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Checklist for Suborder Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 (Adephagans)
and region Santa Clara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1708
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1706
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1672
2106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1386
1764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
54
438
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
91
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Clara County
5 Families width 166 Species and 6 Subspecies
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles25SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles129SpeciesTaxom
Amphizoidae LeConte, 1853Stout-stream beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836Crawling Water Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Clara County
91 Genera with 166 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTU
Agabus Leach, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Akephorus LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1855Seed-Eating Ground Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Amphizoa LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Anchomenus Bonelli, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Anillodes Jeannel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Anisodactylus Dejean, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenopidius J. Muhler, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Apristus Chaudoir, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Apteraliplus Chandler, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ardistomopsis Straneo & Ball, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Axinopalpus LeConte, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Badister Clairville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 18529SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1825Bombardier Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Bradycellus Erichson, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Calathus Bonelli, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Calleida Latreille & ..., 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Callisthenes Fischer de W..., 1852Beautiful Black Searchers2SpeciesTaxom
Calodromius Reitter, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1775Caterpillar hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1891Ground beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1835Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1873Common Tiger Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Colpodes W.S.Macleay, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Colymbetes Clairville, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Copelatus Erichson, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cybister Curtis, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Deronectes Sharp, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dicheirotrichus Jacquelin du..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Dicheirus Mannerheim, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Dineutus MacLeay, 1825
whirligig beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Diplocheila Brullé, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Dromius Bonelli, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Dyscolus Dejean, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscus Linnaeus, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Elaphrus Fabricius, 1758Marsh Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Enaphrus1SpeciesTaxom
Exocelina Broun, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1831False Bombardier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Gyretes Brullé, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1830Whirligig Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Habroscelimorpha Dokhtouroff, 1890Habro Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Haliplus Latreille, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 17744SpeciesTaxom
Hybothecus Chaudoir, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydroporus Clairville, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hygrotus Stephens, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Ilybiosoma Crotch, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ilybius Erichson, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lachnophorus Dejean, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Laemostenus Bonelli, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1864colorful foliage ground beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Leistus Frölich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Liodessus Guignot, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Loricera Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metrius Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Nebria Latreille, 1866Gazelle Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Notiobia Perty, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Notiophilus Dumeril, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Odontocheila Laporte, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Omoglymmius Ganglbauer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Omophron Latreille, 1852Round Sand Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Orectochilus Dejean, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Paratachys Casey, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Pasimachus Bonelli, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Peltodytes Régimbart, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Pericompsus LeConte, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Promecognathus Chaudoir, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaptinus Castelnau de..