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Dutch species names of Suborder
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles
Class
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species
Order
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Superfamily
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
8
5520
109721
Families
Genera
Species
Superfamily
Dytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
10
495
10977
Families
Genera
Species
Family
Gyrinidae
Latreille, 1802
Whirligig beetle, Whirligig beetles
113
2452
Genera
Species
Family
Haliplidae
Aubé, 1836
Crawling Water Beetle, Crawling water beetles, Haliplids
32
530
Genera
Species
Family
Triaplidae
♰
Ponomarenko, 1977
Extinct family
5
14
Genera
Species
Family
Tritarsidae
♰
Hong, 2002
1
1
Genus
Species
Family
Tritarsusidae
♰
Hong, 2002
0
0
Genera
Species
Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of
Adephaga
English
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles
Swedish
Rovskalbaggar
Finnish
Petokuoriaiset
Distribution and Species lists of Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
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Afghanistan
4 Families 116 Genera 529 Species
Albania
4 Families 123 Genera 660 Species
Algeria
5 Families 164 Genera 729 Species
Andorra
2 Families 52 Genera 139 Species
Angola
4 Families 182 Genera 725 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Families 10 Genera 14 Species
Argentina
6 Families 293 Genera 1068 Species
Armenia
3 Families 127 Genera 646 Species
Australia
7 Families 613 Genera 5201 Species
Austria
5 Families 198 Genera 1188 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Families 131 Genera 694 Species
Bahamas
3 Families 50 Genera 90 Species
Bahrain
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Bangladesh
4 Families 98 Genera 263 Species
Barbados
3 Families 11 Genera 15 Species
Belarus
5 Families 122 Genera 544 Species
Belgium
6 Families 187 Genera 952 Species
Belize
4 Families 67 Genera 96 Species
Benin
4 Families 94 Genera 254 Species
Bhutan
2 Families 89 Genera 213 Species
Bolivia
4 Families 172 Genera 564 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 Families 140 Genera 845 Species
Botswana
4 Families 121 Genera 331 Species
Brazil
5 Families 343 Genera 2407 Species
Brunei
1 Families 11 Genera 11 Species
Bulgaria
5 Families 162 Genera 1003 Species
Burkina Faso
3 Families 86 Genera 239 Species
Burundi
1 Families 109 Genera 257 Species
Cambodia
1 Families 94 Genera 262 Species
Cameroon
4 Families 239 Genera 953 Species
Canada
7 Families 275 Genera 2303 Species
Cape Verde
3 Families 66 Genera 107 Species
Central African Republic
3 Families 97 Genera 332 Species
Chad
3 Families 123 Genera 428 Species
Chile
5 Families 152 Genera 498 Species
China
13 Families 606 Genera 5630 Species
Colombia
5 Families 279 Genera 1044 Species
Comoros
2 Families 38 Genera 61 Species
Costa Rica
5 Families 239 Genera 705 Species
Croatia
5 Families 150 Genera 826 Species
Cuba
5 Families 148 Genera 360 Species
Cyprus
4 Families 104 Genera 346 Species
Czech Republic
6 Families 175 Genera 1025 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Families 327 Genera 2192 Species
Denmark
6 Families 154 Genera 732 Species
Djibouti
2 Families 41 Genera 64 Species
Dominica
1 Families 10 Genera 16 Species
Dominican Republic
4 Families 53 Genera 120 Species
East Timor
2 Families 34 Genera 46 Species
Ecuador
5 Families 188 Genera 821 Species
Egypt
4 Families 129 Genera 423 Species
El Salvador
2 Families 38 Genera 67 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Families 69 Genera 142 Species
Eritrea
2 Families 95 Genera 269 Species
Estonia
6 Families 140 Genera 653 Species
Ethiopia
5 Families 239 Genera 1077 Species
Fiji
3 Families 29 Genera 42 Species
Finland
6 Families 153 Genera 856 Species
France
7 Families 348 Genera 2339 Species
Gabon
4 Families 106 Genera 269 Species
Gambia
5 Families 206 Genera 704 Species
Georgia
5 Families 188 Genera 971 Species
Germany
