Blethisa multipunctata

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Elaphrinae
Tribus: Elaphrini
Genus: Blethisa
Species: Blethisa multipunctata
Name

Blethisa multipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Basionym: Carabus multipunctatus Linnaeus, 1758

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 416. Reference page.

Additional references

Goulet, H.; Lafer Sh., G.S.; Morita, S. 2009: A redescription of Blethisa multipunctata aurata Fischer von Waldheim, 1828 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Elaphrinae). Zootaxa, 2121: 27–34. Abstract & excerpt PDF

Blethisa multipunctata is a species of ground beetle native to Europe.[1][2] The habitat is stream, river and lake margins. It is amphibious, able to hunt below water for up to an hour.
References

Fauna Europaea
Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 4 Part 2. Royal Entomological Society,London pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine