Water boatman as a type of aquatic insect can mean: Corixa punctata, a species known as the lesser water boatman in the United Kingdom Corixidae, a family known as water boatmen in the United States and Australia Notonecta glauca, a species known as the greater water boatman in the United Kingdom (called the backswimmer in the United States) Sigara, especially Sigara arguta, known as water boatmen in New Zealand
See also Boatman (disambiguation)