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Issue: Vol. 3889 No. 2: 1 Dec. 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-12-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.2.2
Page range: 185–213
Abstract views: 96
PDF downloaded: 7

A Checklist of the Gyrinidae (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of Brazil

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia (PPGEnt), Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA),Av. André Araújo 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus – AM, Brazil.
Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia (PPGEnt), Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA),Av. André Araújo 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus – AM, Brazil.
Aquatic insects whirligig beetle Neotropics Aquatic beetles

Abstract

A checklist of all known species of the water beetle family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles) recorded from Brazil is assembled. This checklist is based on literature published prior to 2012. A total of 206 species and subspecies are cited for Brazil, distributed among three genera (Enhydrus Laporte, 1834, Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1762 and Gyretes Brullé, 1835). For each species we also include a complete account of its nomenclature including synonyms and historical combinations. The geographical distribution of each species both inside and outside of Brazil is provided.

How to Cite

Colpani, D., Benetti, C.J. & Hamada, N. (2014) A Checklist of the Gyrinidae (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of Brazil. Zootaxa, 3889 (2), 185–213. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3889.2.2