Haliplus confinis

2.3 to 3.7 mm. A yellow-brown water beetle, often with some darker markings or lines on the elytra.

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Ponds and canals.

Most months of the year.

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.