Aquarius (bug)


Aquarius is a genus of water striders found predominantly in the northern hemisphere. Formerly a subgenus, Aquarius was elevated to generic rank in 1990 on the basis of phylogenetic analysis. These are among the world's largest water striders, with females averaging long and males roughly 10–30% smaller, depending on the exact species. An outlier is A. elongatus where both sexes typically are about, roughly the same as certain Cylindrostethus, and second only to Gigantometra gigas.

Species

There are 19 species in the genus Aquarius:Aquarius adelaidis Aquarius amplus Aquarius antigone Aquarius chilensis Aquarius cinereus Aquarius conformis Aquarius distanti Aquarius elongatus Aquarius fabricii Andersen, 1990Aquarius lili D.Polhemus & J.Polhemus, 1994Aquarius lunpolaensis Aquarius najas Aquarius nebularis Aquarius nyctalis Aquarius paludum Aquarius philippinensis Zettel & Ruiz, 2003Aquarius remigis Aquarius remigoides Gallant & Fairbairn, 1996
  • ''Aquarius ventralis''