Biology:Aquarius conformis
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Short description: Species of true bug
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Gerridae |
| Genus: | Aquarius |
| Species: | A. conformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aquarius conformis (Uhler, 1878)
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Gerris 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
- ↑ "Aquarius conformis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=717593.
- ↑ "Aquarius conformis". https://www.gbif.org/species/5154129.
- ↑ "Aquarius conformis species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/917833.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Epler, John H. (2006). "Identification Manual for the Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida". Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/dear/labs/biology/biokeys/heteroptera.pdf.
- ↑ 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.
Further reading
Wikidata ☰ Q13541952 entry
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