''Hyphydrus ovatus'' is a species of

diving beetle The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a Family (biology), family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a ...

s in the family Dytiscidae.

Description

''Hyphydrus ovatus'' can reach a length of . The body is rust-red, sometimes with indistinct spots. Males have brilliant colors, and the females matt.

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East. Fauna europaea
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Gallery

File:Hyphydrus ovatus (Linné, 1761).jpg, ''Hyphydrus ovatus'' File:Hyphydrus.ovatus.-.calwer.08.14.jpg, Illustration of ''Hyphydrus ovatus'' from Calwer's Käferbuch, Table 8

References

Dytiscidae Beetles described in 1761 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Dytiscidae-stub