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Checklist for Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
and region Comox Valley (Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
662
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
662
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
636
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
553
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
41
162
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comox Valley
41 Families width 200 Species and 1 Subspecies
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Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae (Latreille, 1807)Coccinelles0SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae (Leach, 1815)Diving beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers0SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae (Latreille, 1802)Silver Water Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae (Lameere, 1900)Rove beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae (Latreille, 1810)False Blister Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937Mould beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Brachypteridae Erichson, 1845Short-winged Flower Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules0SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae (Latreille, 1802)Death-watch and Spider Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821Fringe-winged beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Latridiidae (Erichson, 1842)Minute brown scavenger beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859False long-horned beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers0SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae (Latreille, 1817)Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836Crawling Water Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Helophoridae Leach, 1815Water scavenger beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840Minute Clubbed Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Derodontidae LeConte, 1861Tooth-neck fungus beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815False Ladybirds0SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802Bark gnawing beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids0SpeciesTaxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802Pleasing Fungus Beetle0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comox Valley
200 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthocinus (Acanthocinus) obliquus LeConte, 1862
Acupalpus (Acupalpus) meridianus Linnaeus, 1761Midday harp ground beetle
Adalia (Adalia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 17582-spot Ladybird
Agabus (Acatodes) anthracinus Mannerheim, 1852
Agabus (Acatodes) confinis Gyllenhal, 1808
Agathidium angulare Mannerheim, 1852
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Amara (Amara) aenea De Geer, 1774Common sun beetle
Amara (Amara) conflata LeConte, 1855Calabura
Amara (Amara) familiaris Duftschmid, 1812Bareyed goby
Amara (Curtonotus) alpina Paykull, 1790
Amerizus (Amerizus) oblongulus Mannerheim, 1852
Anacaena limbata Fabricius, 1792
Anacaena lutescens Stephens, 1829
Anatis mali Say, 1825Eye-spotted Lady Beetle
Anotylus (Oxytelops) rugosus Fabricius, 1775Rove beetle
Anthonomus (Anthonomus) signatus Say, 1831Say strawberry bud weevil
Aphidecta obliterata Linnaeus, 1758Ladybird beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Aphodius) pedellus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758
Asclera nigra (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Ischnomera nigra LeConte, 1852
Asemum (Asemum) striatum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ 
Atomaria (Atomaria) fuscata (Schönherr, 1808)⇒ Atomaria nigrirostris Stephens, 1830
Atomaria (Atomaria) lewisi Reitter, 1877
Atrecus macrocephalus Nordmann, 1837
Aulonium longum LeConte, 1866
Bagous californicus LeConte, 1876
Bembidion (Furcacampa) impotens Casey, 1918
Bembidion (Metallina) lampros (Herbst, 1784)⇒ Bembidion lampros Herbst, 1784
Bembidion (Odontium) coxendix Say, 1823
Bembidion (Peryphanes) grapii Gyllenhal, 1827
Bembidion (Peryphus) tetracolum Say, 1823Seine Riverbank Ground Beetle
Bembidion (Peryphus) transversale Dejean, 1831
Blethisa julii LeConte, 1863
Brachyleptura vexatrix (Mannerheim, 1853)⇒ Toxoleptura vexatrix Mannerheim, 1853
Brachypterus urticae Fabricius, 1792Nettle Pollen Beetle
Brassicogethes aeneus Fabricius, 1775Blossom beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Calathus (Calathus) fuscipes Goeze, 1777Dark-footed harp ground beetle
