Dytiscidae – Eretes australis – Diving Beetle

Order Coleoptera; Family Dytiscidae (Predacious Diving Beetles); Subfamily Dytiscinae; Scientific name: Eretes australis; Common name: Predacious Diving Beetle; Alternative common name: Water Beetle – Distribution in Australia: present and very common in all mainland states and Tasmania – Photographed: in February, in Lake Cronin Nature Reserve east of Hyden