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Checklist for Family Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 (whirligig beetle)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
114
3906
14945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
6
445
2210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGyrinidae
Latreille, 1802
Whirligig beetle, Whirligig beetles
7
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
7 Genera with 50 Species
Aulonogyrus Régimbart, 183824SpeciesTaxom
Dineutes W. S. MacLeay, 1825
whirligig beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Dineutus MacLeay, 1834whirligig beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Gyretes Brullé, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1821Whirligig Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Orectochilus Dejean, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Orectogyrus Régimbart, 188423SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
50 Species and 17 Subspecies
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) abdominalis Aubé, 1838
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) algoensis Régimbart, 1883
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) alternatus Régimbart, 1892
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) amoenulus Boheman, 1848
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) aureus Brinck, 1955
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) bachmanni Ochs, 1937
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) caffer Aubé, 1838
Aulonogyrus caffer caffer caffer Aubé,..., 1955
Aulonogyrus caffer sellindanus Brink, 1955
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) capensis (Thunberg, 1781)⇒ Aulonogyrus marginatus Aubé, 1838
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) depressus Brinck, 1955
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) flavipes Boheman, 1848
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) formosus Modeer, 1776
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) knysnanus Brinck, 1955
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) latens Brinck, 1955
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) naviculus Brinck, 1955
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) rhodesianus Brinck, 1955
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) sesotho Brinck, 1966
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) sharpi Régimbart, 1883
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) splendidulus (Dupont, 1838)⇒ Aulonogyrus depressus Brinck, 1955
Aulonogyrus (Afrogyrus) varians Brinck, 1955
Aulonogyrus varians hottentotus Brink, 1955
Aulonogyrus varians varians hottentottus..., 1955
Aulonogyrus (Aulonogyrus) marginatus Aubé, 1838
Dineutus (Dineutus) aereus Klug, 1834
Dineutus (Protodineutus) grossus Modeer, 1776
Dineutus grossus angolensis Régimbart, 1..., 1958
Dineutus grossus grossus angolensis R..., 1958
Dineutus micans rhodesianus Brinck, 1955..., 1958
Dineutus (Protodineutus) punctatus Aubé, 1838
Dineutus (Spinosodineutes) fauveli Régimbart, 1884
Dineutus (Spinosodineutes) subspinosus Klug, 1834
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) natalensis Régimbart, 1892
Gyrinus natalensis natalensis abyssinicus ..., 1955
Gyrinus natalensis rhodesianus Ochs, 1925
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) substriatus Sturm, 1826Whirligig Beetle
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) vicinus Dejean, 1833
Gyrinus (Oreogyrinus) nigellus Ochs, 1954
Gyrinus gigas (Forsberg, 1821)⇒ Dineutus grossus grossus angolensis R..., 1958
Orectochilus cardiophorus cardiophorus cardiophorus..., 1888
Orectochilus (Patrus) melli Ochs, 1925
Orectogyrus (Allogyrus) alluaudi Régimbart, 1889
Orectogyrus (Capogyrus) dorsiger Régimbart, 1884
Orectogyrus (Lobogyrus) eversor Brinck, 1956
Orectogyrus (Lobogyrus) polli Régimbart, 1884
Orectogyrus polli polli polli Régimb..., 1955
Orectogyrus polli rhodesianus Brink, 1955
Orectogyrus (Megagyrus) capicolus Brinck, 1955
Orectogyrus (Monogyrus) lanceolatus Régimbart, 1884
Orectogyrus (Monogyrus) mirabilis Régimbart, 1884
Orectogyrus mirabilis arnoldi Ochs, 1952
Orectogyrus mirabilis mirabilis arnoldi Ochs..., 1955
Orectogyrus (Ochsyogyrus) elongatus Régimbart, 1886
Orectogyrus posticalis zambezianus Brinck, 1955..., 1958
Orectogyrus (Orectogyrus) bicostatus Boheman, 1848
Orectogyrus (Orectogyrus) cuprifer Régimbart, 1884
Orectogyrus (Orectogyrus) rhodesianus Ochs, 1933
Orectogyrus rhodesianus rhodesianus rhodesianus ..., 1955
Orectogyrus rhodesianus virescens Ochs, 1933
Orectogyrus (Orectogyrus) vermiculatus Ochs, 1952
Orectogyrus (Orectogyrusincertae) costatus Aubé, 1838
Orectogyrus (Trichogyrus) oscari Apetz, 1854
Orectogyrus (Trichogyrus) sericeus Klug, 1834
Orectogyrus conformis (Régimbart, 1884)⇒ Orectogyrus costatus Aubé, 1838

Subnodes of Gyrinidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyGyrininae
Latreille, 1810
7
50
Genera
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