''Buenoa'' is a genus of

backswimmer Notonectidae is a 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 are similar in appearance t ...

. It was created by

George Willis Kirkaldy George Willis Kirkaldy (1873 – February 2, 1910) was an England, English entomologist who specialised on Hemiptera. He was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society from 1893. Kirkaldy, born in Clapham, in Greater London to W. H. Kirkaldy of ...

in 1904 to include all species of ''

Anisops ''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 ...

'' from the

Western Hemisphere The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and east of the 180th meridian.- The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Geopolitically, ...

with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for

Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to p ...

species with a one-segmented front tarsus in males. It contains 69 described species.

Species

* '' Buenoa absidata'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa albida'' (Champion, 1901) * '' Buenoa alterna'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa amazona'' Padilla-Gil, 2003 * '' Buenoa amnigenoidea'' Nieser, 1970 * '' Buenoa amnigenopsis'' Nieser, 1975 * '' Buenoa amnigenus'' (White, 1879) * '' Buenoa analoga'' Padilla-Gil, 2012 * '' Buenoa anomala'' Padilla-Gil, 2010 * '' Buenoa antigone'' (Kirkaldy, 1899) * ''

Buenoa arida ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa arizonis'' Bare, 1931 * '' Buenoa artafrons'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa burtsa'' Padilla-Gil, 2010 * ''

Buenoa communis ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' Truxal, 1953 * ''

Buenoa confusa ''Buenoa confusa'' is a species of backswimmer in the family Notonectidae. It is found in the Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlan ...

'' Truxal, 1953 * ''

Buenoa crassipes ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' (Champion, 1901) * ''

Buenoa dactylis ''Buenoa dactylis'' is a species of backswimmer first found in Colombia's Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or ...

'' Padilla-Gil, 2010 * ''

Buenoa deplanatylus ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' Barbosa & Nessimian, 2013 * ''

Buenoa dilaticrus ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' Barbosa, Nessimian & Ferreira-Keppler, 2010 * ''

Buenoa distincta ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' Truxal, 1953 * ''

Buenoa elegans ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' (Fieber, 1851) * ''

Buenoa excavata ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' Truxal, 1953 * ''

Buenoa exilidens ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' Barbosa, Nessimian & Ferreira-Keppler, 2010 * '' Buenoa fasciata'' Nieser, 1970 * '' Buenoa femoralis'' (Fieber, 1851) * '' Buenoa fittkaul'' Nieser, 1970 * '' Buenoa funensis'' Padilla-Gil, 2010 * '' Buenoa fuscipennis'' (Berg, 1879) * '' Buenoa gracilis'' Truxal, 1953 * ''

Buenoa hungerfordi ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa ida'' Kirkaldy, 1904 * '' Buenoa incompta'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa konta'' Nieser & Pelli, 1994 * '' Buenoa limnocastoris'' Hungerford, 1923 * '' Buenoa machrisi'' Truxal, 1957 * '' Buenoa macrophthalma'' (Fieber, 1851) * '' Buenoa macrotibialis'' Hungerford, 1924 * '' Buenoa macrotrichia'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa marki'' Reichart, 1971 * '' Buenoa margaritacea'' Torre-Bueno, 1908 * '' Buenoa mutabilis'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa nieseri'' Padilla-Gil, 2003 * '' Buenoa nitida'' Truxal, 1953 (Synonym: ''Buenoa doesburgi'' Nieser, 1968) * '' Buenoa oculata'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa omeri'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa oreia'' Nieser, Melo, Pelli & Barbosa, 1997 * '' Buenoa pallens'' (Champion, 1901) * '' Buenoa pallipes'' (Fabricius, 1803) * '' Buenoa paranensis'' Jaczewski, 1928 * '' Buenoa penta'' Padilla-Gil, 2012 * '' Buenoa platycnemis'' (Fieber, 1851) * '' Buenoa prosthetus'' Padilla-Gil, 2010 * ''

Buenoa pseudomutabilis ''Buenoa'' is a genus of Notonectidae, backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus (insect), tarsus in males, reserving the latt ...

'' Barbosa, Ribeiro & Nessimian, 2010 * '' Buenoa rostra'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa salutis'' Kirkaldy, 1904 * '' Buenoa scimitra'' Bare, 1925 * ''

Buenoa serrana ''Buenoa'' is a genus of backswimmer. It was created by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1904 to include all species of ''Anisops'' from the Western Hemisphere with a two-segmented front tarsus in males, reserving the latter genus for Eastern Hemispher ...

'' Angrisano, 1983 * '' Buenoa speciosa'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa tarsalis'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa thomasi'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa tibialis'' Truxal, 1957 * '' Buenoa triangularis'' Truxal, 1957 * '' Buenoa truxali'' Nieser, 1968 * '' Buenoa tumaquensis'' Padilla-Gil, 2010 * '' Buenoa uhleri'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa unguis'' Truxal, 1953 * '' Buenoa uselus'' Padilla-Gil, 2010

References

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