title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia (PPGEnt), Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA),Av. André Araújo 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus - AM, Brazil.; Email: daniara.entomo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daniara
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Colpani
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain.; Email: cjbenetti@uvigo.es.
authors.forename: Cesar João
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Benetti
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia (PPGEnt), Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA),Av. André Araújo 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus - AM, Brazil.; Email: nhamada@inpa.gov.br.
authors.forename: Neusa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamada
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D057189:Checklist; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000145:classification*