Notonecta irrorata

Species of true bug

Notonecta irrorata

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Hemiptera

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Notonectidae

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Notonecta

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "Notonecta irrorata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
2. ^ 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, 2014.299-301&rft.date=2005&rft.aulast=Blaustein&rft.aufirst=Leon&rft.au=Blaustein,+Jonathan&rft.au=Chase,+Jonathan&rft_id=http://research.haifa.ac.il/~leon/documents/Blaustein_et_al_2005_JVE.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Notonecta+irrorata" class="Z3988">

Taxon identifiers

Notonecta irrorata|

* Wikidata: Q10603664
* BOLD: 374881
* BugGuide: 37802
* EoL: 612768
* GBIF: 2020520
* iNaturalist: 133634
* IRMNG: 11305566
* ITIS: 103573
* NatureServe: 2.808517
* NCBI: 2095904
* Open Tree of Life: 3480303

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