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CLASSIFICATION OF COLEOPTERA

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Insecta: Holometabola Order: COLEOPTERA Suborder: Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 Amphizoidae LeConte, 1953 Carabidae Latreille, 1802 (ground beetles) Cicindelinae (Cicindelidae) Latreille, 1802 (tiger beetles) Paussinae (Paussidae) Latreille, 1807 Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 (whirligig beetles) Haliplidae Aube, 1836 Hygrobiidae Regimbart, 1878 Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860 Rhysodidae Laporte, 1840 Trachypachidae C. G. Thomson, 1857 Suborder: Archostemata Kolbe, 1908 Crowsoniellidae Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1983 Cupedidae Laporte, 1836 Jurodidae Panomarenko, 1985 Micromalthidae Barber, 1983 (telephone-pole beetle) Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912 Suborder: Myxophaga Crowson, 1955 Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1974 Lepiceridae Hinton, 1936 Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845 Tomidincolidae Steffan, 1964 Suborder: Polyphaga Emery, 1886 Infraorder: Bostrichiformia Forbes, 1926 Superfamily: Bostrichoidea Latreille, 1802 Anobiidae Fleming, 1821 Ptininae (Ptinidae) Latreille, 1802 Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 Lyctinae (Lyctidae) Billberg, 1820 Endecatominae (Endecatomidae) LeConte, 1861 Dermestidae Latreille, 1804 Thorictinae (Thorictidae) Agassiz, 1846 Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1826 Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846 Infraorder: Cucujiformia Lameere, 1938 Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea Latreille, 1802 Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 (longhorn beetles) Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 (leaf beetles) Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802 Orsodacnidae C. G. Thomson, 1869 Superfamily: Cleroidea Latreille, 1802 Acanthocnemidae Crowson, 1964 Chaetosomatidae Crowson, 1952 Cleridae Latreille, 1802 Melyridae Leach, 1815 Phloiophilidae Kiesenwetter, 1863 Phycosecidae Crowson, 1952 Prionoceridae Lacordaire, 1857 Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802 Superfamily: Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802 Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856 Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861 Boganiidae Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966 Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845 Byturidae Jacquelin du Val, 1858 Cavognathidae Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966 Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820 Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 (ladybird beetles) Corylophidae LeConte, 1852 Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937 Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 Discolomatidae Hom, 1878 Endomychidae Leach, 1815 Merophysiinae (Merophysiidae) Seidlitz, 1872 Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 Helotidae Reitter, 1876 Hobartiidae Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966 Kateretidae Erichson in Agassiz, 1846 (Brachypteridae) Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer, 1899 Lamingtoniidae Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966 Languriidae Crotch, 1873 Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 Monotomidae Laporte, 1840 Rhizophaginae (Rhizophagidae) Redtenbacher, 1845 Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 Passandridae Erichson, 1845 Phalacridae Leach, 1815 Phloeostichidae Reitter, 1911 Propalticidae Crowson, 1952 Protocucujidae Crowson, 1954 Silvanidae Kirby, 1937 Smicripidae Horn, 1879 Sphindidae Jacquelin du Val, 1860 Superfamily: Curculionoidea Latreille, 1802 Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 Belidae Schonherr, 1826 Aglycyderinae (Aglycyderidae) Wollaston, 1864 Oxycoryninae (Oxycorynidae) Schonherr, 1840 Brentidae Billberg, 1820 Apioninae (Apionidae) schonherr, 1823 Caridae Thompson, 1992 Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 (snout beetles & true weevils) Scolytinae (Scolytidae) Latreille, 1807 Ithyceridae Schonherr, 1823 (New York weevil) Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882 Superfamily: Lymexyloidea Fleming, 1821 Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821 Details of Insect Taxonomic Groups Examples of beneficial species occur in almost every insect order, and considerable information on Details of Insect Taxonomic Groups. Examples of beneficial species occur in almost every insect order, and considerable information on morphology and habits has been assembled. Therefore, the principal groups of insect parasitoids and predators provide details that refer to the entire class Insecta. These details are available at <taxnames.htm>.

Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802 Aderidae Winkler, 1927 Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964 Boridae C. G. Thomson, 1859 Chalcodryidae Watt, 1974 Ciidae Leach, 1819 (= Cisidae) Melandryidae Leach, 1815 Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (blister beetles) Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815 Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845 (palm and flower beetles) Hemipeplinae (Hemipeplidae) Lacordaire, 1854 Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810 Perimylopidae St. George, 1939 Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859 Pterogeniidae Crowson, 1953 Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807 Cononotini (Cononotidae) Pedilinae (Pedilidae) Lacordaire, 1859 Pythidae Solier, 1834 Ripiphoridae Gemminger & Harold, 1970 (Rhipiphoridae) Salpingidae Leach, 1815 Elacatini (Elacatidae) Inopeplinae (Inopeplidae) Grouvelle, 1908 Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856 Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859 Cephaloinae (Cephaloidae) LeConte, 1852 Synchroidae Lacordaire, 1859 Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (darkling beetles) Alleculinae (Alleculidae) Laporte, 1840 Lagriinae (Lagriidae) Latreille, 1825 Nilionini (Nilionidae) Lacordaire, 1859 Petriini (Petriidae) Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820 Trachelostenidae Lacordaire, 1859 Trictenotomidae Blanchard, 1845 Ulodidae Pascoe, 1869 Zopheridae Solier, 1834 Colydiinae (Colydiini, Colydiidae) Erichson, 1842 Monommatinae (Monommatini, Monommatidae, Monommidae) Blanchard, 1845 Infraorder: Elateriformia Crowson, 1960 Superfamily: Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 Buprestidae Leach, 1815 Schizopodidae LeConte, 1861 Superfamily: Byrrhoidea Latreille, 1804 Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 Callirhipidae Emden, 1924 Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845 Cneoglossidae Champion, 1897 Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 Elmidae Curtis, 1830 Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973 Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975 Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 Superfamily: Dascilloidea Guerin-Meneville, 1843 Dascillidae Guerin-Meneville, 1843 (1834) Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834 Superfamily: Elateroidea Leach, 1815 Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857 (= Eurypodonidae) Brachypsectridae LeConte & Horn, 1883 Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834 Drilidae Blanchard, 1845 Elateridae Leach, 1815 (click beetles) Cebrioninae (Cebrionidae) Latreille, 1802 Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (fireflies) Lycidae Laporte, 1836 Omalisidae Lacordaire, 1857 Omethidae LeConte, 1961 Phengodidae LeConte, 1861 (glow worms) Plastoceridae Crowson, 1972 Podabrocephalidae Pic, 1930 Rhinorhipidae Lawrence, 1988 Telegeusidae Leng, 1920 Throscidae laporte, 1840 (= Trixagidae) Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia Crowson, 1940 Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802 Belohinidae Paulian, 1959 Bolboceratidae Laporte de Castelnau, 1840 Ceratocantharidae White, 1842 (= Acanthoceridae) Diphyllostomatidae Holloway, 1972 Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819 Glaresidae Semenov-Tian-Shanskii & Medvedev, 1932 Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 (stag beetles) Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1872 Passalidae Leach, 1815 Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861 Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (scarab beetles) Dynastinae (Dynastidae) MacLeay, 1819 (rhinoceros beetles) Trogidae MacLeay, 1819 Infraorder: Staphyliniformia Lameer, 1900 Superfamily: Hydrophiloidea Latreille, 1802 Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (histerid beetles) Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 (hydrophilid beetles) Georyssinae (Georyssidae) Laporte, 1840 Sphaeritidae Schuckard, 1839 Synteliidae Lewis, 1882 Superfamily: Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 Agyrtidae C. G. Thomson, 1859 Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 (= Anisotomidae) Platypsyllinae Ritsema, 1869 (= Leptinidae) Ptiliidae Erichson, 1845 Cephaloplectinae (Limulodidae) Sharp, 1883 Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815 Silphidae Latreille, 1807 Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802 (rove beetles) Scaphidiinae (scaphidiidae) Latreille, 1807 Pselaphinae (Pselaphidae) Latreille, 1802 References Citations Sample Examinations