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INVENTORY OF AQUATIC TRUE BUGS (INSECTA: HETEROPTERA: NEPOMORPHA, GERROMORPHA, LEPTOPODOMORPHA) OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE, USA

Tinerella, Paul P.

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INVENTORY OF AQUATIC TRUE BUGS (INSECTA: HETEROPTERA: NEPOMORPHA, GERROMORPHA, LEPTOPODOMORPHA) OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE, USA
Author(s)
Tinerella, Paul P.
Issue Date
2009-08-14
Keyword(s)
  • faunistics
  • distribution
  • biotic inventory
  • faunal survey
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  • GSMNP
  • ATBI
Geographic Coverage
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Abstract
Research was conducted to document water bug (Insecta: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha, Leptopodomorpha) diversity of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP). Prior to this research, no water bug survey existed for GSMNP, with 13 total species historically recorded from the Park. One collecting trip of seven days (2-8 August 2008) was conducted in GSMNP, wherein 42 localities (lentic and lotic habitats) were sampled throughout the Park. Standard triangular dipnets were used for sampling, along with additional specialized methods for semiaquatic taxa. These taxa included toad bugs, riffle bugs, and shore bugs, where aspirators and aerial nets were utilized. The survey effort resulted in collection of 1,049 specimens, comprising 11 families, 23 genera, and 42 species of aquatic and semiaquatic true bugs. Of this total, 29 species are newly recorded for the GSMNP, with which 14 species are newly recorded for Tennessee and two species newly recorded for North Carolina. One possibly undescribed species (Corixidae) was also collected. Literature records indicate approximately 60 species of water bugs possible for Tennessee and North Carolina. As such, further survey efforts and specialized collecting will likely produce additional species records for GSMNP, particularly with the water boatmen (Corixidae), backswimmers (Notonectidae), and water striders (Gerridae).
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Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Technical Report INHS 2009 (22)
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
Discover Life In America, Inc. Grant/Contract No: DLIA2008-15
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This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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