Orectochilus discifer

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Orectochilus discifer
Patrus discifer (Walker, 1859) Syn.- Orectochilus discifer (Walker, 1859) (34384688523).png
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Gyrinidae
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O. discifer
Binomial name
Orectochilus discifer
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Patrus discifer (Walker, 1859)

Orectochilus discifer, sometimes Patrus discifer, is a species of whirligig beetle found in India, Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

The average size is about 7.1 mm.[4]

It is identified as a host of ectoparasitic fungi called .[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "On the Gyrinidae of the Nerbudda River" (PDF). Records of the Indian Museum, 1929. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ "Insecta: Coleoptera" (PDF). Zool~ Surv. India Fauna of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, Conservation Area Series, 39, 2009 : 259-299. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. ^ TONAPI, GOPAL T. (March 1978). "Some Adaptive Features in the Respiratory System of Dineutes indicus Aubé (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae)". Zoologica Scripta. pp. 107–112. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1978.tb00790.x. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  4. ^ "Patrus discifer". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  5. ^ Try, Yorn; Kong, Vannak; Rossi, Walter (2017-07-03). "First records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Cambodia". Webbia. pp. 287–293. doi:10.1080/00837792.2017.1359476. Retrieved 2021-08-02.


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