Dineutus loriae
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]
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Dineutus loriae from New Guinea | |
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Dineutus loriae Régimbart, 1899 | |
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References
Bibliography
- 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
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