Species list, Checklist of Suborder Polyphaga (Polyphags) for Australia (Australasia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	937 21291 104803	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	933 21259 104731	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	882 20999 104014	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	536 16084 86183	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	148 5971 36968	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886 Polyphags	131 5318 31643	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Australia
131 Families width 31643 Species and 599 Subspecies

Acanthocnemidae Crowson, 1964		1	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	143	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856	Minute bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	311	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	124	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		0	Species	Taxom
Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964	Ancient Fungus Beetles	31	Species	Taxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857	Soft bodied plant beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	202	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	325	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	24	Species	Taxom
Boganiidae Sen Gupta an..., 1966		10	Species	Taxom
Boridae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Borids	2	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	108	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	59	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	23	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	439	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	1705	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	70	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	1	Species	Taxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924	Callirhipid beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	151	Species	Taxom
Caridae Thompson, 1992		5	Species	Taxom
Cavognathidae Sen Gupta an..., 1966		3	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	2082	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	58	Species	Taxom
Chalcodryidae Watt, 1974		3	Species	Taxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845	Chelonarid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	3201	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	60	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	24	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	361	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	563	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	66	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	45	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	95	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	5339	Species	Taxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843	Orchid beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	180	Species	Taxom
Derodontidae LeConte, 1861	Tooth-neck fungus beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		10	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	18	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	876	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	218	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	57	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	83	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	111	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	196	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)	Water scavenger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	17	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	640	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	92	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	502	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	375	Species	Taxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926	Jacobson's beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Kateretidae Kirkby, 1837	Pollen Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Laemophloeidae (Ganglbauer, 1899)	Lined flat bark beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Lamingtoniidae Gupta & Crowson, 1969	Lamingtonium binnaberrense	3	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	189	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	54	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	221	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	176	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	241	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	24	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	35	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	141	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	8	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	312	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	242	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	9	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Myraboliidae Lawrence and..., 1991		7	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	21	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	241	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	103	Species	Taxom
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859	Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	53	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	73	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	1	Species	Taxom
Phloeostichidae Reitter, 1911		7	Species	Taxom
Phycosecidae Crowson, 1952		6	Species	Taxom
Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861	Rain beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Priasilphidae Crowson, 1973		3	Species	Taxom
Promecheilidae Lacordaire, 1859		1	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	8	Species	Taxom
Protocucujidae Crowson, 1954		3	Species	Taxom
Pselaphidae (Lameere, 1900)	Short-winged mold beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	22	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	109	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	253	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	21	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Rhinorhipidae Lawrence, 1988	Rhinorhipus tamborinensis	1	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	15	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	4	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	55	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		3	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	42	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	3649	Species	Taxom
Schizopodidae (LeConte, 1859)	False Jewel Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	248	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	21	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	347	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	23	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	76	Species	Taxom
Smicripidae Horn, 1879	Palmetto beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Sphaeritidae Schuckard, 1839	False clown beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	3058	Species	Taxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	False long-horned beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Tasmosalpingidae Lawrence and..., 1991		2	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	2011	Species	Taxom
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888		4	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1921		6	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	108	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	50	Species	Taxom
Ulodidae Pascoe, 1869		1	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	137	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in Australia

Infraorder	Bostrichiformia Forbes, 1926	3 105 541	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Clambiformia Cai & Tihelka, 2022	2 6 28	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Cucujiformia Lameere, 1938	76 3150 17535	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Derodontiformia LeConte, 1861	2 6 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Elateriformia Crowson, 1960	23 483 3950	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Nosodendriformia Cai & Tihelka in Cai et al., 2022	1 1 10	Family Genus Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Rhinorhipiformia Cai, Engel & Tihelka, 2022	1 1 1	Family Genus Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Scarabaeiformia Crowson, 1960	11 566 4286	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900	12 1000 5282	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Polyphaga at artfakta.se
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Polyphaga at itis.gov
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