| Buenoa burtsa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Notonectidae |
| Genus: | Buenoa |
| Species: | B. burtsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Buenoa burtsa Padilla-Gil, 2010 | |
Buenoa burtsa is a species of backswimmer first found in Colombia's Pacific coast. [1]
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