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Checklist for Suborder Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 (Adephagans)
and region Southern Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
1795
2678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
1795
2678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
316
1711
2532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
224
1454
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
54
388
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
80
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Illinois
5 Families width 177 Species and 2 Subspecies
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles36SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles130SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836Crawling Water Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860Burrowing water beetle0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Illinois
80 Genera with 177 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Acilius Leach, 1823Small Flat Diving Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Agabus Leach, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Agonoleptus Casey, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 182810SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1823Seed-Eating Ground Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Anisodactylus Dejean, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Apenes LeConte, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Aphoenops Bonvouioir, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Badister Clairville, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 18318SpeciesTaxom
Blethisa Bonelli, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1781Bombardier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Bradycellus Erichson, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Calathus Bonelli, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Calodromius Reitter, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1844Caterpillar hunters3SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1891Ground beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1823Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1834Common Tiger Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Coptotomus Say, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cosnania Dejean, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cratacanthus Dejean, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Cybister Curtis, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1824Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Deronectes Sharp, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Desmopachria Babington, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dicaelus Bonelli, 1813Notched-mouth Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dicheirotrichus Jacquelin du..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Dineutus MacLeay, 1821whirligig beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Dromius Bonelli, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscus Linnaeus, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Elaphrus Fabricius, 1837Marsh Ground Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ellipsoptera Dokhtouroff, 1831Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1792False Bombardier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1837Whirligig Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Haliplus Latreille, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 17749SpeciesTaxom
Helluomorphoides Ball, 1853Flat-horned Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocanthus Say, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydroporus Clairville, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Hygrotus Stephens, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Ilybiosoma Crotch, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ilybius Erichson, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1823colorful foliage ground beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Liodessus Guignot, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Matus Aubé, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Microlestes Schmidt-Goebel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nebrioporus Régimbart, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Neoporus Guignot, 1823Water tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Notiophilus Dumeril, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Olisthopus Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Omophron Latreille, 1823Round Sand Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ophonus Dejean, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Paratachys Casey, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Pasimachus Bonelli, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Patrobus Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Peltodytes Régimbart, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Pinacodera Schaum, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Platambus C.G. Thomson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1930Woodland Ground Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Rhantus Dejean, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Scarites Fabricius, 1775Scarites Ground Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Siopelus Murray, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1823Seedcorn Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Syntomus Hope, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Synuchus Gyllenhal, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1766Metallic Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonoderus Dejean, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Illinois
