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Checklist for Suborder Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 (Adephagans)
and region Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
1846
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
1846
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
318
1821
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
1584
1987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
64
436
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
74
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Los Angeles
4 Families width 134 Species and 4 Subspecies
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles122SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836Crawling Water Beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Los Angeles
74 Genera with 134 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTUZ
Agonoleptus Casey, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1810Seed-Eating Ground Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Anchomenus Bonelli, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Anisodactylus Dejean, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Axinopalpus LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1825Bombardier Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Bradycellus Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Calathus Bonelli, 18283SpeciesTaxom
Calleida Latreille & ..., 18452SpeciesTaxom
Callisthenes Fischer de W..., 1852Beautiful Black Searchers2SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1851Caterpillar hunters2SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1758Ground beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1831Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1781Common Tiger Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Deronectes Sharp, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dicheirus Mannerheim, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Dineutus MacLeay, 1825whirligig beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Distichus Motschulsky, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dromius Bonelli, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Dyscolus Dejean, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscus Linnaeus, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ega Laporte de C..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Ellipsoptera Dokhtouroff, 1875Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Exocelina Broun, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1831False Bombardier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosticta Casey, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1807Whirligig Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Habroscelimorpha Dokhtouroff, 1841Habro Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Laemostenus Bonelli, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1823colorful foliage ground beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Leptotrachelus Latreille, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Mioptachys Bates, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Morion Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Moriosomus Motschulsky, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Nebria Latreille, 1792Gazelle Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Notiobia Perty, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Notiophilus Dumeril, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Odontocheila Laporte, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Omoglymmius Ganglbauer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Omus Eschscholtz, 1829Night-stalking Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ophonus Dejean, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Orectogyrus Régimbart, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Panagaeus Latreille, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pasimachus Bonelli, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Peltodytes Régimbart, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pogonus Dejean, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaptinus Castelnau de..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1930Woodland Ground Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Scaphinotus Dejean, 1787Snail-Eating Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Semiardistomis Kult, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Somotrichus Seidlitz, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrepis Chaudoir, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1858Seedcorn Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Stictotarsus Zimmermann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Tachyta Kirby, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Tachyura Motschulsky, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanystoma Motschoulsky, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1767Metallic Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trechisibus Motschoulsky, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Trechus Clairville, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Uvarus Guignot, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Zuphioides Ball & Shpeley, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles
134 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agonoleptus dolosus Casey, 1914
Agonum (Agonum) placidum Say, 1823
Agonum (Europhilus) variolatum LeConte, 1851
Agonum (Olisares) decorum Say, 1823
Amara (Amara) aenea De Geer, 1774Common sun beetle
Amara (Amara) littoralis Mannerheim, 1843
Amara (Amara) similata Gyllenhal, 1810
Amara (Bradytus) insignis (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Amara spreta Dejean, 1831
Amara (Celia) brunnea Gyllenhal, 1810
Anchomenus (Anchomenus) funebris LeConte, 1854
Anisodactylus (Anadaptus) nivalis (G. Horn, 1880)⇒ Anisodactylus alternans Motschulsky, 1845
Anisodactylus (Anadaptus) pitychrous LeConte, 1861Bullwood
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) similis LeConte, 1851
Axinopalpus biplagiatus Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Bembidion (Diplocampa) assimile Gyllenhal, 1810
Bembidion (Nepha) callosum Kuster, 1847
Bembidion (Notaphus) constrictum LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Notaphus) contractum Say, 1823
Bembidion (Notaphus) patruele Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Peryphus) mexicanum Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Trepanedoris) connivens LeConte, 1852
Brachinus (Brachynidius) explodens Duftschmid, 1812
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) costipennis Motschulsky, 1859
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) mexicanus Dejean, 1831
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) quadripennis Dejean, 1825
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) californicus LeConte, 1857
Calathus ellipticus ellipticus Reitter, 1889
