Gyrinus substriatus Stephens, 1828
(Common Whirligig)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig)
GenusGyrinus (whirligig beetles)
FamilyGYRINIDAE (whirligig beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig) :
1: Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig)
31 Aug 2010 OSGR: SJ41 52° 40’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Shrops (VC 40) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 3: Female - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Female - latero-dorsal view - head and thorax - close-up - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Female - latero-dorsal view - head and thorax - close-up - magnified - white background (2)Image 6: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - white background

Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gyrinus substriatus (Common Whirligig)
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