Water Beetle Collection

Hydroporus rufifrons, diving beetle
Close-up shot of a diving beetle (Hydroporus rufifrons). Specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Department

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Coleoptera: Hydroporus davisii = Oreodites davisi (Davisian Water-beetle) [Plant: Utricularia minor (Less Hooded Milfoil ] Date: 1824-39

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Coleoptera: Elmis volkmari = Limnius volkmari (Volckmar?s Elmis Water-beetle) [Plant: Stellaria graminea (Less Stitchwort)] Date: 1824-39

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Coleoptera: Berosus aericeps = Berosus signaticollis (Berosus Water-beetle) [Plant: Cochlearia anglica (English Scurvy-grass)] Date: 1824-39

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Coleoptera: Hydrous piceus = Hydrophilus piceus (Great Water-beetle) [Plant: Sieglingia (= Danthonia) decumbens (Poa decumbens, Decumbent Meadow-grass)] Date: 1824-39

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Coleoptera: Noterus sparsus = Noterus clavicornis (Marsham?s Noterus Water-beetle) [Plant: Veronica beccabunga (Brooklime)] Date: 1824-39

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Coleoptera: Colymbetes consobrinus = Colymbetes cicur (Tuther?s Dyticus Water-beetle. A South African species) [Plant: Utricularia vulgaris (Great Bladder-snout)] Date: 1824-39

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Coleoptera: Hydaticus cinereus = Graphoderus cinereus (Orange-striped Hydaticus Water-beetle) [Plant: Ranunculus aquatilis (Water Crowfoot)] Date: 1824-39

Megadytes ducalis, water beetle
Megadytes ducalis (Sharp, 1882) is a large freshwater diving beetle found in Brazil. Only known from one specimen, it is one of the rarest beetles in the world

Helophorus laticollis, water beetle
Close-up shot of a water beetle (Helophorus laticollis). Specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Department

Helophorus
Beetle specimen from the Entomology collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Bidessus minutissimus, diving water beetle
A rare diving beetle (Bidessus minutissimus) specimen. Diving beetles are aquatic and inhabit pond and stream environments

Dytiscus marginalis, the underside of a great diving beetle
Great diving beetles are aquatic insects, and are found in pond and lake habitats. They can grow up to 30mm in length

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