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Checklist for Suborder Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 (Adephagans)
and region New Castle County (Delaware, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
1081
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
1081
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
1043
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
132
923
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
41
288
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
71
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Castle County
4 Families width 169 Species
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles155SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860Burrowing water beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836Crawling Water Beetle4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Castle County
71 Genera with 169 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPST
Abacidus LeConte, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Acilius Leach, 1758Small Flat Diving Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Acupalpus Latreille, 18296SpeciesTaxom
Agabetes Crotch, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Agabus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Agonoleptus Casey, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 178711SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1823Seed-Eating Ground Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Amphasia Newman, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Anisodactylus Dejean, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Apenes LeConte, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Axinopalpus LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Badister Clairville, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 18238SpeciesTaxom
Bradycellus Erichson, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1826Caterpillar hunters4SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1801Ground beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1823Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1790Common Tiger Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Clinidium Kirby, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Colymbetes Clairville, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Coptodera Dejean, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Coptotomus Say, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Cosnania Dejean, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cratacanthus Dejean, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dicaelus Bonelli, 1826Notched-mouth Ground Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 18314SpeciesTaxom
Elaphrus Fabricius, 1834Marsh Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1792False Bombardier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Geopinus LeConte, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 17748SpeciesTaxom
Hoperius Fall, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocanthus Say, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydroporus Clairville, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Ilybius Erichson, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1830colorful foliage ground beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Leptotrachelus Latreille, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Mecyclothorax Sharp, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Mioptachys Bates, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Nebria Latreille, 1823Gazelle Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Neoporus Guignot, 1931
Water tigers0SpeciesTaxom
Notiobia Perty, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Notiophilus Dumeril, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Olisthopus Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Oodes Bonelli, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Patrobus Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Peltodytes Régimbart, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Philodes LeConte, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Pinacodera Schaum, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Plochionus Dejean, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1930Woodland Ground Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Scaphinotus Dejean, 1787Snail-Eating Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Scarites Fabricius, 1775Scarites Ground Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Semiardistomis Kult, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Semiclivina Kult, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Sericoda Kirby, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroderus Dejean, 1801small snail eating beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1823Seedcorn Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Tachyta Kirby, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1767Metallic Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonoderus Dejean, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Trichotichnus A. Morawitz, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Castle County
169 Species
Abacidus atratus (Newman, 1838)⇒ Pterostichus atratus Gistel, 1857
