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Some new records of Gyrinidae (Coleoptera) from Sierra Leone.
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Three new Africophilus Guignot and new records of Gyrinidae and Dytiscidae from Sierra Leone (Coleoptera).
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Partite - us: divided; e.g. the eyes of Gyrinidae.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Purbecks; while Hydrophilidae, Gyrinidae, and Carabidae occur in the
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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Gyrinidae swam round and round in mazy circles; Dytiscidae came up to the surface for a moment, and dived down again to the depths below with a globule of air glistening like a diamond.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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Great dragon-flies hawked after flies; while on the surface of still pools "whirligigs" (Gyrinidae) wheeled about in mazy gyrations, just as they are seen to do at home.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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Seidlitz G (1887) Bestimmungs-Tabelle der Dytiscidae und Gyrinidae des europäischen Faunengebietes.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Marcus K. Drotz et al. 2010
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Many of these beetles have their elytra fused together to form a sheild which covers their abdomen. compound, and sometimes display great adaptability, such as the Gyrinidae, where the eyes are split so they have a view above and below the waterline.
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