The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas |
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Heteroptera
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NOTONECTIDAE Buenoa margaritacea Torre-Bueno |
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Synonyms: Anisops platycnemis
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Distribution Citations
1939 Millspaugh 1953 Truxall 1980 Lind & Bane 1998 Moorhead Hall Willig |
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notes: -do not rest at surface film as do most notonectids, but swims in pool (Millspaugh 1939) -predator: feeds on microcrustaceans and small corixids (Millspaugh 1939) -not drought resistant (Moorhead, Hall & Willig 1998) - eggs deposited in plant tissue (Millspaugh 1939) |
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