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Genus Eretes

Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus) - Eretes sticticus

Dytiscid of sorts... - Eretes sticticus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)

Subfamily Dytiscinae

Genus Eretes

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

revised in (1)

Explanation of Names

Eretes Laporte 1833

Numbers

2 spp. in our area, 4 total(1)

Size

11‒18 mm(1)

Identification

Adults:

metatarsomeres 1-4 bear a row of yellow setae

apex of prosternal process sharply pointed

apical (posterior) half of elytra with rows of short, stout spines along the lateral margins

key to spp. in (1) (our spp. are only separable by genitalia)

Range

much of the world; in our area, sw US(1)

Habitat

temporary, exposed, sun-warmed ponds

Remarks

strong fliers(1)(2), stray far outside normal range

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the genus Eretes Laporte, 1833 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Miller, Kelly B. 2002. Aquatic Insects 24(4):247-272.

2.	Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie, and R.E. Roughley. 2001. NRC 43253.

Contributed by Ron M. on 20 September, 2008 - 1:24am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, t.loh, v belov
Last updated 26 September, 2023 - 5:55pm

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