8 Families 307 Genera 1545 Species
Ghana
3 Families 67 Genera 171 Species
Greece
6 Families 238 Genera 1521 Species
Grenada
4 Families 13 Genera 16 Species
Guatemala
5 Families 151 Genera 518 Species
Guinea
2 Families 156 Genera 551 Species
Guinea-Bissau
5 Families 104 Genera 286 Species
Guyana
4 Families 127 Genera 186 Species
Haiti
2 Families 48 Genera 110 Species
Honduras
4 Families 98 Genera 180 Species
Hungary
4 Families 154 Genera 776 Species
Iceland
4 Families 59 Genera 137 Species
India
5 Families 468 Genera 2914 Species
Indonesia
6 Families 407 Genera 3054 Species
Iran
4 Families 188 Genera 1137 Species
Iraq
3 Families 111 Genera 332 Species
Ireland
6 Families 180 Genera 636 Species
Israel
4 Families 140 Genera 529 Species
Italy
6 Families 342 Genera 2879 Species
Ivory Coast
4 Families 198 Genera 745 Species
Jamaica
4 Families 50 Genera 114 Species
Japan
5 Families 361 Genera 2339 Species
Jordan
2 Families 67 Genera 150 Species
Kazakhstan
6 Families 188 Genera 1297 Species
Kenya
5 Families 251 Genera 1020 Species
Kiribati
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Kosovo
1 Families 7 Genera 24 Species
Kuwait
2 Families 16 Genera 22 Species
Kyrgyzstan
6 Families 126 Genera 808 Species
Laos
3 Families 159 Genera 566 Species
Latvia
5 Families 115 Genera 552 Species
Lebanon
4 Families 101 Genera 341 Species
Lesotho
3 Families 48 Genera 91 Species
Liberia
4 Families 148 Genera 203 Species
Libya
2 Families 67 Genera 152 Species
Liechtenstein
3 Families 58 Genera 165 Species
Lithuania
3 Families 98 Genera 396 Species
Luxembourg
6 Families 133 Genera 535 Species
Madagascar
5 Families 313 Genera 2043 Species
Malawi
4 Families 102 Genera 310 Species
Malaysia
4 Families 196 Genera 648 Species
Maldives
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mali
3 Families 106 Genera 314 Species
Malta
2 Families 63 Genera 149 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Mauritania
2 Families 81 Genera 245 Species
Mauritius
3 Families 57 Genera 88 Species
Mexico
5 Families 309 Genera 2102 Species
Micronesia
3 Families 55 Genera 83 Species
Moldova
2 Families 109 Genera 651 Species
Monaco
1 Families 5 Genera 17 Species
Mongolia
7 Families 114 Genera 720 Species
Montenegro
2 Families 52 Genera 134 Species
Morocco
5 Families 177 Genera 844 Species
Mozambique
4 Families 230 Genera 776 Species
Myanmar
4 Families 270 Genera 1173 Species
Namibia
5 Families 189 Genera 591 Species
Nepal
4 Families 236 Genera 1241 Species
Netherlands
7 Families 223 Genera 1022 Species
New Zealand
3 Families 167 Genera 867 Species
Nicaragua
5 Families 131 Genera 274 Species
Niger
2 Families 63 Genera 189 Species
Nigeria
4 Families 119 Genera 303 Species
Niue
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
North Korea
5 Families 91 Genera 447 Species
Norway
6 Families 185 Genera 1120 Species
Oman
3 Families 46 Genera 78 Species
Pakistan
2 Families 169 Genera 584 Species
Palau
1 Families 18 Genera 21 Species
Palestine
2 Families 118 Genera 442 Species
Panama
6 Families 167 Genera 568 Species
Papua New Guinea
5 Families 244 Genera 1195 Species
Paraguay
5 Families 140 Genera 337 Species
Peru
5 Families 227 Genera 922 Species
Philippines
5 Families 219 Genera 807 Species
Poland
5 Families 194 Genera 1129 Species
Portugal
6 Families 196 Genera 938 Species
Qatar
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Republic of the Congo
2 Families 113 Genera 274 Species
Republic South Africa
6 Families 445 Genera 2210 Species
Romania
3 Families 136 Genera 848 Species
Russia
10 Families 350 Genera 3185 Species
Rwanda
3 Families 149 Genera 383 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Families 4 Genera 8 Species
Saint Lucia
2 Families 14 Genera 15 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Samoa
3 Families 31 Genera 39 Species
San Marino
1 Families 9 Genera 14 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Families 41 Genera 107 Species
Saudi Arabia
3 Families 89 Genera 213 Species
Senegal
5 Families 216 Genera 784 Species
Serbia
