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

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.

First records of the whirligig beetles Gyretes minax Ochs, 1967 and G. puberulus Ochs, 1967 (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae) from Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil

“…However, the type locality of this species is located in the Cerrado-Amazonian forest transition zone in Mato Grosso state ( Nova Xavantina municipality; Ochs 1967). The distribution of G. puberulus was only known from the type locality, as was G. minax in Mato Grosso state (Ochs 1967;Colpani et al 2014). Here the distributions of these species are extended in the Cerrado biome, with the northernmost records now in Maranhão state.…”

“…Twelve Gyrinidae species were previously known from northeastern Brazil. To date, only four species and three subspecies belonging to the genus Gyretes are recorded from Bahia state-G. agilis Ochs, 1965, G. levis inops Ochs, 1960, and G. scaphidiformis bahiensis Ochs, 1954-and Pernambuco state-G. celox Ochs, 1965and G. levis schubartianus Ochs, 1960(Colpani et al 2014.…”

“…Gyretes minax was previously known only from the Amazon biome, where it is very abundant in the Central Amazon (Benetti and Hamada 2003;Colpani et al 2014). However, the type locality of this species is located in the Cerrado-Amazonian forest transition zone in Mato Grosso state ( Nova Xavantina municipality; Ochs 1967).…”

“…In a recent checklist of the whirligig beetles from Brazil, Colpani et al (2014) reported 181 species and subspecies of Gyretes, with most of these species known in the North Region. However, the diversity of Gyretes in the Northeast Region is still poorly known, with only the states of Bahia and Pernambuco having species recorded.…”

Capítulo 31: Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758

“…Está dividida em duas subfamílias (Beutel & Roughley 2016), Gyrininae (inclui Gyrinini, Enhydrini e Orectochilini) e Spanglerogyrinae, das quais apenas a primeira ocorre no Brasil. Referências: Beutel (1990), Beutel & Roughley (1993), Benetti et al (2003Benetti et al ( , 2018a, Colpani et al (2014) e Miller & Bergsten (2014).…”