Gerris argentata Spinola 1837: 65
Gerris argentatus Schummel, 1832
Gerris adelaidis Dohrn 1860: 408
Gerris spinolae Lethierry & Severin 1896: 63
Gerris argentata Spinola, 1837
Lundblad (1933: 372)
Pruthi (1933: 102
Aquarius adelaidis : Andersen 1990: 61
Buzzetti et al. (2006: 40
The water striders of Pakistan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae): new records from Punjab and first checklist for the country
Cianferoni, Fabio
Saleem, Rukhshanda
Afsheen, Sumera
Zia, Ahmed
Zootaxa
2021
2021-07-06
4996
3
469
491
FZHY
(Dohrn, 1860)
Dohrn
1860
[151,560,654,681]
Insecta
Gerridae
Aquarius
Animalia
Hemiptera
3
472
Arthropoda
species
adelaidis
Gerris argentata Spinola 1837: 65(preoccupied by Gerris argentatus Schummel, 1832). Gerris adelaidis Dohrn 1860: 408. Gerris spinolae Lethierry & Severin 1896: 63(new name for Gerris argentata Spinola, 1837). Syn. Lundblad (1933: 372).— Pakistan: Pruthi (1933: 102. Punjab Province, Jhelum District, Chalisa). Aquarius adelaidis: Andersen 1990: 61.— Pakistan: Buzzetti et al.(2006: 40. Sindh Province, Thatta District, Keenjhar Lake).
Material examined: Gujranwala District:Upper Chenab canal, Nandipur, Gujranwala, 32.254099° N 74.269467° E, 24.X.2016, 1 ♂, ♀apt.; Upper Chenab canal, Master City Housing Scheme, Gujranwala, 32.130067° N 74.214012° E, 30.X.2016, 1 ♀macr.; Nullah Palkhu, Grand Trunk Road Wazirabad, 32.449509° N 74.112278° E, 11. V.2016, 2 ♀macr.; idem, 1 ♂, 1 ♀macr., det. FC ( CFC). Gujrat District: Upper Jhelumcanal near Pathan Colony, Kharian, 32.719544° N 73.795622° E, 18.XII.2016, 2 ♀macr.; idem, 24. VI .2018, 2 ♂. 3 ♀macr.; Upper Jhelumcanal near Village Jaura, Kharian, 32.654499° N 73.816865° E, 13.VIII.2017, 1 V instar nymph ♀, det. FC ( CFC); idem, 24. VI .2018, 1 ♂, 5 ♀macr.; Upper Jhelumcanal Grand Trunk Road Sarai Alamgir, 32.890852° N 73.768194° E, 16.VII.2017, 2 ♂macr.; idem, 24. VI .2018, 2 ♂, 2 ♀macr.; Upper Jhelumcanal near Simbli Sharif Road Sarai Alamgir, 32.865010° N 73.713452° E, 18.XII.2016, 1 ♂macr.; idem, 24. VI .2018, 5 ♂, 3 ♀macr.; River Jhelum, Grand Trunk Road, 32.917846° N 73.723696° E, 11.XII.2016, 4 ♂, 4 ♀macr., 5 ♂, 6 ♀brach.; idem, 16.VII.2017, 7 nymphs; idem, 13.VIII.2017, 2 ♂, 3 ♀macr., 2 ♂, 2 ♀brach.; idem, 17.IX.2017, 3 ♂, 4 ♀macr., 3 ♀brach.; idem, 2 ♂brach., 2 ♀macr., det. FC ( CFC); idem, 22.X.2017, 5 ♂, 3 ♀macr., 2 ♂brach., 12 nymphs; idem, 24. VI .2018, 6 ♂, 4 ♀macr.; Upper Jhelumcanal near Tarikha Village, Gujrat, 32.497335° N 74.016565° E, 26. VI.2018, 4 ♂, 3 ♀macr.; idem, 30.X.2019, 4 ♂, 2 ♀, macr. Sialkot District: Pondnear Jaje Village, 32.394221° N 74.628148° E, 29.X.2016, 1 ♂macr.; idem, 10.VII.2017, 1 ♀macr.; Marala Ravilink canal near Basiwala pul, 32.222449° N 74.590056° E, 12.III.2016, 1 ♂, 2 ♀macr., 1 ♂brach.; idem, 2 ♂macr., det. FC ( CFC); idem, 10.VII.2017, 1 ♀macr.; idem, 22. VI .2018, 2 ♂, 4 ♀macr., 1 ♀brach.; Marala Ravilink canal near Kotli Baba Faqir Chand, 32.293986° N 74.526254° E, 16.IX.2017, 1 ♂, 3 ♀. 20 nymphs; idem, 8.XII.2017, 2 ♂, 2 ♀macr., 1 nymph; idem, 22. VI .2018, 1 ♂, macr.; pond near Dar Rice Mills, Bhoroki, Pasrur Road, 32.403149° N 74.603264° E, 7.X.2017, 1 ♂, 1 ♀macr.; Marala Ravilink canal near Canal City Housing Society, 32.475159° N 74.422701° E, 23. VI .2018, 4 ♂macr.; Upper Chanabcanal near Zafarwali, 32.478587° N 74.376158° E, 28.IX.2017, 2 ♀macr.; idem, 2 ♂macr, det. FC ( CFC); idem, 15.X.2017, 2 ♂, 2 ♀macr.; flood drainage canal near Behari Colony, 32.320839° N 74.393796° E, 29.XI.2016, 1 ♂, 5 ♀macr.; Marala Ravilink canal near Motra, 32.367782° N 74.419769° E, 12.VIII.2017, 1 ♀macr.; idem, 23. VI.2018. 4 ♀macr., 3 ♂, 1 ♀brach. General distribution.This water strider species occurs throughout the Oriental Region with records from Pakistan(known western limit of the species), India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China( Hainan), Malaysia(peninsular and Borneo), Singapore, and Indonesia( Sumatra) (see Damgaard et al.2014).
