Family Gyrinidae - Whirligig Beetles

Classification · Identification · Print References · Works Cited

small Whirligig Beetle - Gyrinus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)

Family Gyrinidae (Whirligig Beetles)

Identification

4 Neartic Genera

Spanglerogyrus - < 3mm (1 sp. South, East)

Gyretes - 3-5mm; pronotal/elytral margins pubescent (4 spp. West, South)

Dineutus - 9-15 mm (41 spp. Widespread)

Gyrinus - 4-7 mm (14 spp Widespread)

That should be all you need to key it out... be sure to give a size when you post something

Print References

America Beetles, Vol. 1, Chapter 7 (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia By Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.)

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Will Chatfield-Taylor
Last updated 16 April, 2007 - 3:45pm

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