| Ranatra kirkaldyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nepidae |
| Genus: | Ranatra |
| Species: | R. kirkaldyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranatra kirkaldyi Torre-bueno, 1905 | |
Ranatra kirkaldyi is a species of waterscorpion in the family Nepidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
These two subspecies belong to the species Ranatra kirkaldyi:
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