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Notonecta undulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Notonectidae
Genus: Notonecta
Species:
N. undulata
Binomial name
Notonecta undulata
Say, 1832 [1]
An image of a species of backswimmer under a microscope.

Notonecta undulata, also known by the common name grousewinged backswimmer, are from the family Notonectidae and the insect suborder Heteroptera. They are a type of hemipteran or true bug. These aquatic insects typically spend their time at the water's surface, using their abdomen and legs to cling to the underside of the surface tension. The Grousewinged backswimmer can be found in both lotic and lentic environments; however, they typically prefer small ponds and lakes where the water is slow-moving with less current. They swim upside down looking for prey. Once they stop swimming they float back up to the surface. These insects can be distinguished from water boatman or Corixidae by their segmented beak and front legs. Water boatman have highly modified front legs whereas backswimmers do not.[2] Backswimmers are distributed across a broad range throughout North America. However, the species Notonecta undulata has only been documented and studied in southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the western United States. N. undulata differs from other backswimmers by their antennae and size. They are approximately 10–12 mm long, and their antennae are 4 segmented.[2]

  1. ^ "Notonecta undulata Say, 1832". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Brooks, Arthur R.; Kelton, Leonard A. (1972). "Aquatic and Semiaquatic Heteroptera of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (Hemiptera)". Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 51: 38–41.

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