Whirligig Beetle

	Name	Whirligig beetle
	Regnum	Animal ia
	Phylum	Arthropod a
	Classis	Insect a
	Subclassis	Pterygota
	Infraclassis	Neoptera
	Superordo	Endopterygota
	Ordo	Coleoptera
	Subordo	Adephaga
	Familia	'''Gyrinidae'''
	Familia Authority	Latreille , 1802
	Subdivision Ranks	Genera

The whirligig beetles are a family ('''Gyrinidae''') of Water Beetle s that normally live on the surface of the water. They get their common name from their habit of swimming rapidly in circles when alarmed, and are also notable for their divided eyes which can see both above and below water.

The family includes about 700 species worldwide, in 13 genera.

REFERENCE

Ross H. Arnett, Jr. and Michael C. Thomas , '' American Beetles '' (CRC Press, 2001), chap. 7

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Whirligig Beetle