Hydroporus palustris (Linnaeus, 1761)
(a diving beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydroporus palustris (a diving beetle)
GenusHydroporus (a genus of diving beetles)
SubfamilyHYDROPORINAE (a subfamily of water beetles)
FamilyDYTISCIDAE (diving beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hydroporus palustris (a diving beetle) :
1: Hydroporus palustris (a diving beetle)
5 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in small shaded woodland pool
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Elytral pubescence - close-upImage 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Ventral - view
2: Hydroporus palustris (a diving beetle)
15 Feb 1974 OSGR: SE74 53° 50’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - highly enlargedImage 3: Lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 4: Ventral view - highly enlarged

Hydroporus palustris (a diving beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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