Dineutus

Dineutus
Dineutus australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Gyrinidae
Genus: Dineutus
Macleay, 1825
Dineutus sp. larva
Dineutus mellyi

Dineutus is a genus of beetles in the family Gyrinidae, the whirligig beetles. They are 9 to 15 millimeters long. Their elytra are smooth, shallowly lined, or grooved.[1]

Species include:[2]

References

  1. Genus Dineutus. Digital Key to Aquatic Insects of North Dakota. Valley City State University.
  2. Gyrinidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 9 May 2012.

External links

Media related to Dineutus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Dineutus at Wikispecies

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