Limnoporus rufoscutellatus
| Limnoporus rufoscutellatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Gerridae |
| Genus: | Limnoporus |
| Species: | L. rufoscutellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Limnoporus rufoscutellatus Latreille (1807)[1]
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Synonymy
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Limnoporus rufoscutellatus, is a species of pond skater in the family Gerridae described by Pierre Andre Latreille in 1807.[1]
Range
[edit]Limnoporus rufoscutellatus lives across Europe, Russia, Northern Canada and Alaska.[1]
Diet
[edit]Limnoporus rufoscutellatus, like other pond skaters, feeds on arthropods and larvae that come too close to the water.[2] To kill its prey, it pierces its prey with its sharp proboscis, it then injects venom which liquefies the prey's insides so that it can be eaten.[3]
Similar species
[edit]Limnoporus rufoscutellatus has established itself in Ireland, but is still rare in Great Britain. In Great Britain, it is one of the three larger species there, the other two being Aquarius paludum and Aquarius najas. Aquarius paludum has a yellow line along the side of the protonum and has upward facing spines all the way down to the tip of the abdomen, Limnoporus rufoscutellatus lacks these features. Aquarius najas has shorter spines and no unique features on the pronotum. Limnoporus rufoscutellatus has a reddish centre of the pronotum.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]Limnoporus rufoscutellatus has a subspecies Limnoporus rufoscutellatus genitalis (Miyamoto, 1958).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Limnoporus rufoscutellatus (Latreille, 1807)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Pond skater". Scottish Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ rcannon992 (2023-11-05). "Pond-skaters: the water clean-up squad!". Ray Cannon's nature notes. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Aquarius paludum". Aquatic Bugs. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Limnoporus rufoscutellatus genitalis (Miyamoto, 1958)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-16.