Blethisa multipunctata

{{Short description|Species of ground beetle}}

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|image = Blethisa multipunctata (Linné, 1758) (2882259450).jpg

|genus = Blethisa

|species = multipunctata

|authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Blethisa multipunctata is a species of ground beetle native to Europe.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131113230445/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=386016 Fauna Europaea]Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 4 Part 2. Royal Entomological Society,London [http://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vol04_Part02.pdf pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112131439/https://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vol04_Part02.pdf |date=2014-11-12 }}

The habitat is stream, river and lake margins. It

is amphibious, able to hunt below water for up to an hour. It is commonly known as the multidotted ground beetle.