| Buenoa dactylis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Notonectidae |
| Genus: | Buenoa |
| Species: | B. dactylis |
| Binomial name | |
| Buenoa dactylis Padilla-Gil, 2010 | |
Buenoa dactylis is a species of backswimmer first found in Colombia's Pacific coast. [1]
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Corixidae is a family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera. They are found worldwide in virtually any freshwater habitat and a few species live in saline water. There are about 500 known species worldwide, in 55 genera, including the genus Sigara.
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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. 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. 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.
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Rhagovelia espriella is a species of aquatic bug first found in La Espriella, Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia.
Rhagovelia rosensis is a species of aquatic bug first found in Vereda Santa Rosa, Consejo Comunitario Río Mejicano, Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia.
Rhagovelia magdalena is a species of aquatic bug first found in Vereda La Vega, Río Magdalena, Oporapa, Huila, Colombia.
Rhagovelia grandis is a species of aquatic bug first found in Quebrada Caparrosa, Oporapa, Huila, Colombia.
Rhagovelia cardia is a species of aquatic bug first found in Altaquer, Río Ñambí, Nariño, Colombia.
Rhagovelia gastrotricha is a species of aquatic bug first found in Altaquer, Río Ñambí, Nariño, Colombia.
Buenoa tumaquensis is a species of backswimmer first found in Colombia's Pacific coast.
Buenoa anomala is a species of backswimmer first found in Colombia's Pacific coast.
Buenoa burtsa is a species of backswimmer first found in Colombia's Pacific coast.
Buenoa prosthetus is a species of backswimmer first found in Colombia's Pacific coast.
Buenoa is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of Anisops from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemisphere species with a one-segmented front tarsus in males. It contains 69 described species.
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