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Infraorder Gerromorpha - Semiaquatic Bugs


Classification and phylogeny of the Holarctic water strider genus Limnoporus Stål (Hemiptera, Gerridae)
By Andersen N.M., Spence J.R.
Canadian J. Zool. 70: 753-785, 1992

Classification, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the pond skater genus Gerris Fabricius (Hemiptera: Gerridae)
By Andersen N.M.
Can. J. Zool. 71: 2473-2508, 1993

A revision of the genus Trepobates Uhler (Hemiptera: Gerridae)
By Kittle, Paul D.
University of Arkansas, 1977
Kittle, Paul D. 1977. A revision of the genus Trepobates Uhler (Hemiptera: Gerridae). PhD dissertation, University of Arkansas. xii + 255 pp.

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Revision of the American genus Platyvelia Polhemus & Polhemus, 1993 (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Veliidae)
By Rodrigues H.D.D., Burguez Floriano C.F., Zettel H., Moreira F.F.F.
Rev. Bras. Entomol. 65: 1-19, 2021

Genital morphology and taxonomy of the water strider Aquarius remigis (Say) (Insecta, Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Gerridae)
By Damgaard J., Christiansen P.
Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 90: 381-398, 2007

Molecular phylogeny of the pond skaters (Gerrinae), discussion of the fossil record and a checklist of species...
By Damgaard J., Moreira F.F.F., Weir T.A., Zettel H.
Insect Systematics & Evolution 45: 251-281, 2014
Full title: Molecular phylogeny of the pond skaters (Gerrinae), discussion of the fossil record and a checklist of species assigned to the subfamily (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae)
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Phylogeny and reclassification of species groups in Aquarius Schellenberg, Limnoporus Stål and Gerris Fabricius...
By Damgaard J., Cognato A.I.
Syst. Entomol. 31: 93-112, 2006
Full title: Phylogeny and reclassification of species groups in Aquarius Schellenberg, Limnoporus Stål and Gerris Fabricius (Insecta: Hemiptera-Heteroptera, Gerridae)
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A new species of Aquarius from the southeastern United States, with electrophoretic analysis of the clade containing Gerris...
By Gallant S.L., Fairbairn D.J.
Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 89: 637-644, 1996
Full title: A new species of Aquarius from the southeastern United States, with electrophoretic analysis of the clade containing Gerris, Limnoporus, and Aquarius (Hemiptera: Gerridae)
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