Aquarius najas (De Geer, 1773)
(River Skater)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAquarius najas (River Skater)
FamilyGERRIDAE (pond skaters)
SuperfamilyGERROIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderGerromorpha (an infraorder of waterbugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aquarius najas (River Skater) :
1: Aquarius najas (River Skater)
4 Oct 2011 OSGR: SO46 52° 20’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Hereford (VC 36) England
large pond-skater, on surface of lake
Image 1: Dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - white background (2)Image 3: Ventral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 4: With Gerris lacustris (on right) to show size difference - white backgroundImage 5: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Head - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 7: Head - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 8: Head - ventral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 9: Lateral view - close-up - white background

Aquarius najas (River Skater) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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