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Checklist for Suborder Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 (Adephagans)
and region Houston (Harris County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
93
315
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
93
315
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
306
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
62
263
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
18
86
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
3
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Houston (Harris County Texas)
3 Families width 17 Species
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles13SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Houston (Harris County Texas)
15 Genera with 17 Species
Anisodactylus Dejean, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1775Caterpillar hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810
Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1876Common Tiger Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Desmopachria Babington, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1830Whirligig Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1823colorful foliage ground beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Mecyclothorax Sharp, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houston (Harris County Texas)
17 Species
Anisodactylus (Gynandrotarsus) dulcicollis LaFerté-Séne..., 1841Violet goby
Calosoma (Calodrepa) scrutator Fabricius, 1775Fiery searcher
Cicindela (Cicindela) limbalis Klug, 1834Claybank Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) schauppii G. Horn, 1876Schaupp's Tiger Beetle
Cyclotrachelus (Evarthrus) nonnitens LeConte, 1873
Desmopachria defloccata Young, 1981
Elaphropus (Barytachys) congener Casey, 1918
Elaphropus (Barytachys) nebulosus Chaudoir, 1868Quagga goby
Gyrinus (Oreogyrinus) parcus Say, 1830Riverhemp
Laccophilus proximus Say, 1823
Lebia (Lebia) viridis Say, 1823Flower Lebia Beetle
Loxandrus collucens Casey, 1918
Mecyclothorax scarites Liebherr, 2015
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) fatuus LeConte, 1863
Tachys (Paratachys) spadix Casey, 1918
Thermonectus basillaris Harris, 1829

Subnodes of Adephaga with occurrences in Houston (Harris County Texas)
SuperfamilyCaraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
11
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGyrinidae
Latreille, 1802
whirligig beetle, Whirligig beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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