Say's Whirligig Beetle

Gyrinus sayi

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Say's Whirligig Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Gyrinus sayi
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Gyrinidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Nt: known from 3 sites, geographically separate sites, but common ecosystem (Oygure and Wolfe, 1991): Tulita, Ft simpson (2)
Score: 
A
References: 
A275
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
in NT according to Roughley, RE. 1991d. Family Gyrinidae: whirligig beetles. In Checklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska. (Y. Bousquet ed.). Publication 1861/E, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; Nt: known from 3 sites, geographically separate sites, but common ecosystem (Oygure and Wolfe, 1991)
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).
Last Updated: 
July 14, 2014

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Oygur, S. and GW. Wolfe. (1991) Classification, distribution, and phylogeny of North American (North of Mexico) species of Gyrinus Müller (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. No. 207.. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. No. 207. No. 207. - A275 Return