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Orectochilus orbisonorum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Adephaga

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gyrinidae

Genus
  
Orectochilus

Order
  
Beetle

Similar
  
Beetle, Orectochilus, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, Myrmekiaphila, Pachygnatha zappa

Orectochilus orbisonorum is a species of whirligig beetle named in honor of Roy and Barbara Orbison. It's black on top and translucent white on the bottom. Its length is about 5 millimeters. It lives in India.

References

Orectochilus orbisonorum Wikipedia