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Checklist for Suborder Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 (Adephagans)
and region Polk County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1292
1916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
261
1292
1916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1245
1831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
1024
1538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
310
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
64
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polk County (Iowa)
4 Families width 124 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles108SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836Crawling Water Beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polk County (Iowa)
64 Genera with 124 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTX
Agabus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Agonoleptus Casey, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18286SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1823Seed-Eating Ground Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Amphasia Newman, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Anisodactylus Dejean, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Badister Clairville, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 182410SpeciesTaxom
Blemus Dejean, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1828Bombardier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Bradycellus Erichson, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Calathus Bonelli, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Calleida Latreille & ..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1844Caterpillar hunters3SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1837Ground beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1826Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1873Common Tiger Beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Coptotomus Say, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cosnania Dejean, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cratacanthus Dejean, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Cybister Curtis, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cymindis Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dicaelus Bonelli, 1813Notched-mouth Ground Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dineutus MacLeay, 1837whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocheila Brullé, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Distichus Motschulsky, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Elaphrus Fabricius, 1834Marsh Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ellipsoptera Dokhtouroff, 1831Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Euryderus LeConte, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1792False Bombardier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Graphoderus Dejean, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1837Whirligig Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 18657SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hydroporus Clairville, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Hygrotus Stephens, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Ilybiosoma Crotch, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ilybius Erichson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1823colorful foliage ground beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Loricera Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Masoreus Dejean, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Mecyclothorax Sharp, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Nebria Latreille, 1802
Gazelle Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Oodes Bonelli, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Patrobus Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Peltodytes Régimbart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1798Woodland Ground Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Scarites Fabricius, 1775Scarites Ground Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Semiardistomis Kult, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroderus Dejean, 1801small snail eating beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1823Seedcorn Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Syntomus Hope, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1767Metallic Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonoderus Dejean, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Trichotichnus A. Morawitz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Xestonotus LeConte, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polk County (Iowa)
124 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agabus (Agabus) disintegratus Crotch, 1873Disintegrated Diving Beetle
Agonoleptus conjunctus Say, 1823
Agonum (Agonum) placidum Say, 1823
Agonum (Europhilus) gratiosum Mannerheim, 1853
Agonum (Olisares) crenistriatum LeConte, 1863
Agonum (Olisares) decorum Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) extensicolle Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) melanarium Dejean, 1828
Amara (Amara) impuncticollis Say, 1823
Amara (Amara) turbata (Casey, 1918)⇒ Amara littoralis Mannerheim, 1843
Amara (Celia) interstitialis Dejean, 1828
Amara (Curtonotus) carinata LeConte, 1848
Amara (Zezea) angustata (Say, 1823)⇒ Amara alpina Paykull, 1790
Amphasia (Amphasia) interstitialis Say, 1823Red-Headed Ground Beetle
Anisodactylus (Anadaptus) discoideus Dejean, 1831
Anisodactylus (Anadaptus) sanctaecrucis Fabricius, 1798
Badister (Badister) notatus Haldeman, 1843
Badister (Badister) pulchellus LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Bembidion) quadrimaculatum Linnaeus, 1761
Bembidion (Bracteon) inaequale Say, 1823
Bembidion (Furcacampa) impotens Casey, 1918
Bembidion (Furcacampa) versicolor LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Hydrium) levigatum Say, 1830
Bembidion (Nepha) callosum Kuster, 1847