Remarks.This species was recorded from Punjabby Pruthi (1933). More recently, it was recorded from Keenjhar Lake in Sindh Province( Buzzetti et al.2006), which is about 1000 kmsouth-southwest of the study area.
CFC
Gujrat District
Pathan Colony
Upper Jhelum
3
472
2
1
1
[815,949,1091,1117]
VI
Gujrat District
Pathan Colony
Upper Jhelum
3
472
1
Upper Jhelum
Kharian
Village Jaura
3
472
5
3
2
[471,1004,1126,1153]
2017-08-13
V
32.6545
1
73.816864
3
472
1
[1010,1363,1127,1153]
CFC
3
472
1
1
VI
3
472
1
[217,1095,1162,1189]
Grand Trunk Road Sarai Alamgir
Upper Jhelum
3
472
6
5
1
[439,575,1199,1225]
VI
Grand Trunk Road Sarai Alamgir
Upper Jhelum
3
472
1
Simbli Sharif Road Sarai Alamgir
Upper Jhelum
3
472
4
2
2
[878,1013,1235,1261]
VI
Simbli Sharif Road Sarai Alamgir
Upper Jhelum
3
472
1
Grand Trunk Road
River Jhelum
3
472
8
3
5
2017-07-16
Grand Trunk Road
River Jhelum
3
472
1
[274,847,1307,1333]
2017-08-13
Grand Trunk Road
River Jhelum
3
472
9
5
4
[861,1361,1307,1333]
2017-09-17
Grand Trunk Road
River Jhelum
3
472
10
7
3
2017-09-17
CFC
Grand Trunk Road
River Jhelum
3
472
4
2
2
[583,1222,1342,1369]
2017-10-22
CFC
Grand Trunk Road
River Jhelum
3
472
10
3
7
[1233,1367,1343,1369]
2017-10-22
VI
Grand Trunk Road
River Jhelum
3
472
1
Upper Jhelum
Gujrat
Tarikha Village
3
472
10
4
6
[905,1309,1378,1405]
VI
32.497334
1
74.01656
3
472
1
[280,1127,1414,1441]
2019-10-30
VI
Sialkot District
32.497334
Jaje Village
1
74.01656
Pond
3
472
6
2
4
[450,1292,1451,1477]
2017-07-10
VI
Sialkot District
32.497334
Basi
1
74.01656
Marala Ravi
3
472
1
1
[833,1207,1487,1513]
2017-07-10
CFC
Sialkot District
32.497334
Basi
1
74.01656
Marala Ravi
3
472
2
2
2017-07-10
CFC
Sialkot District
32.497334
Basi
1
74.01656
Marala Ravi
3
472
1
1
[283,419,1523,1549]
2017-07-10
VI
Sialkot District
32.497334
Basi
1
74.01656
Marala Ravi
3
472
1
[419,1213,1523,1549]
Kotli
Marala Ravi
3
472
7
5
2
2017-09-16
Faqir Chand
32.293987
Baba
1
74.52625
3
472
4
3
1
Chin
[876,1363,1559,1585]
2017-12-08
Faqir Chand
32.293987
Baba
1
74.52625
3
472
4
2
2
Chin
2017-12-08
VI
Faqir Chand
32.293987
Baba
1
74.52625
3
472
1
Chin
[217,978,1595,1621]
Dar Rice Mills
Pasrur Road
Bhoroki
3
472
1
1
Chin
2017-10-07
32.40315
Canal City Housing Society
1
74.603264
Marala Ravi
3
472
2
1
1
Chin
[971,1366,1630,1657]
VI
32.47516
1
74.4227
3
472
1
Chin
Zafarwali
Upper Chanab
3
472
4
4
Chin
CFC
Zafarwali
Upper Chanab
3
472
2
2
Chin
[410,1292,1702,1729]
2017-10-15
CFC
Behari Colony
Upper Chanab
3
472
4
2
2
Chin
2016-11-29
32.32084
Motra
1
74.3938
Marala Ravi
3
472
6
5
1
Chin
[437,571,1775,1801]
2016-11-29
VI
32.32084
Motra
1
74.3938
Marala Ravi
3
472
1
Chin