Gyrinidae - Whirligig Beetles

There are 27 species in two genera of whirligig beetles found in Michigan, with another 5 species that may also likely be found here based on their known regional distribution.

Dineutus MacLeay, 1825

Dineutus assimilis Kirby, 1837 - UMMZ-Insect Division, NMNH (web page database)
Dineutus discolor Aubé, 1838 - NMNH (web page database)
Dineutus emarginatus Say, 1825 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Dineutus hornii Roberts, 1895 - UMMZ-Insect Division, NMNH (web page database)
Dineutus nigrior Roberts, 1895 - UMMZ-Insect Division

Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1762

Gyrinus aeneolus LeConte, 1868 - UMMZ-Insect Division, NMNH (web page database)
Gyrinus aeratus Stephens, 1835 - ON, NY (expect in UP, n. LP)
     • Gyrinus aeneus Thomson, 1860
     • Gyrinus thomsoni Zaitsev, 1907
     • Gyrinus edwardsi Sharp, 1914
     • Gyrinus instabilis Fall, 1931
Gyrinus affinis Aubé, 1838 - UMMZ-Insect Division, NMNH (web page database)
     • Gyrinus canadensis Régimbart, 1883
Gyrinus analis Say, 1825 - UMMZ-Insect Division, NMNH (web page database)
Gyrinus aquiris LeConte, 1868 - UMMZ-Insect Division, NMNH (web page database)
Gyrinus bifarius Fall, 1922 - UMMZ-Insect Division
     • Gyrinus punctellus Ochs, 1949
Gyrinus borealis Aubé, 1838
     • Gyrinus corpulentus Régimbart, 1883
Gyrinus conifinis LeConte, 1868 - UMMZ-Insect Division, record at Albertson College of Idaho Collection
Gyrinus dichrous LeConte, 1868
Gyrinus fraterunus Couper, 1865 - new - Mackinaw Co. (Merritt et al. 2002)
Gyrinus gehringi Chamberlain, 1929
Gyrinus gibber LeConte, 1868
     • Gyrinus frosti Fall, 1922
     • Gyrinus floridensis Ochs, 1929
Gyrinus impressicollis Kirby, 1837
Gyrinus latilimbus Fall, 1922
Gyrinus lecontei Fall, 1922 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Gyrinus maculiventris LeConte, 1868
Gyrinus marginellus Fall, 1922
Gyrinus minutus Fabricius, 1798
     • Gyrinus kirbyi Marsham, 1802
Gyrinus pectoralis LeConte, 1868
Gyrinus pernitidus LeConte, 1868 - IL, NY, WI
Gyrinus piceolus Blatchely, 1910 - IN
Gyrinus picipes Aubé, 1838 - ON (expect in w. UP, Isle Royale)
Gyrinus pugionis Fall, 1922
Gyrinus sayi Aubé, 1838
     • Gyrinus lugens LeConte, 1868
     • Gyrinus falli Notman, 1919
Gyrinus ventralis Kirby, 1837
     • Gyrinus hatchi Wallis, 1926
Gyrinus wallisi Fall, 1922 - MN, ON
Gyrinus woodruffi Fall, 1922

Page created: November 11, 2002 - Last updated: May 9, 2006 (EB)