bugs)
        Superfamily: Notonectoidea (Backswimmers)
        Family: Notonectidae (Typical backswimmers)
        Subfamily: Notonectinae
        Tribe: Notonectini
        Genus: Notonecta (Milky backswimmers)
        Subgenus: Paranecta (1)

Subtaxa

Subgenus: Paranecta

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