Acilius (Acilius) sulcatus Linnaeus, 1758
Acupalpus (Acupalpus) carus LeConte, 1863
Acupalpus (Acupalpus) hydropicus LeConte, 1863
Acupalpus (Tachistodes) indistinctus Dejean, 1831
Acupalpus (Tachistodes) partiarius Say, 1823
Acupalpus (Tachistodes) pauperculus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Acupalpus (Tachistodes) testaceus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Agabetes acuductus Harris, 1828
Agabus (Agabus) disintegratus Crotch, 1873Disintegrated Diving Beetle
Agonoleptus conjunctus Say, 1823
Agonum (Agonum) placidum Say, 1823
Agonum (Europhilus) lutulentum LeConte, 1854
Agonum (Olisares) aeruginosum (Dejean, 1828)⇒ Agonum muelleri Herbst, 1784
Agonum (Olisares) cupripenne Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) excavatum Dejean, 1828
Agonum (Olisares) extensicolle Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) ferreum Haldeman, 1843
Agonum (Olisares) mutatum Gemminger & ..., 1868
Agonum (Olisares) nutans Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) octopunctatum Fabricius, 1798Saline Valley snow-front June beetle
Agonum (Olisares) pallipes Fabricius, 1787Spotted Warner Valley Dunes June beetle
Amara (Amara) aenea De Geer, 1774Common sun beetle
Amara (Amara) cupreolata Putzeys, 1866Bumblebee gobies
Amara (Amara) familiaris Duftschmid, 1812Bareyed goby
Amara (Amara) impuncticollis Say, 1823
Amara (Bradytus) apricaria Paykull, 1790Exposed sun beetle
Amara (Bradytus) avida Say, 1823
Amara (Celia) musculis Say, 1823
Amara (Zezea) angustata (Say, 1823)⇒ Amara alpina Paykull, 1790
Amphasia (Amphasia) interstitialis Say, 1823Red-Headed Ground Beetle
Amphasia (Pseudamphasia) sericea T.W.Harris, 1828Freshwater goby
Anisodactylus (Anadaptus) sanctaecrucis Fabricius, 1798
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) carbonarius Say, 1823
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) harrisii LeConte, 1863
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) similis LeConte, 1851
Anisodactylus (Aplocentrus) caenus Say, 1823
Anisodactylus (Gynandrotarsus) rusticus Say, 1823
Apenes lucidula Dejean, 1831
Apenes sinuata Say, 1823
Axinopalpus biplagiatus Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Badister (Badister) elegans LeConte, 1880
Badister (Baudia) micans LeConte, 1844
Bembidion (Bembidion) pedicellatum LeConte, 1857
Bembidion (Eupetedromus) variegatum (Say, 1823)⇒ Bembidion versicolor LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Furcacampa) affine (Say, 1823)⇒ Bembidion geniculatum geniculatum Heer, 1837
Bembidion (Furcacampa) versicolor LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Notaphus) patruele Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Notaphus) rapidum LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Ochthedromus) americanum Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Pseudoperyphus) honestum Say, 1823
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) rupestris Say, 1823Rich Mountain cave beetle
Calosoma (Callitropa) externum Say, 1823Narrow Searcher
Calosoma (Calodrepa) scrutator Fabricius, 1775Fiery searcher
Calosoma (Calodrepa) wilcoxi Le Conte, 1848
Calosoma (Castrida) sayi Dejean, 1826Black Caterpillar Hunter
Carabus (Hemicarabus) serratus Say, 1825Serrate-Shoulder Worm And Slug Hunter
Carabus (Lichnocarabus) vinctus Weber, 1801
Chlaenius (Anomoglossus) pusillus Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Brachylobus) lithophilus Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) impunctifrons (Say, 1823)⇒ Chlaenius pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) nemoralis Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) tricolor Dejean, 1826Prickly scorpion's-tail
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) aestivus Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) laticollis (Say, 1823)⇒ 
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) sericeus Forster, 1771Green Pubescent Ground Beetle
Chlaenius (Eurydactylus) tomentosus Say, 1823
Cicindela (Cicindela) duodecimguttata Dejean, 1825Twelve-spot Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) hirticollis Say, 1817Athabascan Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) repanda Dejean, 1825Bronze Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) scutellaris Say, 1823Chartreuse Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata Fabricius, 1775Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) tranquebarica Herbst, 1806Diffracted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Clinidium (Arctoclinidium) sculptile Newman, 1838
Clivina (Clivina) impressefrons LeConte, 1844Slender Seedcorn Beetle
Clivina (Leucocara) americana Dejean, 1831
Clivina (Paraclivina) bipustulata (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Paraclivina bipustulata Fabricius, 1798
Colymbetes sculptilis Harris, 1829
Coptodera (Coptodera) aerata Dejean, 1825
Cosnania pensylvanica Linnaeus, 1767
Cratacanthus dubius Palisot de B..., 1811Goatee blenny
Cyclotrachelus (Evarthrus) sigillatus Say, 1823
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) elongatus Bonelli, 1813
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) furvus Dejean, 1826Sponge goby
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) politus Dejean, 1826Sponge goby
