Species Dineutus nigrior

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Works Cited

Whirligig Beetle - Dineutus nigrior - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Gyrinidae (Whirligig Beetles)

Subfamily Gyrininae

Genus Dineutus

Species nigrior (Dineutus nigrior)

Explanation of Names

Dineutus nigrior Roberts 1895

Size

♂ 11.1–11.7 mm, ♀ 11.6–11.7 mm(1)

Range

e. NA (NS-MB to n.FL-LA)(1)

Habitat

Primarily lentic; infrequently in streams(1)

Works Cited

1.	The New World whirligig beetles of the genus Dineutus Macleay, 1825 (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, Gyrininae, Dineutini) Gustafson GT, Miller KB. 2015. Zookeys; 476: 1-135.

Contributed by Tim Loh on 19 November, 2011 - 2:04pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 24 January, 2015 - 12:01pm

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