Dytiscidae (family)
1 Unidentified diving beetle at Cook, ACT
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| Dytiscidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Aug 2020 | |
| Dytiscidae (family) | KenT | 21 Apr 2020 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 20 Apr 2020 |
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User's notes
Same as sighting 4257061, but giving different views. The legs of this one have less ?algal growth on them.
4 comments
21 Apr 2020
Larval form, the mandibles appear serrated when the image is magnified so it is not Hydrophilidae
22 Apr 2020
Cath, if you want to dip your toes in the water and chase freshwater macroinvertebrates two easy basic technical books (lots of pictures) are (i) The Waterbug Book by John Gooderham & Edward Tsyrlin (2002; with reprints every few years), and (ii) Colour Guide to Invertebrates of Australian Inland Waters by John H Hawking and Felicity J Smith (1997). They each have lists of references that will get you into the scientific literature.
23 Apr 2020
Ditto to The Waterbug Book. Great photos and an excellent key with drawings. Thanks Ken for the other suggestion. Cheers, Sandra
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074647-35.269403
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Apr 2020 04:06 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dytiscidae (family) Water beetles (several families) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Dytiscidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified diving beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 685.9m Recorded at altitude
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