Aquarius nebularis
Species of true bug
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Aquarius nebularis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae.[1] It is found in the eastern United States from New York south to central Florida and west to Louisiana, Arkansas, and Iowa.[2][3]
| Aquarius nebularis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Gerridae |
| Genus: | Aquarius |
| Species: | A. nebularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquarius nebularis (Drake and Hottes, 1925) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gerris nebularis Drake and Hottes, 1925 | |
Adults reach lengths of 14–16 mm.[3] Aquarius nebularis is part of the A. elongatus species group, being most closely related to A. conformis, a species also found in eastern North America.[4][5]
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