Orectochilus discifer | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Gyrinidae |
Subfamily: | Gyrininae |
Tribe: | Orectochilini |
Genus: | Orectochilus |
Species: | O. discifer |
Binomial name | |
Orectochilus discifer (Walker, 1859) | |
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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 Laboulbenia strangulata . [5]