Species Dineutus emarginatus

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

Dineutus assimilis? - Dineutus emarginatus

Whirligig Beetle - Dineutus emarginatus - 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 emarginatus (Dineutus emarginatus)

Explanation of Names

Dineutus emarginatus (Say 1823)

Size

♂ 8.6–11.0 mm, ♀ 8.9–10.1 mm(1)

Identification

Note toothed front femora and broadly rounded, non-serrulate elytra apices. -Tim Loh, 19.XI.2011

Range

e US (NH-FL to MI-MO-TX)(1)

Habitat

Ponds, lakes, rivers and swamps.(2)

Remarks

Attracted to lights(2)

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.

2.	Beetles of Eastern North America Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.

Contributed by tom murray on 19 January, 2009 - 8:42pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, Marci Hess
Last updated 14 November, 2019 - 10:58am

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