The beetle lies on its back on dry land for a moment to take a photo of the underside. In contrast to R. suturalis , which has a completely black underside, we see a pattern of black and yellow/brown here. In females the abdomen segments are yellow (brown) with black spots on the sides, in males this is the other way around (Foster & Friday, 2009 and Erichson, 1837).

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