AuthorFoster, G.
Year2009
TitleModule 7: advanced identification of water beetles (Coleoptera)
SeriesThe Identification of Freshwater Invertebrates to Species Level
TypeDownload
Sourcehttps://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course
IllustrationsColour photographs and line drawings
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

Helpful advice for identifying water beetles, with illustrated keys to most groups.

Comprises:

Part A: Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Hygrobiidae
Part B: Noteridae, Dytisicidae.
Part C. Polyphaga
Part of the Freshwater Biological Association’s distance learning course: "The Identification of Freshwater Invertebrates to Species Level". The three introductory modules and 9 taxon-group modules can be downloaded from their website.

Website urlwww.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentDYTISCIDAEdiving beetlesAnimalia: Coleoptera
For identificationCurrentGYRINIDAEwhirligig beetlesAnimalia: Coleoptera
For identificationCurrentHALIPLIDAEcrawling water beetlesAnimalia: Coleoptera
For identificationCurrentHYGROBIIDAEscreech beetlesAnimalia: Coleoptera
For identificationCurrentNOTERIDAEnoterus beetlesAnimalia: Coleoptera
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