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Aquarius conformis

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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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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.
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Aquarius conformis: Brief Summary

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Aquarius conformis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in eastern North America from Quebec west to Wisconsin and south to Florida and Mexico.

Adults reach lengths of 15–16.5 mm. 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.

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