| Notonecta irrorata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Notonectidae |
| Genus: | Notonecta |
| Species: | N. irrorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Notonecta irrorata Uhler, 1879
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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
References
- "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.