Gyrinus substriatus Stephens, 1828, (common whirligig)


31 Aug 2010 at OSGR: SJ41 in Shrops, England

Record SummaryFemale
Found asFemale imago
Date31 August 2010
OS grid refOSGR: SJ41
Lat/Lon52° 40’ N, 2° 50’ W
Vice CountyShrops, VC no: 40
CountryEngland
Voucher31 Aug 2010[D]
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Notes:

All legs and claws yellow.

Elytra evenly punctured, elytral stria slightly finer, interstices with a single irregular row of well-spaced fine punctures and multiple extremely fine punctures.

Last abdominal sternite brown in photos, yellow when removed, as is the mesosternum.

The entire specimen has been macerated but the genitalia and pronotum have apparently been lost, so identification is mainly from the photos.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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