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Anisops

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Anisops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Notonectidae
Genus: Anisops
Spinola, 1837
Type species
Notovecta nivea
Fabricius, 1775

Anisops is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae.[1][2] They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down.

Taxonomy

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Anisops contains the following species:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Common Backswimmers (Genus Anisops)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  2. ^ Spinola, Maximilian (1837). Essai sur les genres d'insectes appartenants a l'ordre des hemiptères, Lin., ou rhyngotes, Fab., et à la section des heteroptères, Dufour / para Maximilien Spinola. Gênes: Y. Gravier.
  3. ^ a b Winterbourn, Michael J. (2005). "Dispersal, feeding and parasitism of adult stoneflies (Plecoptera) at a New Zealand forest stream". Aquatic Insects. 27 (3): 155–166. doi:10.1080/01650420500062840. ISSN 0165-0424. Retrieved 2024-11-18.