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Gyrinidae
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul Gyrinus type genus -idae.
Proper noun
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family order Coleoptera the whirligig beetles
en mul Wild Species 2010 13 https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/publications/wild-species-2010/chapter-13.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250212100706/https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/publications/wild-species-2010/chapter-13.html Larvae follow generally a similar pattern as described above, but species of Brachynus genus (bombardier beetles) are external parasites (“parasitoids” is a better term as the larva kills its host) of whirligig beetle (Gyrinidae family) pupae, and those of Lebias are external parasites of leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae family) pupae. 2010
Descendants
en gyrinid 1
mul Adephagan beetles