Orectochilus discifer
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| Orectochilus discifer | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
