Sigara fallenoidea
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| Sigara fallenoidea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Corixidae |
| Genus: | Sigara |
| Species: | S. fallenoidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Sigara fallenoidea (Hungerford, 1926) | |
Sigara fallenoidea is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera. It was described by Hungerford with the type locality in Canada. In Ireland, Walton discovered a 'new' species of corixidae which he named Sigara pearcei.[1] This was synonymised by Hungerford in 1950. The distribution of S. fallenoidea is therefore an extraordinary one including Canada, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine and Russia.[2] In Ireland, Sigara fallenoidea is found in all the large lakes on the island. There are confirmed records from Loughs Neagh, Beg and Portmore Lough; Upper and Lower Lough Erne; Lough Melvin; Loughs Ree, Derg and Key on the Shannon; and Lough Corrib.[3]