Calathus (Calathus) fuscipes Goeze, 1777Dark-footed harp ground beetle
Calathus (Neocalathus) ingratus Dejean, 1828
Calleida (Calleida) purpurea Say, 1823
Calleida cordicollis (Putzeys, 1845)⇒ Calleida marginicollis Chaudoir, 1844
Callisthenes reticulatus earinus Obydov & Putz, 1996
Callisthenes (Chrysostigma) semilaevis LeConte, 1852
Calosoma (Castrida) sayi Dejean, 1826Black Caterpillar Hunter
Calosoma (Chrysostigma) semilaeve LeConte, 1851Black calosoma beetle
Carabus (Megodontus) violaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carabus intricatus Linnaeus, 1761
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) tricolor Dejean, 1826Prickly scorpion's-tail
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) variabilipes Eschscholtz, 1833
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) cumatilis LeConte, 1851
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) fuscicornis Dejean, 1831
Cicindela (Cicindela) denverensis Casey, 1897Green Claybank Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) formosa Say, 1817Beautiful Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) oregona LeConte, 1857Dappled Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) repanda Dejean, 1825Bronze Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata Fabricius, 1775Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) haemorrhagica (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Cicindela hemorrhagica hemorrhagica LeConte, 1851
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) trifasciata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Cicindelidia trifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Clivina (Leucocara) americana Dejean, 1831
Deronectes opatrinus Germar, 1824
Dicheirus piceus Ménétriés, 1845Shadow goby
Dineutus (Cyclinus) americanus Linnaeus, 1767
Dineutus (Cyclinus) carolinus LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Dineutus (Cyclinus) emarginatus Say, 1825
Distichus (Baenningostichus) dicaelus Chaudoir, 1880
Dromius (Dromius) piceus Dejean, 1831
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) sublaevis Putzeys, 1846
Dyschirius (Eudyschirius) varidens Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Dyscolus (Dyscolidion) lissomus Bates, 1882
Dytiscus marginicollis LeConte, 1844Giant Green Water Beetle
Ega sallei (Park, 1960)⇒ Calybe sallei Chevrolat, 1839
Elaphropus (Barytachys) xanthopus Dejean, 1831
Ellipsoptera hamata Audouin & Br..., 1839Coastal Tiger Beetle
Ellipsoptera wapleri LeConte, 1875White Sand Tiger Beetle
Exocelina glypta Guignot, 1955
Galerita (Progaleritina) lecontei Dejean, 1831Goldenlined spinefish
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) urinator Illiger, 1807
Habroscelimorpha severa Laferte, 1841Saltmarsh Tiger Beetle
Harpalus (Amblystus) latus Linnaeus, 1758
Harpalus (Harpalus) meteorus Basilewsky, 1946
Laccophilus proximus Say, 1823
Laemostenus (Laemostenus) complanatus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Laemostenus (Pristonychus) terricola Herbst, 1784Bandy-legged burrow-dweller beetle
Lebia (Lebia) abdominalis Chaudoir, 1843
Lebia (Lebia) collaris Dejean, 1826Sponge goby
Lebia (Lebia) marginicollis Dejean, 1825
Lebia (Lebia) ornata Say, 1823
Lebia (Lebia) pumila Dejean, 1831
Lebia (Lebia) vittata (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Lebia cruxminor cruxminor Linnaeus, 1758
Lebia (Loxopeza) tricolor Say, 1823
Leptotrachelus dorsalis Fabricius, 1801
Loxandrus rectus Say, 1823
Mioptachys flavicauda Say, 1823
Morion cordatus Chaudoir, 1837
Moriosomus sylvestris Motschulsky, 1855
Nebria (Nebria) brevicollis Fabricius, 1792European Gazelle Beetle
Notiobia (Anisotarsus) purpurascens Bates, 1882Notiobia ground beetle
Notiophilus (Latviaphilus) biguttatus (Fabricius, 1779)⇒ Notiophilus substriatus C.R Waterhouse, 1833
Notiophilus substriatus C.R Waterhouse, 1833
Odontocheila chiriquina Bates, 1881
Omoglymmius (Omoglymmius) largus R.T. & J.R. ..., 1985
Omus californicus Eschscholtz, 1829California Night-stalking Tiger Beetle
Orectogyrus pallidocinctus leptomorphus Régimbart, 1907
Panagaeus (Hologaeus) cruciger Say, 1823
Pasimachus (Pasimachus) depressus Fabricius, 1787
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) simplex LeConte, 1852
Platynus (Platynus) brunneomarginatus Mannerheim, 1843
Platynus funebris LeConte, 1854
Poecilus (Poecilus) chalcites Say, 1823
Poecilus (Poecilus) cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Poecilus lepidus lepidus Leske, 1785
Pogonus (Pogonus) texanus Chaudoir, 1868Starry fin
Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) microcephalus VanDyke, 1926Plumier's stone-biting goby
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) lustrans LeConte, 1851
Pterostichus (Euferonia) coracinus (Newman, 1838)⇒ Pterostichus multipunctatus Dejean, 1828
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) congestus Ménétriés, 1843Shadow goby
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) isabellae LeConte, 1851
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) tristis Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Pterostichus (Leptoferonia) falli VanDyke, 1925Haly's goby
Pterostichus (Unitrichus) exochus Andrewes, 1930
Scaphinotus (Brennus) punctatus LeConte, 1874
Scaphinotus (Scaphinotus) elevatus Fabricius, 1787Baldy
Selenophorus (Celiamorphus) adjunctus Casey, 1914
Semiardistomis puncticollis Dejean, 1831
Semiardistomis viridis Say, 1823
Somotrichus unifasciatus Dejean, 1831Ground beetle
Stenocrepis (Stenous) mexicana Chevrolat, 1835
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) infuscatus Dejean, 1829
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) lecontei Chaudoir, 1868Leconte'S Seedcorn Beetle
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) lineola Fabricius, 1775Lined Stenolophus
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) flavipes LeConte, 1858Kalia
Stictotarsus striatellus (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Boreonectes striatellus LeConte, 1852
Tachys (Tachys) litoralis Casey, 1884
Tachys (Tachys) misellus LaFerté-Séne..., 1841
Tachys (Tachys) pallidus (Chaudoir, 1868)⇒ Tachys lenkoranus Csiki, 1928
Tachyta (Tachyta) nana Gyllenhal, 1810
Tanystoma maculicolle Dejean, 1828Grease bug
Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle
Trechisibus (Trechisibus) nigripennis Solier, 1849
Trechus (Elgonotrechus) cryobius Jeannel, 1935
Trechus lampros leptus Jeannel, 1935
Trechus (Trechus) pomonae Fall, 1901
Uvarus omalus Guignot, 1956
Zuphioides mexicanum Chaudoir, 1863

Subnodes of Adephaga with occurrences in Los Angeles
SuperfamilyCaraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
64
122
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
1
6
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGyrinidae
Latreille, 1802
whirligig beetle, Whirligig beetles
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHaliplidae
Aubé, 1836
Crawling Water Beetle, Crawling water beetles, Haliplids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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