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Genus Eretes

Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus) - Eretes sticticus Eretes occidentalis - Eretes explicitus - male Dytiscinae - Eretes Eretes explicitus Eretes explicitus Eretes explicitus Eretes larva - Eretes Eretes - female
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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