177 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acilius (Homoelytrus) mediatus Say, 1823
Agabus (Agabus) disintegratus Crotch, 1873Disintegrated Diving Beetle
Agabus (Gaurodytes) ambiguus Say, 1823
Agonoleptus conjunctus Say, 1823
Agonum (Agonum) placidum Say, 1823
Agonum (Europhilus) lutulentum LeConte, 1854
Agonum (Europhilus) palustre Goulet, 1969Dogtoothed goby
Agonum (Olisares) crenistriatum LeConte, 1863
Agonum (Olisares) decorum Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) extensicolle Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) melanarium Dejean, 1828
Agonum (Olisares) mutatum Gemminger & ..., 1868
Agonum (Olisares) punctiforme Say, 1823
Agonum (Platynomicrus) ferruginosum Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Amara (Amara) aenea De Geer, 1774Common sun beetle
Amara (Amara) haywardi (Csiki, 1929)⇒ Amara cupreolata Putzeys, 1866
Amara (Bradytus) apricaria Paykull, 1790Exposed sun beetle
Amara (Curtonotus) pennsylvanica Hayward, 1908
Amara (Percosia) obesa (Say, 1823)⇒ Amara ignatovitschi Tschitschérine, 1894
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) similis LeConte, 1851
Anisodactylus (Gynandrotarsus) anthracinus Dejean, 1829
Anisodactylus (Gynandrotarsus) rusticus Say, 1823
Anisodactylus (Spongopus) verticalis LeConte, 1848
Apenes (Apenes) pallipes Fabricius, 1792
Aphoenops pluto hydrophilus (A. Gaudin, 1945)⇒ Aphaenops pluto hydrophilus A. Gaudin, 1945
Badister (Badister) ferrugineus Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Diplocampa) assimile Gyllenhal, 1810
Bembidion (Furcacampa) impotens Casey, 1918
Bembidion (Hydrium) levigatum Say, 1830
Bembidion (Notaphus) patruele Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Notaphus) rapidum LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Ochthedromus) bifossulatum LeConte, 1852
Bembidion (Odontium) coxendix Say, 1823
Bembidion (Peryphus) mexicanum Dejean, 1831
Blethisa quadricollis Haldeman, 1847
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) americanus LeConte, 1844Aboma de mar
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) fumans Fabricius, 1781
Bradycellus (Lipalocellus) nigrinus Dejean, 1829
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) congener LeConte, 1848Limestone Cave beetle
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) rupestris Say, 1823Rich Mountain cave beetle
Calathus (Neocalathus) opaculus LeConte, 1854
Calodromius sphex Andrewes, 1933
Calosoma (Calodrepa) scrutator Fabricius, 1775Fiery searcher
Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta Linnaeus, 1758Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter
Calosoma (Carabosoma) peregrinator Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Ground beetle
Carabus (Archicarabus) nemoralis Müller, 1764Bronze Ground Beetle
Carabus promachus promachus Bates, 1891
Chlaenius (Agostenus) niger (Randall, 1838)⇒ Chlaenius nigerrimus Jedlička, 1958
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) brevilabris Le Conte, 1848
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) nemoralis Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) tricolor Dejean, 1826Prickly scorpion's-tail
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) aestivus Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) erythropus (Germar, 1824)⇒ Chlaenius nigricornis Fabricius, 1787
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) sericeus Forster, 1771Green Pubescent Ground Beetle
Chlaenius (Eurydactylus) tomentosus Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) solitarius Say, 1823Chlaenius Ground Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) ancocisconensis T.W.Harris, 1852Appalachian Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) duodecimguttata Dejean, 1825Twelve-spot Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) pulchra Say, 1823Beautiful Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) purpurea Olivier, 1790Audubon's Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) repanda Dejean, 1825Bronze Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata Fabricius, 1775Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) sedecimpunctata Klug, 1834Western Red-bellied Tiger Beetle
Clivina (Paraclivina) bipustulata (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Paraclivina bipustulata Fabricius, 1798
Clivina (Paraclivina) ferrea (LeConte, 1857)⇒ Paraclivina ferrea LeConte, 1857
Clivina (Paraclivina) postica (LeConte, 1848)⇒ Paraclivina postica LeConte, 1846
Coptotomus longulus LeConte, 1852
Cosnania pensylvanica Linnaeus, 1767
Cratacanthus dubius Palisot de B..., 1811Goatee blenny
Cybister (Cybister) fimbriolatus Say, 1823Predaceous Diving Beetle
Cyclotrachelus (Evarthrus) substriatus LeConte, 1848
Cylindera (Cylindera) cursitans LeConte, 1857Ant-like Tiger Beetle
Cylindera (Cylindera) lemniscata LeConte, 1854Rouged Tiger Beetle
Cylindera (Cylindera) terricola Say, 1824Belted-winged Tiger Beetle
Deronectes opatrinus Germar, 1824
Desmopachria convexa Aubé, 1838
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) elongatus Bonelli, 1813
Dicheirotrichus (Trichocellus) cognatus Gyllenhal, 1827
Dineutus (Cyclinus) assimilis Kirby, 1837
Dineutus (Cyclinus) discolor Aubé, 1838
Dineutus (Cyclinus) hornii Roberts, 1895Bigleaf clover
Dineutus (Dineutus) ciliatus Forsberg, 1821
Dromius (Dromius) piceus Dejean, 1831
