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A fruiting tropical plant (Duroia eriophila) and five water beetles (Dytiscus species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1803, after M. Merian.

Frog-bit plant (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) with an associated water-beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Bogbean or buckbean plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) with an associated insect and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Aquatic algae with a water beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Fennel-leaved pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

An aquatic plant (Utricularia minor) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

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Aquatic algae with a water beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Frog-bit plant (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) with an associated water-beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

An aquatic plant (Utricularia minor) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Fennel-leaved pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Bogbean or buckbean plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) with an associated insect and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.