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Gyrinus convexiusculus​​ Macleay, 1871 (a species of whirligig-beetle)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

TMAG collections

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Adephaga

Superfamily: Caraboidea

Family: Gyrinidae

Morphology

Typical length (mm): 4.5
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Ecology

Assumed larval feeding: predator
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic

Ecological attributes: aquatic

Gyrinus convexiusculus
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