Species Account for Haliplus laminatus
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Haliplus laminatus (Schaller, 1783)
Coleoptera: Haliplidae
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data
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Essex RDB: Listed
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A small brown water beetle. An open water species preferring large drains and canals. Occurs mainly in southern and eastern Britain and possibly declining in the west.
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The Crawling Water Beetle Haliplus laminatus is a small brown beetle typically found in lowland areas in slow-moving parts of rivers and base-rich pools and canals with restricted vegetation. The adults feed on filamentous algae, worms (Oligochaeta) and non-biting midge (Chironomidae) larvae. References
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