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]