2 Families 89 Genera 329 Species
Seychelles
3 Families 34 Genera 50 Species
Sierra Leone
4 Families 134 Genera 374 Species
Singapore
2 Families 63 Genera 109 Species
Slovakia
5 Families 159 Genera 964 Species
Slovenia
3 Families 122 Genera 755 Species
Solomon Islands
4 Families 122 Genera 236 Species
Somalia
1 Families 121 Genera 344 Species
Somaliland
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
South Korea
6 Families 151 Genera 522 Species
South Sudan
3 Families 6 Genera 6 Species
Spain
8 Families 358 Genera 2153 Species
Sri Lanka
4 Families 214 Genera 698 Species
Sudan
4 Families 112 Genera 371 Species
Suriname
4 Families 113 Genera 191 Species
Sweden
8 Families 360 Genera 1520 Species
Switzerland
6 Families 174 Genera 921 Species
Syria
3 Families 117 Genera 515 Species
Taiwan
5 Families 262 Genera 891 Species
Tajikistan
2 Families 112 Genera 538 Species
Tanzania
4 Families 307 Genera 1355 Species
Thailand
6 Families 231 Genera 838 Species
Togo
3 Families 83 Genera 191 Species
Tonga
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Transnistria
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
4 Families 53 Genera 85 Species
Tunisia
3 Families 146 Genera 558 Species
Turkey
5 Families 227 Genera 1721 Species
Turkmenistan
3 Families 140 Genera 598 Species
Tuvalu
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Uganda
4 Families 142 Genera 440 Species
Ukraine
3 Families 167 Genera 1041 Species
United Arab Emirates
3 Families 60 Genera 97 Species
United Kingdom
7 Families 345 Genera 1595 Species
Uruguay
3 Families 73 Genera 165 Species
USA
8 Families 538 Genera 5620 Species
Uzbekistan
4 Families 131 Genera 629 Species
Vanuatu
3 Families 25 Genera 35 Species
Vatican City
1 Families 4 Genera 16 Species
Venezuela
6 Families 202 Genera 576 Species
Vietnam
4 Families 265 Genera 1030 Species
Yemen
3 Families 113 Genera 273 Species
Zambia
5 Families 177 Genera 676 Species
Zimbabwe
5 Families 259 Genera 987 Species
Distribution on islands
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Aldabra Group
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Antipodes Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Azores
3 Families 54 Genera 112 Species
Bacan islands
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Cyclades
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
East Aleutians
1 Families 8 Genera 8 Species
Fox Islands
1 Families 8 Genera 8 Species
Hebrides
4 Families 48 Genera 146 Species
Inner Hebrides
4 Families 43 Genera 124 Species
Islands of Chile
5 Families 102 Genera 132 Species
Macaronesia
4 Families 166 Genera 611 Species
Murray Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Northern Isles
4 Families 45 Genera 118 Species
Northern Orkney Islands
4 Families 7 Genera 14 Species
Orkney Islands
4 Families 38 Genera 84 Species
Outer Hebrides
4 Families 41 Genera 112 Species
Rat Islands
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Savage Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Scalloway Islands
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Shetland Islands
4 Families 39 Genera 93 Species
South Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Southern Orkney Islands
2 Families 17 Genera 26 Species
Uist
4 Families 37 Genera 102 Species
West Aleutians
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
4 Families 40 Genera 67 Species
Green River Formation
3 Families 33 Genera 48 Species
Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
1 Families 11 Genera 11 Species
Posidonia Shale
3 Families 9 Genera 11 Species
Rott Formation
3 Families 8 Genera 12 Species
Sarka Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Sunchal Formation
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Tiaojishan Formation
3 Families 5 Genera 7 Species
Wellington Formation
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Yixian Formation
4 Families 11 Genera 16 Species
Links, sources and further information
Adephaga at
artfakta.se
Adephaga at
dyntaxa.se
Adephaga at
itis.gov