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Checklist for Suborder Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 (Adephagans)
and region Contra Costa County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2134
3367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2132
3365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
2081
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1782
2903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
472
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
82
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Contra Costa County
4 Families width 186 Species and 4 Subspecies
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles145SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles27SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836Crawling Water Beetle8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Contra Costa County
82 Genera with 186 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTU
Acupalpus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Agabus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18289SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1832Seed-Eating Ground Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Anchomenus Bonelli, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Anisodactylus Dejean, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Aphoenops Bonvouioir, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Apristus Chaudoir, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Ardistomopsis Straneo & Ball, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Axinopalpus LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Badister Clairville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 19188SpeciesTaxom
Bidessonotus Régimbart, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1831Bombardier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Bradycellus Erichson, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Calathus Bonelli, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Callisthenes Fischer de W..., 1852Beautiful Black Searchers1SpeciesTaxom
Calodromius Reitter, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1844Caterpillar hunters2SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1891Ground beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1835Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1873Common Tiger Beetles13SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Colymbetes Clairville, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Copelatus Erichson, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Coptotomus Say, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Deronectes Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Desmopachria Babington, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dicheirotrichus Jacquelin du..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Dicheirus Mannerheim, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Dineutus MacLeay, 1834whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocheila Brullé, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Dromius Bonelli, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Dyscolus Dejean, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Elaphrus Fabricius, 0Marsh Ground Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Eretes Laporte, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Exocelina Broun, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1831False Bombardier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1852Whirligig Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Haliplus Latreille, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Hybothecus Chaudoir, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydroporus Clairville, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hygrotus Stephens, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Ilybius Erichson, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Laemostenus Bonelli, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1863colorful foliage ground beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Leistus Frölich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Liodessus Guignot, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Loricera Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metrius Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Micratopus Casey, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Microlestes Schmidt-Goebel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Mioptachys Bates, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Nebria Latreille, 1843Gazelle Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Notiobia Perty, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Notiophilus Dumeril, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Omophron Latreille, 1852Round Sand Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Paratachys Casey, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Pasimachus Bonelli, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Peltodytes Régimbart, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Plochionus Dejean, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Promecognathus Chaudoir, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaptinus Castelnau de..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomorpha Kirby, 1925Western False-form Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1798Woodland Ground Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Sanfilippodytes Franciscolo, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Scaphinotus Dejean, 1787Snail-Eating Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Schizogenius Putzeys, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1823Seedcorn Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Stictotarsus Zimmermann, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Tanystoma Motschoulsky, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Trechus Clairville, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Uvarus Guignot, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Contra Costa County