Bembidion (Notaphus) rapidum LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Ochthedromus) bifossulatum LeConte, 1852
Bembidion (Peryphus) tetracolum Say, 1823Seine Riverbank Ground Beetle
Bembidion (Philochthus) aeneum Germar, 1824
Blemus discus Fabricius, 1801Discus Riverbank Ground Beetle
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) alternans Dejean, 1825
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) medius T.W.Harris, 1828Bombardier Beetle
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) rupestris Say, 1823Rich Mountain cave beetle
Calathus (Neocalathus) gregarius Say, 1823
Calathus (Neocalathus) opaculus LeConte, 1854
Calleida (Calleida) punctata LeConte, 1848Goldspot goby
Calosoma (Calodrepa) scrutator Fabricius, 1775Fiery searcher
Calosoma (Calodrepa) wilcoxi Le Conte, 1848
Calosoma (Carabosoma) peregrinator Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Ground beetle
Carabus basilicus basilicus Chevrolat, 1837
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) brevilabris Le Conte, 1848
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) erythropus (Germar, 1824)⇒ Chlaenius nigricornis Fabricius, 1787
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) laticollis (Say, 1823)⇒ 
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) sericeus Forster, 1771Green Pubescent Ground Beetle
Chlaenius (Eurydactylus) tomentosus Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) prasinus Dejean, 1826Sponge goby
Cicindela (Cicindela) duodecimguttata Dejean, 1825Twelve-spot Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) fulgida Say, 1823Alkaline Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) longilabris Say, 1824Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) oregona LeConte, 1857Dappled 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) splendida Hentz, 1830Splendid Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) tranquebarica Herbst, 1806Diffracted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Cicindela pamphila (LeConte, 1873)⇒ Habroscelimorpha pamphila LeConte, 1873
Clivina (Clivina) impressefrons LeConte, 1844Slender Seedcorn Beetle
Clivina (Paraclivina) bipustulata (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Paraclivina bipustulata Fabricius, 1798
Clivina (Paraclivina) ferrea (LeConte, 1857)⇒ Paraclivina ferrea LeConte, 1857
Coptotomus interrogatus Fabricius, 1801
Coptotomus venustus Say, 1823
Cosnania pensylvanica Linnaeus, 1767
Cratacanthus dubius Palisot de B..., 1811Goatee blenny
Cybister (Cybister) fimbriolatus Say, 1823Predaceous Diving Beetle
Cymindis (Tarulus) americana Dejean, 1826Sponge goby
Dicaelus (Dicaelus) purpuratus Bonelli, 1813
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) elongatus Bonelli, 1813
Dineutus (Cyclinus) assimilis Kirby, 1837
Diplocheila (Isorembus) major LeConte, 1848
Distichus (Baenningostichus) dicaelus Chaudoir, 1880
Dyschirius (Paradyschirius) haemorrhoidalis (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Dyschirius politus politus Dejean, 1825
Elaphrus (Elaphrus) ruscarius Say, 1834Prickly scorpion's-tail
Ellipsoptera lepida Dejean, 1831Ghost Tiger Beetle
Euryderus grossus Say, 1830
Galerita (Progaleritina) janus Fabricius, 1792
Graphoderus fascicollis Harris, 1828
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) aeneolus LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) analis Say, 1823
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) ventralis Kirby, 1837
Harpalus (Harpalus) herbivagus Say, 1823
Harpalus (Harpalus) meteorus Basilewsky, 1946
Harpalus (Megapangus) caliginosus Fabricius, 1798Dusky ground beetle
Harpalus (Opadius) desertus LeConte, 1859Bullwood
Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) compar (LeConte, 1848)⇒ Harpalus cohni Ball, 1972
Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Pennsylvania Dingy Ground Beetle
Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) vagans LeConte, 1865
Hydaticus (Hydaticus) piceus LeConte, 1863
Ilybiosoma seriatum Say, 1823
Ilybius biguttulus Germar, 1824
Laccophilus maculosus Say, 1823Dingy Diver
Laccophilus proximus Say, 1823
Lebia (Lebia) analis Dejean, 1825
Lebia (Lebia) ornata Say, 1823
Lebia (Lebia) pumila Dejean, 1831
Lebia (Lebia) viridipennis Dejean, 1826Green-winged Lebia
Lebia (Lebia) viridis Say, 1823Flower Lebia Beetle
Lebia (Loxopeza) atriventris Say, 1823
Loricera (Loricera) pilicornis Fabricius, 1775Bigtooth aspen
Masoreus (Masoreus) affinis Chaudoir, 1843
Mecyclothorax scarites Liebherr, 2015
Oodes fluvialis (LeConte, 1863)⇒ Oodes americanus Dejean, 1826
Patrobus (Neopatrobus) longicornis Say, 1823
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) edentulus LeConte, 1863
Platynus (Platynus) decentis Say, 1823
Poecilus (Poecilus) chalcites Say, 1823
Poecilus (Poecilus) lucublandus Say, 1823Woodland Ground Beetle
Pterostichus (Euferonia) stygicus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Morphnosoma) melanarius Illiger, 1798European Dark Harp Ground Beetle
Scarites (Scarites) subterraneus Fabricius, 1775Big-headed Ground Beetle
Semiardistomis viridis Say, 1823
Sphaeroderus stenostomus Weber, 1801Small Snail-Eating Ground Beetle
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) comma Fabricius, 1775
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) lecontei Chaudoir, 1868Leconte'S Seedcorn Beetle
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) ochropezus Say, 1823
Syntomus americanus Dejean, 1831
Tachys (Paratachys) proximus Say, 1823
Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle
Tetragonoderus (Crossonychus) fasciatus Haldeman, 1843
Thermonectus nigrofasciatus Aubé, 1838
Trichotichnus (Trichotichnus) dichrous Dejean, 1829
Xestonotus lugubris Dejean, 1829

Subnodes of Adephaga with occurrences in Polk County (Iowa)
SuperfamilyCaraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
50
108
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
1
11
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGyrinidae
Latreille, 1802
whirligig beetle, Whirligig beetles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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