Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00662
Notonecta indica
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About Notonecta indica
Notonecta indica is a member of Notonectidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Notonecta indica (Notonecta indica) is documented from Kauaʻi. Backswimmers are aquatic predatory bugs that swim upside down and periodically surface to replenish trapped air. On Kauaʻi, observations are most useful when they record waterbody, vegetation, depth/flow, nymph/adult stage, and flight or swimming behavior. Where island-specific host, prey, breeding-site, abundance, or seasonal information is not yet firmly documented, those details should remain tied to direct specimens and field observations rather than inferred from populations elsewhere.
Notonecta indica is an introduced backswimmer documented on Kauaʻi in freshwater habitat. Aquatic nymphs and adults are predatory and swim upside-down beneath the water surface.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Hawaii Biological Survey documented a Kauaʻi specimen swimming in an ornamental pool at Lāwaʻi; current ITIS recognizes the species as valid.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; immature/nymphal stages; adult; no pupa.
Habitat
Pools, ponds, slow stream sections, wetlands, and other standing or slow water.
Food and ecological role
Aquatic insects and other small aquatic animals.
Reproduction
Eggs are attached to aquatic vegetation or other submerged substrates; nymphs remain predatory.
Movement
Adults swim and many fly between water bodies.
Ecosystem role
Aquatic predator.
Threats and impacts
Native populations can be affected by hydrologic change, water quality, and introduced aquatic predators.
Monitoring
Record waterbody, vegetation, depth/flow, nymph/adult stage, and flight or swimming behavior.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Notonecta indica
- Family
- Notonectidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Notonecta indica is a member of Notonectidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.