Diving beetle at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Allodessus bistrigatus | 24 Aug 2025 | KimberiRP | ||
| Eretes australis | 22 Jan 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 21 Jan 2025 | kasiaaus |
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2 comments
KimberiRP
wrote:
24 Aug 2025
At "less than 5mm", this cannot be Eretes australis, which is 9-15mm. The two species also differ in their markings, and in the outline of the pronotum and elytra.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050287-35.208562
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Jan 2025 11:28 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Water beetles (several families) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Allodessus bistrigatus
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Allodessus bistrigatus Scientific name
- Diving beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 593m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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