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) globulosus Say, 1823
Dyschirius (Eudyschirius) erythrocerus LeConte, 1857
Dyschirius (Paradyschirius) terminatus LeConte, 1848Goldspot goby
Dyschirius filiformis LeConte, 1857
Elaphropus (Barytachys) incurvus Say, 1830
Elaphropus (Barytachys) tripunctatus Say, 1830
Elaphropus (Barytachys) vivax LeConte, 1848Crystal goby
Elaphropus (Barytachys) xanthopus Dejean, 1831
Elaphrus (Elaphrus) ruscarius Say, 1834Prickly scorpion's-tail
Galerita (Progaleritina) bicolor Drury, 1773False bombardier beetle
Galerita (Progaleritina) janus Fabricius, 1792
Geopinus incrassatus Dejean, 1829Homely Geopinus
Harpalus (Amblystus) rubripes Dufischmid, 1812Bareyed goby
Harpalus (Harpalus) herbivagus Say, 1823
Harpalus (Harpalus) somnulentus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Harpalus (Megapangus) caliginosus Fabricius, 1798Dusky ground beetle
Harpalus (Opadius) spadiceus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Harpalus (Plectralidus) erraticus (Say, 1823)⇒ Harpalus eraticus Say, 1823
Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) erythropus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Pennsylvania Dingy Ground Beetle
Hoperius planatus Fall, 1927
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) bimarginatus Say, 1830
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) memnonius Nicolai, 1822
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) pubescens Gyllenhal, 1808
Ilybius (Ilybius) ater De Geer, 1774
Lebia (Lebia) analis Dejean, 1825
Lebia (Lebia) fuscata (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Lebia fraterna Péringuey, 1896
Lebia (Lebia) lobulata LeConte, 1863
Lebia (Lebia) pulchella Dejean, 1826Beautiful Banded Lebia
Lebia (Lebia) solea Hentz, 1830
Lebia (Lebia) viridipennis Dejean, 1826Green-winged Lebia
Lebia (Lebia) viridis Say, 1823Flower Lebia Beetle
Lebia (Lebia) vittata (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Lebia cruxminor cruxminor Linnaeus, 1758
Lebia (Loxopeza) atriventris Say, 1823
Lebia (Loxopeza) grandis Hentz, 1830Large Foliage Ground Beetle
Leptotrachelus dorsalis Fabricius, 1801
Mecyclothorax scarites Liebherr, 2015
Mioptachys flavicauda Say, 1823
Nebria (Reductonebria) pallipes Say, 1823
Notiobia (Anisotarsus) terminata Say, 1823
Notiophilus aeneus Herbst, 1806Brassy Big-Eyed Beetle
Notiophilus semistriatus LeConte, 1857
Olisthopus parmatus Say, 1823
Oodes amaroides Dejean, 1831
Patrobus (Neopatrobus) longicornis Say, 1823
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) edentulus LeConte, 1863
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) lengi Roberts, 1913
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) muticus LeConte, 1863
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) sexmaculatus Roberts, 1913Peanut clover
Philodes (Goniolophus) longulus Dejean, 1829
Philodes (Goniolophus) rectangulus Chaudoir, 1868Quagga goby
Philodes (Philodes) alternans LeConte, 1853
Pinacodera limbata (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Cymindis limbata Dejean, 1831
Pinacodera platicollis Say, 1823
Platynus (Platynus) brunneomarginatus Mannerheim, 1843
Platynus (Platynus) decentis Say, 1823
Plochionus (Menidius) timidus Haldeman, 1843Timid harp ground beetle
Poecilus (Poecilus) chalcites Say, 1823
Poecilus (Poecilus) lucublandus Say, 1823Woodland Ground Beetle
Pterostichus (Euferonia) stygicus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Gastrosticta) sayanus Csiki, 1930Key goby
Scaphinotus (Irichroa) viduus Dejean, 1826Bereft Snail-Eating Beetle
Scaphinotus (Scaphinotus) elevatus Fabricius, 1787Baldy
Scarites (Scarites) subterraneus Fabricius, 1775Big-headed Ground Beetle
Selenophorus (Celiamorphus) ellipticus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) hylacis Say, 1823
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) opalinus LeConte, 1863
Semiardistomis viridis Say, 1823
Semiclivina (Semiclivina) dentipes (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Clivina dentipes Dejean, 1825
Sericoda bogemannii Gyllenhal, 1813
Sphaeroderus stenostomus Weber, 1801Small Snail-Eating Ground Beetle
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) comma Fabricius, 1775
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) lecontei Chaudoir, 1868Leconte'S Seedcorn Beetle
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) lineola Fabricius, 1775Lined Stenolophus
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) ochropezus Say, 1823
Tachys (Paratachys) proximus Say, 1823
Tachys (Paratachys) pumilus Dejean, 1831
Tachys (Paratachys) scitulus LeConte, 1848
Tachyta (Tachyta) nana Gyllenhal, 1810
Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle
Tetragonoderus (Crossonychus) fasciatus Haldeman, 1843
Thermonectus basillaris Harris, 1829
Trichotichnus (Trichotichnus) dichrous Dejean, 1829

Subnodes of Adephaga with occurrences in New Castle County
SuperfamilyCaraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
58
155
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
12
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHaliplidae
Aubé, 1836
Crawling Water Beetle, Crawling water beetles, Haliplids
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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