The Distribution of Aquatic Bugs (hemiptera-heteroptera) in Scotland
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There are 63 species of aquatic bugs in Britain, of which 37 are listed as occurring in Scotland (Savage 1989). A preliminary report to Scottish Natural Heritage on the distribution of aquatic bugs in Scotland, supplemented by records for 1997 (Huxley 1997a, 1998), lists 45 (possibly 46) species, albeit a few in this list are very rare or may not still occur. In this article I summarize the findings, their purpose and context being neatly described in the second of a seven-stage scheme for assessing insect biodiversity and conservation needs (Young & Rotheray 1997), in which the second stage comprises "reliable check-lists and accurate distribution information".
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