Species Detail - River Skater (Aquarius najas) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Aquarius najas
River Skater
NHMSYS0000527503
RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
aqnaj
(De Geer, 1773)
Insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
Species
104
58
45
01/07/1854
21/09/2024
3 January (recorded in 2020)
31 December (recorded in 2021)
Dr. Brian Nelson, True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, River Skater (Aquarius najas), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/111/Species/84631