Species list, Checklist of Suborder Polyphaga (Polyphags) for China (East Asia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	998 16340 78051	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	995 16333 78038	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	921 16006 77323	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	542 11783 60181	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	160 4506 27975	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886 Polyphags	131 3816 22177	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for China
131 Families width 22177 Species and 1062 Subspecies

Acanthocnemidae Crowson, 1964		1	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	20	Species	Taxom
Alloioscarabaeidae Bai & al., 2012		1	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	57	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	44	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		3	Species	Taxom
Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964	Ancient Fungus Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857	Soft bodied plant beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	795	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	52	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820)	Brachycerids	1	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	45	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	190	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	69	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	6	Species	Taxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924	Callirhipid beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	275	Species	Taxom
Caridae Thompson, 1992		11	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	3689	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	3	Species	Taxom
Cetoniidae (Leach, 1815)	Flower beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	936	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	33	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	146	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	1194	Species	Taxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843	Orchid beetles	41	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	128	Species	Taxom
Derodontidae LeConte, 1861	Tooth-neck fungus beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		2	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	19	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	719	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	80	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	63	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	23	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973	Forest stream beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	235	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	51	Species	Taxom
Glaphyropteridae Pongracz, 1935		1	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)	Water scavenger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Helotidae Reitter, 1876		19	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	214	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	25	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	94	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	474	Species	Taxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926	Jacobson's beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Jurodidae Ponomarenko, 1985	Jurodids	2	Species	Taxom
Kateretidae Kirkby, 1837	Pollen Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	44	Species	Taxom
Lasiosynidae Kirejtshuk, ..., 2010		22	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	392	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	17	Species	Taxom
Lithoscarabaeidae Nikolajev, 1992		2	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	570	Species	Taxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975	Robust marsh loving beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	75	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	28	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	36	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	101	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	24	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	75	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	71	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	17	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	10	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	76	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	16	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	60	Species	Taxom
Omethidae LeConte, 1861	False fireflies	2	Species	Taxom
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859	Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Parandrexidae Kirejtshuk, 1994		3	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	20	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	1	Species	Taxom
Phloiophilidae Kiesenwetter, 1863		1	Species	Taxom
Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861	Rain beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857		5	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Proterhinidae (Fauvel, 1891)		2	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	20	Species	Taxom
Pterogeniidae Crowson, 1953		1	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	110	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	11	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	3	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		8	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	3244	Species	Taxom
Schizopodidae (LeConte, 1859)	False Jewel Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Scolytidae (Latreille, 1807)	Ambrosia	1	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	157	Species	Taxom
Septiventeridae Bai & al., 2013		1	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	89	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	9	Species	Taxom
Sinisilvanidae (Hong, 2002)		1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeritidae Schuckard, 1839	False clown beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	6511	Species	Taxom
Synchroidae Lacordaire, 1859	Synchroa bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Synteliidae Lewis, 1882		4	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	178	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1921		1	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Trictenotomidae Blanchard, 1845	Croc beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	49	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	22	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	20	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Polyphaga with occurrences in China

Infraorder	Bostrichiformia Forbes, 1926	3 87 290	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Clambiformia Cai & Tihelka, 2022	1 2 3	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Cucujiformia Lameere, 1938	67 1988 7959	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Derodontiformia LeConte, 1861	2 5 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Elateriformia Crowson, 1960	27 379 1678	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Nosodendriformia Cai & Tihelka in Cai et al., 2022	1 2 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Scarabaeiformia Crowson, 1960	17 514 4257	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900	12 838 7972	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Jurodidae ♰ Ponomarenko, 1985 Jurodids, Sikhotealinia zhiltzovae	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Polyphaga at artfakta.se
Polyphaga at dyntaxa.se
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Polyphaga at itis.gov
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