Dytiscidae

Japanese: Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae

…They have one generation per year and overwinter as adults. There are about 4,000 species of Dytiscidae known from around the world, and about 100 from Japan, most of which are aquatic and carnivorous. For this reason, they are also called water beetles or predacious diving beetles in English.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Dytiscidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1年に1世代で,成虫として越冬する。 ゲンゴロウ科Dytiscidaeは世界から約4000種,日本から約100種が知られているが,そのほとんどが水生で肉食性である。このため,英名もwater beetle,predacious diving beetleなどと呼ばれる。…

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