Notonecta irrorata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Notonectidae |
Genus: | Notonecta |
Species: | N. irrorata |
Binomial name | |
Notonecta irrorata Uhler, 1879 | |
Notonecta irrorata is a species of backswimmer native to North America first described by Philip Reese Uhler in 1879. [1] Presence of N. irrorata in ponds is known to repel the oviposition of Culex mosquitoes. [2]