186 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agabus (Agabus) disintegratus Crotch, 1873Disintegrated Diving Beetle
Agonum (Agonum) muelleri Herbst, 1784Müller'S Harp Ground Beetle
Agonum (Agonum) placidum Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) decorum Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) deplanatum (Ménétriés, 1843)⇒ Agonum fallianus Leng, 1918
Agonum (Olisares) elongatulum (Dejean, 1828)⇒ Agonum retractum LeConte, 1848
Agonum (Olisares) extensicolle Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) pacificum Casey, 1920
Agonum (Olisares) punctiforme Say, 1823
Agonum (Platynomicrus) ferruginosum Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Amara (Amara) aenea De Geer, 1774Common sun beetle
Amara (Amara) anthobia A. Villa & G..., 1833Italy harp ground beetle
Amara (Amara) conflata LeConte, 1855Calabura
Amara (Amara) littoralis Mannerheim, 1843
Amara (Celia) californica Dejean, 1828
Amara (Curtonotus) carinata LeConte, 1848
Amara (Curtonotus) jacobina LeConte, 1855Calabura
Amara (Paracelia) quenseli Schoenher, 1806Bearded goby
Amara (Zezea) scitula Zimmermann, 1832
Anchomenus (Anchomenus) dorsalis Pontoppidan, 1763
Anchomenus (Anchomenus) funebris LeConte, 1854
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) californicus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) consobrinus LeConte, 1851
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) similis LeConte, 1851
Aphoenops pluto hydrophilus (A. Gaudin, 1945)⇒ Aphaenops pluto hydrophilus A. Gaudin, 1945
Apristus pugetanus Casey, 1920
Apristus subdeletus Casey, 1920
Ardistomopsis myrmex Andrewes, 1923
Axinopalpus biplagiatus Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Badister (Badister) ferrugineus Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Bembidion) quadrimaculatum Linnaeus, 1761
Bembidion (Bracteon) inaequale Say, 1823
Bembidion (Furcacampa) impotens Casey, 1918
Bembidion (Notaphus) approximatum LeConte, 1852
Bembidion (Notaphus) rapidum LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Peryphus) tetracolum Say, 1823Seine Riverbank Ground Beetle
Bembidion (Trechonepha) iridescens LeConte, 1852
Bembidion (Trepanedoris) clemens Casey, 1918
Bidessonotus inconspicuus LeConte, 1855
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) elongatulus Chaudoir, 1876Buliga
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) favicollis Erwin, 1965Bulldog ellgoby
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) mexicanus Dejean, 1831
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) californicus LeConte, 1857
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) lustrellus Casey, 1914
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) nubifer LeConte, 1858Kalia
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) puncticollis Casey, 1914
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) sejunctus Casey, 1914
Calathus (Calathus) fuscipes Goeze, 1777Dark-footed harp ground beetle
Calathus (Neocalathus) ruficollis (Dejean, 1828)⇒ 
Callisthenes (Chrysostigma) semilaevis LeConte, 1852
Calodromius sphex Andrewes, 1933
Calosoma (Calodrepa) wilcoxi Le Conte, 1848
Calosoma (Carabosoma) peregrinator Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Ground beetle
Carabus (Archicarabus) nemoralis Müller, 1764Bronze Ground Beetle
Carabus promachus promachus Bates, 1891
Chlaenius (Agostenus) harpalinus Eschscholtz, 1833
Chlaenius (Agostenus) niger (Randall, 1838)⇒ Chlaenius nigerrimus Jedlička, 1958
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) tricolor Dejean, 1826Prickly scorpion's-tail
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) sericeus Forster, 1771Green Pubescent Ground Beetle
Chlaenius (Eurydactylus) tomentosus Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) leucoscelis Chevrolat, 1835River goby
Cicindela (Cicindela) campestris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cicindela hybrida hybrida Linnaeus, 1758
Cicindela (Cicindela) duodecimguttata Dejean, 1825Twelve-spot Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) hirticollis Say, 1817Athabascan Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) longilabris Say, 1824Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) nebraskana Casey, 1909Black-bellied Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) repanda Dejean, 1825Bronze Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata Fabricius, 1775Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) tranquebarica Herbst, 1806Diffracted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) nigrocoerulea LeConte, 1846Black Sky Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) willistoni LeConte, 1879Augured Tiger Beetle
Cicindela mastersi plebeia Sloane, 1905
Cicindela pamphila (LeConte, 1873)⇒ Habroscelimorpha pamphila LeConte, 1873
Clivina (Clivina) punctulata LeConte, 1852
Clivina lernaea (Schaum, 1857)⇒ Clivina laevifrons Chaudoir, 1842
Colymbetes densus LeConte, 1859Scratchbush
Colymbetes exaratus LeConte, 1862
Colymbetes sculptilis Harris, 1829
Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)⇒ Copelatus vitraci Legros, 1948
Desmopachria convexa Aubé, 1838
Dicheirotrichus (Trichocellus) cognatus Gyllenhal, 1827
Dicheirus dilatatus Dejean, 1829
Dicheirus obtusus LeConte, 1852
Dicheirus piceus Ménétriés, 1845Shadow goby
Dineutus (Dineutus) sublineatus Chevrolat, 1834
Diplocheila (Isorembus) striatopunctata LeConte, 1844Aboma de mar
Dromius (Dromius) piceus Dejean, 1831
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) consobrinus LeConte, 1852
Dyschirius dyschirius (Bonelli, 1813)⇒ Dyschirius bonellii Putzeys, 1846
Dyscolus (Dyscolus) proteinus Bates, 1882
Dytiscus (Macrodytes) marginalis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acilius sulcatus Linnaeus, 1758
Elaphropus (Tachyura) leptothorax Baehr, 1987
Elaphrus (Elaphrus) californicus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Elaphrus heperius
Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eretes griseus Fabricius, 1781
Exocelina glypta Guignot, 1955
Galerita (Progaleritina) bicolor Drury, 1773False bombardier beetle
Galerita (Progaleritina) lecontei Dejean, 1831Goldenlined spinefish
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) analis Say, 1823
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) bifarius Fall, 1922Alpine bryum moss
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) consobrinus LeConte, 1852
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) picipes Dejean, 1833
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) plicifer LeConte, 1852
Haliplus (Haliplidius) confinis Stephens, 1828Milktree
Haliplus (Haliplinus) ruficollis De Geer, 1774
Haliplus (Neohaliplus) lineatocollis Marsham, 1802
Haliplus (Paraliaphlus) fasciatus Aubé, 1838
Harpalus (Harpalus) affinis (Schrank, 1781)⇒ Harpalus serripes ernsti Kataev, 1995
Harpalus (Megapangus) caliginosus Fabricius, 1798Dusky ground beetle
Hydroporus despectus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hydroporus subpubescens LeConte, 1852
Hygrotus (Coelambus) impressopunctatus Schaller, 1783
Hygrotus (Coelambus) pedalis Fall, 1901
Hygrotus (Hygrotus) inaequalis Fabricius, 1777
Ilybius (Ilybius) fuliginosus Fabricius, 1792Mud Dweller
Ilybius angustior (Gyllenhal, 1808)⇒ Ilybius aenescens Thomson, 1870
Ilybius biguttulus Germar, 1824
Ilybius lineellus LeConte, 1861
Laemostenus (Laemostenus) complanatus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Lebia (Lebia) guttata Motschulsky, 1864
Lebia (Lebia) pulchella Dejean, 1826Beautiful Banded Lebia
Lebia (Lebia) viridis Say, 1823Flower Lebia Beetle
Lebia (Lebia) vittata (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Lebia cruxminor cruxminor Linnaeus, 1758
Lebia (Loxopeza) atriceps LeConte, 1863
Leistus (Leiustus) ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Liodessus affinis Say, 1823
Liodessus obscurellus LeConte, 1852
Loricera (Loricera) foveata LeConte, 1851
Loricera (Loricera) pilicornis Fabricius, 1775Bigtooth aspen
Loxandrus elaphropus Tschitschérine, 1898
Metrius contractus Eschscholtz, 1829
Micratopus aenescens LeConte, 1848Crystal goby
Microlestes glabrellus Reitter, 1901
Mioptachys flavicauda Say, 1823
Nebria (Nebria) brevicollis Fabricius, 1792European Gazelle Beetle
Nebria (Reductonebria) eschscholtzii Ménétriés, 1843
Notiobia (Anisotarsus) purpurascens Bates, 1882Notiobia ground beetle
Notiobia (Anisotarsus) terminata Say, 1823
Notiophilus semiopacus Eschscholtz, 1833
Omophron (Omophron) americanum Dejean, 1831American Round Sand Beetle
Omophron (Omophron) dentatum LeConte, 1852Toothed Round Sand Beetle
Pasimachus (Pasimachus) californicus Chaudoir, 1850River goby
Pasimachus (Pasimachus) elongatus LeConte, 1846Goldspot goby
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) callosus LeConte, 1852
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) muticus LeConte, 1863
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) shermani Roberts, 1913Peanut clover
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) simplex LeConte, 1852
Platynus (Platynus) brunneomarginatus Mannerheim, 1843
Platynus (Platynus) ovipennis (Mannerheim, 1843)⇒ Platynus brunneomarginatus Mannerheim, 1843
Plochionus (Menidius) timidus Haldeman, 1843Timid harp ground beetle
Poecilus (Poecilus) chalcites Say, 1823
Promecognathus laevissimus Dejean, 1829
Pseudaptinus (Pseudaptinus) tenuicollis LeConte, 1851
Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) rufulus LeConte, 1851
Pseudomorpha (Pseudomorpha) tenebroides Notman, 1925
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) adoxus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) californicus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) protensiformis Casey, 1924
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) vicinus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Pterostichus (Leptoferonia) angustus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Pterostichus (Morphnosoma) melanarius Illiger, 1798European Dark Harp Ground Beetle
Sanfilippodytes barbarae Fall, 1932
Sanfilippodytes planiusculus Fall, 1923
Sanfilippodytes vilis LeConte, 1852
Scaphinotus (Brennus) cristatus Harris, 1839
Scaphinotus (Brennus) interruptus Ménétriés, 1844Shadow goby
Scaphinotus (Brennus) striatopunctatus Chaudoir, 1844Yellowfin goby
Scaphinotus (Brennus) ventricosus Dejean, 1831
Scaphinotus (Scaphinotus) elevatus Fabricius, 1787Baldy
Schizogenius (Schizogenius) depressus LeConte, 1852
Schizogenius (Schizogenius) scopaeus Whitehead, 1972Twolobed goby
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) comma Fabricius, 1775
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) lecontei Chaudoir, 1868Leconte'S Seedcorn Beetle
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) lineola Fabricius, 1775Lined Stenolophus
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) rugicollis LeConte, 1859
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) anceps LeConte, 1857
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) ochropezus Say, 1823
Stictotarsus duodecimpustulatus Fabricius, 1792
Tanystoma maculicolle Dejean, 1828Grease bug
Tanystoma striatum Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Thermonectus basillaris Harris, 1829
Trechus lampros leptus Jeannel, 1935
Trechus (Trechus) obtusus Erichson, 1837London riverbank ground beetle
Trechus (Trechus) ovipennis Motschulsky, 1845
Uvarus omalus Guignot, 1956

Subnodes of Adephaga with occurrences in Contra Costa County
SuperfamilyCaraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
60
145
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
1
18
27
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGyrinidae
Latreille, 1802
whirligig beetle, Whirligig beetles
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHaliplidae
Aubé, 1836
Crawling Water Beetle, Crawling water beetles, Haliplids
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Adephaga at artfakta.se
Adephaga at dyntaxa.se
Adephaga at itis.gov