Aquarius conformis

Aquarius conformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Gerridae
Genus:	Aquarius
Species:	A. conformis
Binomial name
Aquarius conformis (Uhler, 1878)
Synonyms
Gerris conformis Hygrotrechus conformis

Aquarius conformis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. ^[1] It is found in eastern North America from Quebec west to Wisconsin and south to Florida and Mexico. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Adults reach lengths of 15–16.5 mm. ^[5] Aquarius conformis is part of the A. elongatus species group, being most closely related to A. nebularis , a species also found in eastern North America. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Aquarius conformis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Aquarius conformis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Aquarius conformis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. 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.
5. Epler, John H. (2006). "Identification Manual for the Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
6. 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. S2CID   82154721.
7. 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. S2CID   90741463.

Further reading

• Andersen, N. Møller (1990). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of water striders, genus Aquarius Schellenberg (Insecta, Hemiptera, Gerridae), with a new species from Australia". Steenstrupia. 16: 37–81. ISSN   0375-2909.