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subgenus Paranecta (Notonecta subgenus Paranecta)
Photo#283166
Copyright © 2009
Daniel Spurgeon
Backswimmer -
Notonecta
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
June 2, 2009
I think that this is a Water Boatmen (Corixidae) but I don't see any other images with a specimen with similar markings.
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Contributed by
Daniel Spurgeon
on 2 June, 2009 - 5:18pm
Last updated 30 August, 2023 - 6:54pm
Moved
Moved from
Notonecta indica
.
…
Matthew Pintar
, 30 August, 2023 - 6:54pm
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from Dr. John H. Epler:
"I can not be positive without seeing the genitalia, but it looks like
Notonecta indica
."
Moved from
Notonecta
.
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v belov
, 30 October, 2009 - 4:17pm
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not Corixidae! this is a Notonecta
please don't place your pix in the guide based on unreliable IDs. this misleads others users and may perpetuate grave errors.
Moved from
Water Boatmen
.
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v belov
, 2 June, 2009 - 5:40pm
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To be more specific,
this appears to be
Notonecta undulata
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roar
, 29 October, 2009 - 4:57pm
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