Family Whirligig Beetles (Gyrinidae)
Gyrinidae is a family in the order Coleoptera. Browse 53 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Gyrinidae (53)
Dineutus angustus
Dineutus angustus
Identification: male profemur toothed. may be difficult to separate from D. discolor
Dineutus assimilis
Dineutus assimilis
Identification: Fore tibia straight preapically, with outer angle merely rectangular; elytral apices separated vs. D. nigrior
Dineutus ciliatus
Dineutus ciliatus
Identification: The large size and the slightly curved, bronzy metallic vitta on each elytron, visible at certain angles, readily identify this species. Ventral coloration varies from yellowish-brown to dark brown. Male profemur toothless.
Dineutus emarginatus
Dineutus emarginatus
Identification: Note toothed front femora and broadly rounded, non-serrulate elytra apices. -Tim Loh, 19.XI.2011 Attracted to lights
Gyretes torosus
Gyretes torosus
Type Locality: ARIZ. Yavapai Co., Convergence Oak Cr. and Verde R. 10 July, 1979. M.W. Sanderson UV light trap.
Gyrinus marinus
Gyrinus marinus
4.5 to 8 mm with the females being generally larger than males. Broadly-oval and widest behind the middle, entirely shiny black with a bluish or bronzy lustre and red legs with dark claws. This last feature is present in only one other UK species, Gy
Dineutus aereus
Dineutus aereus
Dineutus australis
Dineutus australis
Dineutus carolinus
Dineutus carolinus
Dineutus discolor
Dineutus discolor
Dineutus hornii
Dineutus hornii
Dineutus longimanus
Dineutus longimanus
Dineutus mellyi
Dineutus mellyi
Dineutus nigrior
Dineutus nigrior
Dineutus orientalis
Dineutus orientalis
Dineutus productus
Dineutus productus
Dineutus serrulatus
Dineutus serrulatus
Dineutus shorti
Dineutus shorti
Dineutus sublineatus
Dineutus sublineatus
Gyretes iricolor
Gyretes iricolor
Gyretes sinuatus
Gyretes sinuatus
Gyrinus aeratus
Gyrinus aeratus
Gyrinus affinis
Gyrinus affinis
Gyrinus analis
Gyrinus analis
Gyrinus aquiris
Gyrinus aquiris
Gyrinus bifarius
Gyrinus bifarius
Gyrinus borealis
Gyrinus borealis
Gyrinus cavatus
Gyrinus cavatus
Gyrinus dichrous
Gyrinus dichrous
Gyrinus distinctus
Gyrinus distinctus
Gyrinus dubius
Gyrinus dubius
Gyrinus elevatus
Gyrinus elevatus
Gyrinus gehringi
Gyrinus gehringi
Gyrinus gibber
Gyrinus gibber
Gyrinus latilimbus
Gyrinus latilimbus
Gyrinus lecontei
Gyrinus lecontei
Gyrinus maculiventris
Gyrinus maculiventris
Gyrinus marginellus
Gyrinus marginellus
Gyrinus minutus
Gyrinus minutus
mellow-bug
Gyrinus natator
Gyrinus pachysomus
Gyrinus pachysomus
Gyrinus parcus
Gyrinus parcus
Gyrinus pectoralis
Gyrinus pectoralis
Gyrinus picipes
Gyrinus picipes
Gyrinus pleuralis
Gyrinus pleuralis
Gyrinus plicifer
Gyrinus plicifer
Gyrinus pugionis
Gyrinus pugionis
Gyrinus sayi
Gyrinus sayi
Common European Whirligig Beetle
Gyrinus substriatus
Gyrinus urinator
Gyrinus urinator
Gyrinus wallisi
Gyrinus wallisi
Gyrinus woodruffi
Gyrinus woodruffi
Red Hills Unique Whirligig Beetle
Spanglerogyrus albiventris