Gerris
''Gerris'' is a insect genus in the family Gerridae (water striders). Species The genus ''Gerris'' contains 43 species in 3 subgenera: Subgenus ''Gerris'' Subgenus ''Gerriselloides'' * '' Gerris asper'' (Fieber, 1860) * '' Gerris brachynotus'' Horváth, 1907 * '' Gerris kiritshenkoi'' Kanyukova, 1979 * '' Gerris lateralis'' Schummel, 1832 Subgenus ''Macrogerris'' * '' Gerris cui'' Esaki, 1925 * ''Gerris gracilicornis'' Horváth, 1879 * '' Gerris insularis'' Motschulsky, 1866 * '' Gerris issikii'' Miyamoto, 1961 * '' Gerris lundbladi'' Andersen & Chen, 1993 * '' Gerris tigrinus'' Brown, 1949 * '' Gerris yezoensis'' Miyamoto, 1958 Mating system Species of genus ''Gerris'' demonstrate a high degree of female control over most aspects of mating and there is significant evidence that supports antagonistic coevolution, and the convenience polyandry hypothesis of multiple matings. There is evidence to suggest that the post-copulatory guarding exhibited by ''Gerris buenoi'' - and o ...
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