Paraplea
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| Paraplea | |
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| Paraplea melanodera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pleidae |
| Genus: | Paraplea Esaki & China, 1928 |
Paraplea is a genus of pygmy backswimmers in the family Pleidae that occur in Africa, Australia, southern Asia, southern North America, and the Caribbean.[1] There are 21 described species in Paraplea.[2][3][4]
