Species Account for Helochares lividus
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Helochares lividus (Forster, 1771)
Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data
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Essex RDB: Listed
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A greenish-brown water beetle approx 9mm long. Occurs in freshwater ditches, fens and ponds. Found mainly in the south-east, though its range includes Devon, Glamorgan and Lincolnshire.
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This is a widely distributed greenish-brown water beetle in England and Wales, but it is found mainly in the south-east. It occurs in ponds inland as well as in dykes on the coastal levels. References
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