A fruiting tropical plant (Duroia eriophila) and five water beetles (Dytiscus species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1803, after M. Merian.

Frog-bit plant (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) with an associated water-beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Bogbean or buckbean plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) with an associated insect and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Aquatic algae with a water beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Fennel-leaved pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.1 x 11.6 cm

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.3 x 11.7 cm

1 print : etching, with watercolour and gum arabic ; platemark 20.1 x 11.8 cm

An aquatic plant (Utricularia minor) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.1 x 11.8 cm

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Water beetles

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Images referencing Water beetles

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Aquatic algae with a water beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Frog-bit plant (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) with an associated water-beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

An aquatic plant (Utricularia minor) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Fennel-leaved pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Bogbean or buckbean plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) with an associated insect and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Water beetles

Images from the collections

Images referencing Water beetles

Works from the collections

Aquatic algae with a water beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Frog-bit plant (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) with an associated water-beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

An aquatic plant (Utricularia minor) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Fennel-leaved pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Bogbean or buckbean plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) with an associated insect and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

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