Biology:Aquarius (genus)

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Aquarius
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Aquarius najas
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Aquarius

Schellenberg, 1800

Aquarius is a genus of water striders from the Northern Hemisphere. Formerly a subgenus, Aquarius was elevated to generic rank in 1990 on the basis of phylogenetic analysis.[1][2] These are among the world's largest water striders, with females averaging 12–17 mm (0.47–0.67 in) long and males roughly 10–30% smaller, depending on the exact species. An outlier is A. elongatus where both sexes typically are about 24 mm (0.94 in), roughly the same as certain Cylindrostethus, and second only to Gigantometra gigas.[3]

Species

Species within this genus include:[4]

References

  1. Andersen, Nils Møller (1990). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of water striders, genus Aquarius Schellenberg (Insecta, Hemiptera, Gerridae)., with a new species from Australia". Steenstrupia 16 (4): 37–81. 
  2. Gallant, Sharon L.; Fairbairn, Daphne J. (1996). "A New Species of Aquarius from the Southeastern United States, with Electrophoretic Analysis of the Clade Containing Gerris, Limnoporus, and Aquarius (Hemiptera: Gerridae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89 (5): 637–644. 
  3. Andersen, N.M. (1997). "A phylogenetic analysis of the evolution of sexual dimorphism and mating systems in water striders (Hemiptera: Gerridae)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 61 (3): 345-368. doi:10.1006/bijl.1996.0130. 
  4. Biolib

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