Protogyrininus sculpturatus Mjöberg 1905 (whirligig beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Gyrinidae

Alternative combination: Gyrinus sculpturatus

Synonym: Protogyrininus confinis Hatch 1927

Full reference: E. Mjöberg. 1905. Über eine schwedische interglaciale Gyrinus-species. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlinger 27:233-236

Belongs to Protogyrininus according to G. T. Gustafson and K. B. Miller 2013

See also Hatch 1927 and Mjöberg 1905

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Protogyrininus sculpturatus: Its type locality is Härnösand, which is in a Pleistocene pond peat in Sweden
  • Protogyrininus confinis: Its type locality is Scarborough Bluffs (Coleman collection), which is in a Pleistocene lacustrine deltaic siltstone in the Scarborough Formation of Canada.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Ontario collection), Sweden (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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