Dyschirius (Paradyschirius) haemorrhoidalis (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Dyschirius politus politus Dejean, 1825
Dyschirius dyschirius (Bonelli, 1813)⇒ Dyschirius bonellii Putzeys, 1846
Dytiscus fasciventris Say, 1824Understriped Diving Beetle
Dytiscus harrisii Kirby, 1837Harris'S Diving Beetle
Dytiscus hybridus Aubé, 1838
Dytiscus verticalis Say, 1823Vertical Diving Beetle
Elaphropus (Tachyura) leptothorax Baehr, 1987
Elaphrus (Elaphrus) ruscarius Say, 1834Prickly scorpion's-tail
Elaphrus (Neoelaphrus) clairvillei Kirby, 1837
Ellipsoptera cuprascens LeConte, 1852Coppery Tiger Beetle
Ellipsoptera lepida Dejean, 1831Ghost Tiger Beetle
Galerita (Progaleritina) janus Fabricius, 1792
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) aquiris LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) consobrinus LeConte, 1852
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) ventralis Kirby, 1837
Haliplus (Haliplus) immaculicollis Harris, 1828Lemmon's wildginger
Harpalus (Harpalomerus) amputatus Say, 1830Prickly scorpion's-tail
Harpalus (Harpalus) affinis (Schrank, 1781)⇒ Harpalus serripes ernsti Kataev, 1995
Harpalus (Harpalus) herbivagus Say, 1823
Harpalus (Harpalus) somnulentus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Harpalus (Megapangus) caliginosus Fabricius, 1798Dusky ground beetle
Harpalus (Opadius) fraternus LeConte, 1852
Harpalus (Plectralidus) erraticus (Say, 1823)⇒ Harpalus eraticus Say, 1823
Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) actiosus Casey, 1914
Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Pennsylvania Dingy Ground Beetle
Helluomorphoides texanus LeConte, 1853
Hydaticus (Hydaticus) continentalis J.Balfour-Br..., 1944
Hydroporus americanus Aubé, 1838
Hydroporus dichrous F.E.Melsheimer, 1844
Hydrovatus (Vathydrus) cuspidatus Kunze, 1818
Hydrovatus pustulatus F.E.Melsheimer, 1844
Hygrotus (Coelambus) impressopunctatus Schaller, 1783
Hygrotus (Coelambus) nubilus LeConte, 1855
Hygrotus (Coelambus) patruelis LeConte, 1855
Hygrotus (Hygrotus) inaequalis Fabricius, 1777
Hygrotus (Hygrotus) sayi J.Balfour-Br..., 1944
Ilybiosoma bjorkmanae Hatch, 1939
Ilybiosoma seriatum Say, 1823
Ilybius biguttulus Germar, 1824
Ilybius discedens Sharp, 1882Diving Beetle
Laccophilus fasciatus Aubé, 1838Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus proximus Say, 1823
Laccophilus undatus Aubé, 1838
Lebia (Lebia) analis Dejean, 1825
Lebia (Lebia) bivittata Fabricius, 1798
Lebia (Lebia) ornata Say, 1823
Lebia (Lebia) scapula Horn, 1885Flathead wriggler
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) grandis Hentz, 1830Large Foliage Ground Beetle
Lebia (Loxopeza) tricolor Say, 1823
Liodessus affinis Say, 1823
Liodessus crotchi Nilsson, 2001
Loxandrus elaphropus Tschitschérine, 1898
Matus bicarinatus Say, 1823
Microlestes linearis LeConte, 1851
Nebrioporus (Nebrioporus) macronychus Shirt & Angus, 1992
Neoporus undulatus Say, 1823
Notiophilus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
Olisthopus parmatus Say, 1823
Omophron (Omophron) americanum Dejean, 1831American Round Sand Beetle
Omophron (Omophron) tessellatum (Say, 1823)⇒ Omophron multiguttatum Chaudoir, 1850
Ophonus (Metophonus) puncticeps (Stephens, 1828)⇒ Ophonus puncticollis Paykull, 1798
Pasimachus (Pasimachus) elongatus LeConte, 1846Goldspot goby
Patrobus (Neopatrobus) longicornis Say, 1823
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) edentulus LeConte, 1863
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) litoralis Matheson, 1912Cusick's rockcress
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) muticus LeConte, 1863
Pinacodera platicollis Say, 1823
Platambus semivittatus LeConte, 1852
Platynus (Platynus) decentis Say, 1823
Poecilus (Poecilus) chalcites Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823Upland Blackclock
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) mutus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) trinarius Casey, 1918
Pterostichus (Cryobius) pinguedineus Eschscholtz, 1823
Pterostichus (Morphnosoma) melanarius Illiger, 1798European Dark Harp Ground Beetle
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) luctuosus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Pterostichus (Unitrichus) exochus Andrewes, 1930
Rhantus (Rhantus) binotatus (Harris, 1828)⇒ Rhantus gutticollis Say, 1830
Scarites (Scarites) subterraneus Fabricius, 1775Big-headed Ground Beetle
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) palliatus Fabricius, 1798
Siopelus (Neosiopelus) pediobius Alluaud, 1926
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) comma Fabricius, 1775
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) lineola Fabricius, 1775Lined Stenolophus
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) fuliginosus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) ochropezus Say, 1823
Syntomus americanus Dejean, 1831
Synuchus (Pristodactyla) impunctatus Say, 1823
Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetragonoderus (Crossonychus) fasciatus Haldeman, 1843
Thermonectus basillaris Harris, 1829

Subnodes of Adephaga with occurrences in Southern Illinois
SuperfamilyCaraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
54
130
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
22
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGyrinidae
Latreille, 1802
whirligig beetle, Whirligig beetles
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHaliplidae
Aubé, 1836
Crawling Water Beetle, Crawling water beetles, Haliplids
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Adephaga at dyntaxa.se
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