Type species: Dytiscus crassicornis Muller 1776:779 (attributed to Fabricius)
Noterus is represented by seven Palearctic species. Balfour-Browne and Balfour-Browne (1940) discuss the life history of Noterus, and describe the larva and pupa.
Checklist of Noterus
Found Here
Key to Species of Noterus
World - Zaitsev (1953), 5 species
Literature Cited
Balfour-Browne, F., and J. Balfour-Browne
- 1940. An outline of the habits of the water-beetle, Noterus capricornis Herbst (Col.). Proc. Royal Entomol. Soc. 15(10-12):105-112.
Zaitsev, F. A.
- 1953. Fauna SSSR. Nasekomye zhestkokrylye. Zool. Inst. Akad. Nauk SSSR, n. s. no. 58. vol. 4. 365 pp. [English translation available as Zaitsev, F. A. 1972. Fauna of the USSR, Vol. IV Coleoptera. Israel Prog. Sci. Translations. Jerusalem, Israel. 401 pp.
A portion of this treatment was adapted from a manuscript prepared by R. E. Roughley, University of Manitoba.

Revised 29 May 1996
Warren U. Brigham
brigham@wub.igis.uiuc.edu