= WHIRLIGIG 4.
1816. Kirby & Sp., Entomol., xvi. (1818), II. 4. The little beetles called whirlwigs (Gyrinus, L.),… seem to … form their assemblies … to enjoy together … the mazy dance. Ibid. (1826), xxix. III. 80. The whirlwig-beetle (Gyrinus natator).
1877. Wood, Nature’s Teach., Nautical, ii. 22. The common Whirlwig-beetle … may be found in nearly every puddle.