Calosoma (Calodrepa) scrutator Fabricius, 1775Fiery searcher
Calvia (Anisocalvia) quatuordecimguttata Linnaeus, 1758Cream Spotted Lady-beetle
Calyptomerus dubius Marsham, 1802
Carabus (Diocarabus) chamissonis Fischer, 1822
Cartodere (Aridius) bifasciata Reitter, 1877Mould Beetle
Cephaloon tenuicorne LeConte, 1873
Cercyon (Cercyon) fimbriatus Mannerheim, 1852Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) lateralis Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) unipunctatus Linnaeus, 1758Water scavenger beetle
Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837Brackish grass shrimp
Chrysolina (Hypericia) hyperici Forster, 1771Saint John'S Wort Beetle
Chrysomela (Macrolina) aeneicollis Schaeffer, 1928Satin moth
Cicindela (Cicindela) duodecimguttata Dejean, 1825Twelve-spot Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) oregona LeConte, 1857Dappled Tiger Beetle
Clivina (Semiclivina) fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle
Coccinella (Coccinella) hieroglyphica Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Coccinella (Coccinella) septempunctata Linnaeus, 17587-spot Ladybird
Coccinella (Coccinella) trifasciata Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Coccinella (Spilota) californica Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Coccinella (Spilota) undecimpunctata Linnaeus, 175811-spot Ladybird
Colymbetes exaratus LeConte, 1862
Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758
Corticaria (Corticaria) serrata Paykull, 1798
Corticeus subopacus Wallis, 1933
Cosmosalia chrysocoma Kirby, 1837
Cossonus pacificus Van Dyke, 1916
Cryptophagus maximus Blake, 1928
Cryptorhynchus (Cryptorhynchus) lapathi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar and willow borer
Cycloneda polita Casey, 1899Western Blood-Red Lady Beetle
Dalotia coriaria Kraatz, 1856Greenhouse Rove Beetle
Dellamora epiblema Ray, 1949
Dermestes (Dermestinus) talpinus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Dicheirus piceus Ménétriés, 1845Shadow goby
Dineutus (Cyclinus) assimilis Kirby, 1837
Doliopygus megatoma Schedl, 1952
Dorcasina matthewsii LeConte, 1869
Dorytomus laticollis LeConte, 1876
Dromaeolus californicus Bonvouloir, 1870
Eburia (Eburia) quadrigeminata Say, 1827Four-marked ash borer
Elaphropus (Tachyura) leptothorax Baehr, 1987
Eleodes obscura Say, 1824
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) hatchi Fender, 1962
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) lacustris (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Enaphalodes rufulus Haldeman, 1847Red oak borer
Epuraea (Epuraea) aestiva (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Epuraea pallescens Stephens, 1835
Exomias pellucidus Bedel, 1883Hairy Spider Weevil
Fabogethes nigrescens Stephens, 1830Black Pollen Beetle
Grammoptera (Grammoptera) subargentata Kirby, 1837
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) picipes Dejean, 1833
Gyrophaena vitrina Casey, 1906
Haliplus (Liaphlus) cribrarius LeConte, 1850
Harmonia axyridis Pallas, 1773Asian lady beetle
Helopium agabus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Hesperobaenus abbreviatus Motschulsky, 1845
Hippodamia (Hemisphaerica) tredecimpunctata Linnaeus, 175813-spot ladybird
Hippodamia (Hippodamia) parenthesis Say, 1824Parenthesis Lady Beetle
Hydrobius fuscipes C. Linnaeus, 1758Water Scavenger Beetle
Hydrocolus paugus Fall, 1923
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) erythrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) striola Gyllenhal, 1826
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) tristis (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Laccornellus lugubris Aubé, 1838
Hydroporus appalachius Sherman, 1913
Hydroporus obscurus (Sturm, 1835)⇒ Deronectes opatrinus Germar, 1824
Hygrotus (Coelambus) impressopunctatus Schaller, 1783
Hygrotus (Hygrotus) sayi J.Balfour-Br..., 1944
Hylastes longicollis Swaine, 1918
Hylastes macer LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Hylastes ruber Swaine, 1915
Hypera (Hypera) nigrirostris Fabricius, 1775Black-beaked Green Weevil
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) bigemmeus J. L. LeConte, 1851Drepanids
Ilybius confertus LeConte, 1861
Ilybius discedens Sharp, 1882Diving Beetle
Iphthiminus serratus Mannerheim, 1843
Ips montanus (Eichhoff, 1881)⇒ Ips amitinus Eichhoff, 1871
Laricobius nigrinus Fender, 1945
Lasconotus planipennis Kraus, 1912Sugarbeet wireworm
Lathridius nodifer (Westwood, 1839)⇒ Cartodere nodifer Westwood, 1839
Lebia (Lebia) fuscata (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Lebia fraterna Péringuey, 1896
