Aquarius nebularis
Appearance
Aquarius nebularis | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Gerridae |
Genus: | Aquarius |
Species: | A. nebularis
|
Binomial name | |
Aquarius nebularis (Drake and Hottes, 1925)
| |
Synonyms | |
Gerris nebularis Drake and Hottes, 1925 |
Aquarius nebularis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae.[1] It is found in the eastern United States from New York south to central Florida and west to Louisiana, Arkansas, and Iowa.[2][3]
Adults reach lengths of 14-16 mm.[3] Aquarius nebularis is part of the A. elongatus species group, being most closely related to A. conformis, a species also found in eastern North America.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Aquarius nebularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. CRC Press. ISBN 9780916846442.
- ^ a b
Epler, John H. (2006). "Identification Manual for the Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida" (Document). Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
{{cite document}}
: Unknown parameter|url=
ignored (help) - ^ Damgaard, Jakob; Cognato, A.I. (2005). "Phylogeny and reclassification of species groups in Aquarius Schellenberg, Limnoporus Stål and Gerris Fabricius (Insecta: Hemiptera‐Heteroptera, Gerridae)". Systematic Entomology. 31 (1): 93-112. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2005.00302.x.
- ^ Ye, Zhen; Damgaard, Jakob; Chen, Pingping; Zhu, Lin; Zheng, Chenguang; Bu, Wenjun (2018). "Biogeography and diversification of Holarctic water striders: Cenozoic temperature variation, habitat shifting and multiple intercontinental dispersals". Systematic Entomology. 43 (1): 19-30. doi:10.1111/syen.12274.