Micronecta

Micronecta
Micronecta scholtzi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Micronectidae
Subfamily: Micronectinae
Genus: Micronecta
Kirkaldy, 1897
Synonyms
  • Micronectella Lundblad, 1933
  • Unguinecta Nieser, Chen & Yang, 2005

Micronecta is a genus of aquatic bugs in the family Micronectidae (formerly in Corixidae) erected by George Willis Kirkaldy in 1897. Species have been recorded mostly from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia and are sometimes placed in up to 10 subgenera (with species incertae sedis); the subgenera Dichaetonecta Hitchinson, 1940 and Micronecta are recorded from Europe.