Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Alternative spellings: Gyrophynus, Xantholinus (Gyrohypnus)
Full reference: W. E. Leach. 1819. Taxonomic names. The Entomologist’s Useful Compendium; or an Introduction to the Knowledge of British Insects, Comprising the Best Means of Obtaining and Preserving them, and a Description of the Apparatus Generally Used; Together with the Genera of Linné, and the Modern Method of Arranging the Classes Crustacea, Myriapoda, Spiders, Mites and Insects, from their Affinities and Structure, According to the views of Dr. Leach. Also an Explanation of the Terms Used in Entomology; a Calendar of the Times of Appearance and Usual Situations of near 3,000 Species of British Insects 1-448
Parent taxon: Xantholinini according to L. H. Herman 2001
See also Green et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Leptacinus, Neohypnus, Neoxantholinus, Xantholinus
Subtaxa: Gyrohypnus liebei Gyrohypnus punctulatus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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