Aquarius paludum paludum (Fabricius, 1794)

Cianferoni, Fabio & Mazza, Giuseppe, 2012, The aquatic Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) of the “ Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna ” National Park (Central Italy), Zootaxa 3568, pp. 36-52 : 42

Aquarius paludum paludum (Fabricius, 1794)

RECORDS. Tuscany: Idoli lake, 1370 m, Monte Falterona, Stia (AR), 20.V.2009, FT leg., 1 M macr (TCFI); Podere Pratalino lake, 965 m, Bibbiena (AR), 25.IV.2008, GM & FT leg., 1 F macr (CCFI); idem, 13.VIII.2008, GM leg., 1 M, 1 F brach, 1 IV (M); 1 III (CCFI); idem, 1 F brach (MZUF); idem, 20.IX.2008, GM leg., 1 M, 4 F macr, 3 V (M), 1 V (F), 1 IV (F) (CCFI).

Remarks. This species is distributed from Palearctic to Oriental region. It is present in almost all Italian regions, Sicily excluded. It is typical of standing or slow running waters, from coastal areas to mountains (Cianferoni 2009). This is the first record for the Park.