(a species of scavenging water-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Hydrophiloidea
Family: Hydrophilidae
Subfamily: Hydrochinae
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 2.8
Flightedness: (not yet documented)
Source for information on taxonomy or morphology (*primary taxonomic source)
Watts, C.H.S. (1999). Revision of Australian Hydrochus (Coleoptera: Hydrochidae). Records of the South Australian Museum 33: 1-43.
Ecology
(ecology not yet documented)