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Checklist for Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		896
13558
47115		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		893
13548
47100		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		807
13239
46382		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		484
10777
40631		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		127
3437
11118		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		112
3024
9335		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
594
2829		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles		7
497
2382		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
7 Families width 2382 Species and 96 Subspecies
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859Primitive carrion beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles87SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles148SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles91SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)Ant-like stone beetles63SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles41SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1950SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Staphylinoidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyAgyrtidae
Thomson, 1859
Primitive carrion beetles		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, minute moss beetle, Minute moss beetles		14
87		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyLeiodidae
Fleming, 1821
Round fungus beetles		32
148		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPtiliidae
Heer, 1843
Feather-wing beetles, Feather-winged beetles, Featherwing beetles, Featherwinged Beetles, Horseshoe crab beetles		21
91		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyScydmaenidae
Leach, 1815
Ant-like stone beetles, Scydmaenines		18
63		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles, Carrion Beetle, Carrion beetles, Large carrion beetles, Sexton beetles		13
41		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs		397
1950		Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Staphylinoidea at artfakta.se
Staphylinoidea at dyntaxa.se
Staphylinoidea at itis.gov