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

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 637-644

  Gallant, Sharon L ^a   Fairbairn, Daphne J ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquarius remigides; Aquarius remigis; Gerridae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002589420     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.5.637     Document Type: Article

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