| Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks |
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Dytiscidae |
Predaceous Diving Beetles. Adults are smooth and boat-shaped with very large hind coxae. Dorsal and ventral surfaces of the body of similar convexity. The larvae are important in controlling mosquitoes. Often attracted to lights. [185 Aust. species] |
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References:
Australian Beetles
John F. Lawrence and E.B. Britton
Melbourne University Press, 1994
Page 88