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1798Woodland Ground Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Rhantus Dejean, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Sanfilippodytes Franciscolo, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Scaphinotus Dejean, 1843Snail-Eating Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Schizogenius Putzeys, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1857Seedcorn Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Stictotarsus Zimmermann, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tanystoma Motschoulsky, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tecnophilus Chaudoir, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Trechus Clairville, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Uvarus Guignot, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
166 Species and 6 Subspecies
Agabus (Acatodes) griseipennis LeConte, 1859
Agabus (Agabus) disintegratus Crotch, 1873Disintegrated Diving Beetle
Agonum (Europhilus) limbatum (Jedlička, 1934)⇒ Agonum limbaticolle Gemminger & ..., 1868
Agonum (Europhilus) variolatum LeConte, 1851
Agonum (Olisares) decorum Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) deplanatum (Ménétriés, 1843)⇒ Agonum fallianus Leng, 1918
Agonum (Olisares) suturale (Say, 1830)⇒ 
Akephorus marinus LeConte, 1852
Amara (Amara) aenea De Geer, 1774Common sun beetle
Amara (Amara) anthobia A. Villa & G..., 1833Italy harp ground beetle
Amara (Amara) conflata LeConte, 1855Calabura
Amara (Amara) littoralis Mannerheim, 1843
Amara (Bradytus) insignis (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Amara spreta Dejean, 1831
Amara (Celia) aurata Dejean, 1828
Amara (Celia) californica Dejean, 1828
Amara (Curtonotus) jacobina LeConte, 1855Calabura
Amara (Zezea) longula LeConte, 1855Calabura
Amphizoa insolens LeConte, 1853
Anchomenus (Anchomenus) dorsalis Pontoppidan, 1763
Anchomenus (Anchomenus) funebris LeConte, 1854
Anillodes debilis LeConte, 1853
Anisodactylus (Anadaptus) alternans Motschulsky, 1845
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) binotatus Fabricius, 1787Two-marked harp ground beetle
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) californicus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) similis LeConte, 1851
Aphaenopidius treulandi cephalotes Knirsch, 1926
Apristus pugetanus Casey, 1920
Apteraliplus parvulus Roberts, 1913
Ardistomopsis myrmex Andrewes, 1923
Axinopalpus biplagiatus Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Axinopalpus fusciceps LeConte, 1851
Badister (Badister) ferrugineus Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Bembidion) quadrimaculatum Linnaeus, 1761
Bembidion (Diplocampa) assimile Gyllenhal, 1810
Bembidion (Neja) ambiguum Dejean, 1831Ground beetle
Bembidion (Notaphus) patruele Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Notaphus) rapidum LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Notaphus) varium Olivier, 1795
Bembidion (Peryphus) tetracolum Say, 1823Seine Riverbank Ground Beetle
Bembidion (Peryphus) transversale Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Trechonepha) iridescens LeConte, 1852
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) elongatulus Chaudoir, 1876Buliga
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) mexicanus Dejean, 1831
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) pallidus Erwin, 1965Bulldog ellgoby
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) quadripennis Dejean, 1825
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) californicus LeConte, 1857
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) nubifer LeConte, 1858Kalia
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) puncticollis Casey, 1914
Calathus (Calathus) fuscipes Goeze, 1777Dark-footed harp ground beetle
Callisthenes (Chrysostigma) cancellatus Eschscholtz, 1833
Callisthenes (Chrysostigma) semilaevis LeConte, 1852
Calodromius sphex Andrewes, 1933
Calosoma (Calodrepa) scrutator Fabricius, 1775Fiery searcher
Carabus (Archicarabus) nemoralis Müller, 1764Bronze Ground Beetle
Carabus (Carabus) granulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carabus cancellatus Illiger, 1798
Carabus basilicus basilicus Chevrolat, 1837
Carabus promachus promachus Bates, 1891
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) obsoletus LeConte, 1851
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) tricolor Dejean, 1826Prickly scorpion's-tail
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) variabilipes Eschscholtz, 1833
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) sericeus Forster, 1771Green Pubescent Ground Beetle
Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) leucoscelis Chevrolat, 1835River goby
Cicindela (Cicindela) campestris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cicindela hybrida hybrida Linnaeus, 1758
Cicindela (Cicindela) oregona LeConte, 1857Dappled Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) tranquebarica Herbst, 1806Diffracted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) hemorrhagica LeConte, 1851Grand Canyon Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) senilis (G. Horn, 1867)⇒ Cicindela oregona oregona LeConte, 1860
Cicindela mastersi plebeia Sloane, 1905
Cicindela pamphila (LeConte, 1873)⇒ Habroscelimorpha pamphila LeConte, 1873
Clivina (Clivina) punctulata LeConte, 1852
Clivina lernaea (Schaum, 1857)⇒ Clivina laevifrons Chaudoir, 1842
Colpodes maculicollis Chaudoir, 1879
Colymbetes densus LeConte, 1859Scratchbush
Colymbetes exaratus LeConte, 1862
Colymbetes sculptilis Harris, 1829
Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)⇒ Copelatus vitraci Legros, 1948
Cybister (Cybister) explanatus LeConte, 1852
Deronectes opatrinus Germar, 1824
Dicheirotrichus (Trichocellus) cognatus Gyllenhal, 1827
Dicheirus piceus Ménétriés, 1845Shadow goby
Diplocheila (Isorembus) striatopunctata LeConte, 1844Aboma de mar
Dromius (Dromius) piceus Dejean, 1831
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) gibbipennis LeConte, 1857
Dyschirius (Eudyschirius) patruelis LeConte, 1852
Dyschirius (Eudyschirius) tridentatus LeConte, 1852
Dyschirius (Eudyschirius) varidens Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Dyscolus (Dyscolus) proteinus Bates, 1882
Dytiscus marginicollis LeConte, 1844Giant Green Water Beetle
Elaphropus (Barytachys) sedulus Casey, 1918
Elaphrus (Trichelaphrus) riparius Linnaeus, 1758
Enaphrus rufulus LeConte, 1851
Exocelina glypta Guignot, 1955
Galerita (Progaleritina) lecontei Dejean, 1831Goldenlined spinefish
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) bifarius Fall, 1922Alpine bryum moss
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) picipes Dejean, 1833
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) plicifer LeConte, 1852
Gyrinus (Oreogyrinus) parcus Say, 1830Riverhemp
Habroscelimorpha auraria euryscopa Bates, 1890
Haliplus (Haliplidius) confinis Stephens, 1828Milktree
Haliplus (Liaphlus) concolor (LeConte, 1852)⇒ 
Haliplus (Liaphlus) gracilis Roberts, 1913Peanut clover
Harpalus (Harpalus) affinis (Schrank, 1781)⇒ Harpalus serripes ernsti Kataev, 1995
Harpalus (Harpalus) meteorus Basilewsky, 1946
Harpalus (Pheuginus) tardus Panzer, 1796
Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Pennsylvania Dingy Ground Beetle
Hydroporus despectus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hydroporus fortis LeConte, 1852
Hygrotus (Hygrotus) inaequalis Fabricius, 1777
Ilybiosoma lugens LeConte, 1852
Ilybiosoma regulare LeConte, 1852
Ilybius angustior (Gyllenhal, 1808)⇒ Ilybius aenescens Thomson, 1870
Ilybius walsinghami Crotch, 1873
Laccophilus maculosus Say, 1823Dingy Diver
Lachnophorus elegantulus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Laemostenus (Laemostenus) complanatus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Lebia (Lebia) guttata Motschulsky, 1864
Leistus (Leiustus) ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Liodessus affinis Say, 1823
Liodessus obscurellus LeConte, 1852
Loricera (Loricera) foveata LeConte, 1851
Loricera (Loricera) pilicornis Fabricius, 1775Bigtooth aspen
Loxandrus elaphropus Tschitschérine, 1898
Metrius contractus Eschscholtz, 1829
Nebria (Nebria) brevicollis Fabricius, 1792European Gazelle Beetle
Nebria (Reductonebria) eschscholtzii Ménétriés, 1843
Nebria (Reductonebria) obliqua LeConte, 1866Redeye triplefin
Notiobia (Anisotarsus) purpurascens Bates, 1882Notiobia ground beetle
Notiophilus semiopacus Eschscholtz, 1833
Omoglymmius (Omoglymmius) largus R.T. & J.R. ..., 1985
Omophron (Omophron) dentatum LeConte, 1852Toothed Round Sand Beetle
Omophron (Omophron) gilae LeConte, 1852Gila River Round Sand Beetle
Orectochilus cardiophorus cardiophorus cardiophorus..., 1888
Pasimachus (Pasimachus) californicus Chaudoir, 1850River goby
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) callosus LeConte, 1852
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) dispersus Roberts, 1913
Pericompsus (Eidocompsus) tolype Erwin, 1974
Platynus (Platynus) brunneomarginatus Mannerheim, 1843
Platynus (Platynus) ovipennis (Mannerheim, 1843)⇒ Platynus brunneomarginatus Mannerheim, 1843
Platynus (Platynus) tenuicollis LeConte, 1848
Promecognathus laevissimus Dejean, 1829
Pseudaptinus (Pseudaptinus) tenuicollis LeConte, 1851
Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) rufulus LeConte, 1851
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) californicus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) lama Ménétriés, 1843Shadow goby
Pterostichus (Morphnosoma) melanarius Illiger, 1798European Dark Harp Ground Beetle
Rhantus (Rhantus) binotatus (Harris, 1828)⇒ Rhantus gutticollis Say, 1830
Rhantus (Rhantus) gutticollis Say, 1830Predaceous diving beetle
Sanfilippodytes vilis LeConte, 1852
Scaphinotus (Brennus) cristatus Harris, 1839
Scaphinotus (Brennus) interruptus Ménétriés, 1844Shadow goby
Scaphinotus (Brennus) striatopunctatus Chaudoir, 1844Yellowfin goby
Scaphinotus (Brennus) ventricosus Dejean, 1831
Scaphinotus (Stenocantharus) velutinus Ménétriés, 1843Shadow goby
Schizogenius (Schizogenius) depressus LeConte, 1852
Schizogenius (Schizogenius) litigiosus Fall, 1901
Schizogenius (Schizogenius) scopaeus Whitehead, 1972Twolobed goby
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) rugicollis LeConte, 1859
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) limbalis LeConte, 1857Pale-bordered harp ground beetle
Tachys (Paratachys) edax LeConte, 1852
Tanystoma maculicolle Dejean, 1828Grease bug
Tecnophilus croceicollis Ménétriés, 1843Kolombatovic's goby
Thermonectus basillaris Harris, 1829
Trechus (Trechus) obtusus Erichson, 1837London riverbank ground beetle
Trechus (Trechus) ovipennis Motschulsky, 1845
Uvarus omalus Guignot, 1956

Subnodes of Adephaga with occurrences in Santa Clara County
SuperfamilyCaraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
65
129
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
19
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGyrinidae
Latreille, 1802
whirligig beetle, Whirligig beetles
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHaliplidae
Aubé, 1836
Crawling Water Beetle, Crawling water beetles, Haliplids
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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Adephaga at dyntaxa.se
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