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Backswimmers
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Backswimmers

Notonectoidea

Notonectidae is a cosmopolitan family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly called Backswimmers because they swim upside down. The Common Backswimmer, Notonecta glauca, is widespread in the United Kingdom, where it is known as the greater water boatman, and in Europe.

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3 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first

Typical Backswimmers

familyNotonectidae

Pygmy Backswimmers

familyPleidae

Hemispherical Backswimmers

familyHelotrephidae

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