Notonecta irrorata
| Notonecta irrorata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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]
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- ↑ "Notonecta irrorata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ Blaustein, Leon; Blaustein, Jonathan; Chase, Jonathan (2005). "Chemical detection of the predator Notonecta irrorata by ovipositing Culux mosquitoes" (PDF). Journal of Vector Ecology. 30 (2): 299–301. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
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