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Checklist for Family Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 (whirligig beetle)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
299
3182
6602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
1204
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
159
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGyrinidae
Latreille, 1802
Whirligig beetle, Whirligig beetles
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
6 Genera with 22 Species
Dineutes W. S. MacLeay, 1868whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dineutus MacLeay, 1868whirligig beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Gyretes Brullé, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1922Whirligig Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Orectochilus Dejean, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Spanglerogyrus Folkerts, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dineutes carolinus Leclerc, 1868
Dineutus (Cyclinus) americanus Linnaeus, 1767
Dineutus (Cyclinus) carolinus LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Dineutus (Cyclinus) discolor Aubé, 1838
Dineutus (Cyclinus) emarginatus Say, 1825
Dineutus (Cyclinus) productus Roberts, 1895Bigleaf clover
Dineutus (Dineutus) ciliatus Forsberg, 1821
Dineutus (Dineutus) serrulatus LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Gyretes iricolor Young, 1947Naval shipworm
Gyretes sinuatus LeConte, 1852
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) analis Say, 1823
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) dichrous (LeConte, 1868)⇒ Gyrinus minutus Fabricius, 1798
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) elevatus LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) marginellus Fall, 1922Alpine bryum moss
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) pachysomus Fall, 1922Alpine bryum moss
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) pernitidus LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) plicifer LeConte, 1852
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) pygolampis Modeer, 1776
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) rockinghamensis LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) woodruffi Fall, 1922Alpine bryum moss
Orectochilus cardiophorus cardiophorus cardiophorus..., 1888
Spanglerogyrus albiventris Folkerts, 1979Red Hills Unique Whirligig Beetle

Subnodes of Gyrinidae with occurrences in Alabama
SubfamilyGyrininae
Latreille, 1810
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySpanglerogyrinae
Folkerts, 1979
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gyrinidae at ru.ac.za
Gyrinidae at artfakta.se
Gyrinidae at dyntaxa.se
Gyrinidae at gbif.org
Gyrinidae at irmng.org
Gyrinidae at itis.gov