Dineutus loriae
Appearance
Dineutus loriae | |
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Dineutus loriae from New Guinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Gyrinidae |
Genus: | Dineutus |
Species: | D. loriae
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Binomial name | |
Dineutus loriae Régimbart, 1899
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Synonyms | |
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Dineutus loriae is a species of beetle within the family of whirligig beetles, or Gyrinidae.[1][2][3] The species name loriae honors the Italian explorer Lamberto Loria (1855–1913).[4] This beetle can reach a length of about 20 mm.[5]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Polhemus, D.A. 2011. New distributional records for Gyrinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) on New Guinea and nearby islands, with a checklist of the New Guinea species. Zootaxa 2900: 51-68.
- Dan A. Polhemus, Ronald A. Englund, Gerald R. Allen Freshwater Biotas of New Guinea and Nearby Islands
- Media related to Dineutus loriae at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Dineutus loriae at Wikispecies