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THE LIFE HISTORY OF GERRIS REMIGIS (HETEROPTERA: GERRIDAE) IN A SMALL STREAM IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D. F. Galbraith  and
C. H. Fernando
D. F. Galbraith
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
C. H. Fernando
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
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Abstract

Nymphs and adults of Gerris remigis Say were collected for 7 months from a stream with only this species of Gerridae. The colour markings of the nymphal stadia are described and illustrated. Measurements of antennal and hind limb segments are given and these can be used to distinguish successive instars.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 109 , Issue 2 , February 1977 , pp. 221 - 228
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1977

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