''Anisops'' is a

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of insects in the family

Notonectidae Notonectidae is a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly called backswimmers because they swim "upside down" (inverted). They are all predators and typically range from in length. They ...

. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down.

Taxonomy

''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''

Anisops letitia ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops varia ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops vari ...

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Anisops aglaia ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

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Anisops apicalis ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

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Anisops gracilis ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

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Anisops hypatria ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops jaczewskii ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

'' * '' Anisops leesoniana'' * ''

Anisops perpulcher ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops vari ...

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Anisops poweri ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops vari ...

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Anisops praetexta ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

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Anisops psyche ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

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Anisops varius ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops vari ...

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Anisops amaisi ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

'' * '' Anisops thienemanni'' * ''

Anisops hyperion ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops planifascies ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

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Anisops crinitus ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops wakefieldi ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

'' - Endemic to

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Anisops debilis ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

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Anisops pellucens ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops sardea ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops tahitiensis ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops deanei ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops kuroiwae ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops stali ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops elstoni ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * '' Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops var ...

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Anisops sardeus ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

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Anisops nasuta ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

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Anisops occipitalis ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * ''Anisops varia ...

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Anisops assimilis ''Anisops'' is a genus of insects in the family Notonectidae. They're sometimes referred to as backswimmers, so called because they swim upside down. Taxonomy ''Anisops'' contains the following species: * ''Anisops letitia'' * '' Anisops vari ...

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. * '' Anisops ogasawarensis''

References

Notonectidae Insects described in 1837 Taxa named by Maximilian Spinola {{Nepomorpha-stub