| Gyrohypnus | |
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| Gyrohypnus fracticornis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Staphylininae |
| Tribe: | Xantholinini |
| Genus: | Gyrohypnus Leach, 1819 |
| Species | |
35 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
HyponygrusTottenham, 1940 | |
Gyrohypnus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae. The genus was described by William Elford Leach in 1819. [1] [2] It has cosmopolitan distribution. [2]
