One of the most common and widespread water beetles in Australia, Eretes australis is the only species in the genus found in Australia, but also occurs from Asia to Europe. Specimen shown 15mm from inland SA.
Watts, C. & Hamon, H.(2014) Pictorial Guide to the Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae) of South Australia. [Online] Retrieved from http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/Upload/Files-Biological-Sciences/Terr-Inverts-text/Guide_to_Gyrinidae-branded.pdf
