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Checklist for Suborder Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 (Adephagans)
and region Orleans Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
113
267
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
113
267
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
246
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
191
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
48
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
8
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orleans Parish
4 Families width 5 Species
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860Burrowing water beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orleans Parish
8 Genera with 5 Species
Calosoma Weber, 1826Caterpillar hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Canthydrus Sharp, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Copelatus Erichson, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1776Whirligig Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocanthus Say, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydroporus Clairville, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1767Metallic Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orleans Parish
5 Species
Calosoma (Castrida) sayi Dejean, 1826Black Caterpillar Hunter
Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)⇒ Copelatus vitraci Legros, 1948
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) pygolampis Modeer, 1776
Hydrovatus pustulatus F.E.Melsheimer, 1844
Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle

Subnodes of Adephaga with occurrences in Orleans Parish
SuperfamilyCaraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
2
Families
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