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An Aquarius conformis in Charles Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). Determined by Matthew Pintar/BugGuide.
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Aquarius conformis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) jack, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Aquarius conformis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/17/2017). (c) Max Ramey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Aquarius conformis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Aquarius conformis in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Aquarius conformis in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/24/2022). (c) Aaron Reb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Aquarius conformis in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/27/2019). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Aquarius conformis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/18/2022). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Source: Wikipedia
Aquarius conformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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Synonyms | |
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
[edit]- ^ "Aquarius conformis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Aquarius conformis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Aquarius conformis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ 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" (PDF). Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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