Notonecta

Notonecta
Notonecta
Notonecta glauca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Nepomorpha
Family: Notonectidae
Genus: Notonecta

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

  • Notonecta glauca
  • Notonecta maculata
  • Notonecta marmorea
  • Notonecta obliqua
  • Notonecta undulata