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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 .
Notonecta glauca, also known as the greater water-boatman or common backswimmer, is a species of aquatic insect in the family Notonectidae. This species is found in large parts of Europe, North Africa, and east through Asia to Siberia and China. [1] In much of its range it is the most common backswimmer species. [2]
Notonectidae is a cosmopolitan family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly called backswimmers because they swim "upside down" (inverted). They are all predators and typically range from 0.5 to 1.5 cm (0.2–0.6 in) in length. [ 1 ]
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Aquatic insects or water insects live some portion of their life cycle in the water. They feed in the same ways as other insects.Some diving insects, such as predatory diving beetles, can hunt for food underwater where land-living insects cannot compete.
Notonecta amplifica Kiritshenko, 1931 (Europe, Asia); Notonecta arabiensis Hungerford, 1926 (); Notonecta bicirca Hungerford, 1926 (South America); Notonecta bicircoidea Hungerford, 1928 (South America)
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