Leistus (Leiustus) ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Lepidophorus lineaticollis Kirby, 1837
Leptura (Leptura) obliterata Haldeman, 1847
Lilioceris (Lilioceris) lilii Scopoli, 1763Lily Beetle
Loricera (Loricera) pilicornis Fabricius, 1775Bigtooth aspen
Loxandrus elaphropus Tschitschérine, 1898
Margarinotus (Paralister) umbrosus Casey, 1893
Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Melasis rufipennis Horn, 1886
Mycetaea subterranea Fabricius, 1801Hairy Cellar Beetle
Mycetochara procera Casey, 1891
Nebria (Boreonebria) rufescens (Stroem, 1768)⇒ Nebria gyllenhalli Schönherr, 1806
Nebria (Nebria) brevicollis Fabricius, 1792European Gazelle Beetle
Necydalis (Necydalisca) laevicollis (LeConte, 1869)⇒ Necydalis diversicollis diversicollis Schaeffer, 1932
Neohaemonia nigricornis Kirby, 1837
Neopachylopus sulcifrons Mannerheim, 1843
Neospondylis upiformis Mannerheim, 1843
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Notiophilus (Latviaphilus) biguttatus (Fabricius, 1779)⇒ Notiophilus substriatus C.R Waterhouse, 1833
Notiophilus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
Notiophilus borealis Harris, 1869Lined surgeonfish
Ocypus (Ocypus) olens Müller, 1764Cocktail
Ocypus (Pseudocypus) aeneocephalus De Geer, 1774Staph beetle
Optioservus (Optioservus) fastiditus LeConte, 1850Fastidious Riffle Beetle
Oreodytes (Oreodytes) sanmarkii Sahlberg, 1826
Oreodytes (Oreodytes) septentrionalis Gyllenhal, 1826
Orthotomicus ornatus Swaine, 1916
Otiorhynchus (Metopiorrhynchus) singularis Linnaeus, 1758Clay Colored Weevil
Patrobus (Patrobus) lecontei Chaudoir, 1871Sphinx goby
Pelophila borealis Paykull, 1790
Peltis pippingskoeldi Mannerheim, 1852
Philonthus (Philonthus) carbonarius (Gravenhorst, 1802)⇒ Philonthus tenuicornis Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Philonthus (Philonthus) cruentatus Gmelin, 1790Beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) rectangulus Sharp, 1874Rove beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) tenuicornis Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Philonthus (Philonthus) varians (Paykull, 1789)⇒ Philonthus longicornis Stephens, 1832
Phymatodes (Poecilium) dimidiatus Kirby, 1837
Phymatodes (Poecilium) nitidus LeConte, 1874
Pidonia (Pidonia) scripta LeConte, 1869
Platambus semivittatus LeConte, 1852
Platycerus marginalis Casey, 1897
Platydema americana Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platynus (Platynus) decentis Say, 1823
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) nitidus Horn, 1870
Psyllobora borealis Casey, 1899Western Psyllobora Lady Beetle
Psyllobora vigintimaculata Say, 1824Ladybird Beetle
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823Upland Blackclock
Pterostichus (Criobius) hudsonicus LeConte, 1863
Pterostichus (Cryobius) pinguedineus Eschscholtz, 1823
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) lama Ménétriés, 1843Shadow goby
Pterostichus (Lenapterus) punctatissimus Randall, 1838
Pterostichus (Morphnosoma) melanarius Illiger, 1798European Dark Harp Ground Beetle
Pterostichus (Phonias) strenuus (Panzer, 1796)⇒ Pterostichus diligens Sturm, 1824
Quedius (Raphirus) fellmani Zetterstedt, 1838Staph beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhantus (Rhantus) binotatus (Harris, 1828)⇒ Rhantus gutticollis Say, 1830
Rhyncolus (Rhyncolus) brunneus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Rosalia (Rosalia) funebris Motschulsky, 1845Banded alder borer
Saprinus (Saprinus) lugens Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Scolytus ventralis LeConte, 1868Fir engraver
Semiardistomis viridis Say, 1823
Sinodendron rugosum Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Sitona (Sitona) lineatus Linnaeus, 1758Pea and bean weevil
Sphaeridium bipustulatum (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Nephus quadrimaculatus Herbst, 1783
Stenus (Stenus) laccophilus Casey, 1884
Stenus (Tesnus) noctivagus Casey, 1884
Stereocerus haematopus Dejean, 1831
Stethorus (Stethorus) punctillum (Weise, 1891)⇒ Stethorus minima Rossi, 1794
Stictotarsus griseostriatus (De Geer, 1774)⇒ Boreonectes griseostriatus De Geer, 1774
Synaphaeta guexi LeConte, 1852Spotted tree borer
Tachinus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Rove beetle
Tetropium velutinum LeConte, 1869Western larch borer
Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger small dung beetle
Toxoleptura vexatrix Mannerheim, 1853
Trechus (Trechus) obtusus Erichson, 1837London riverbank ground beetle
Triplax (Triplax) californica LeConte, 1854
Tychius (Tychius) picirostris Fabricius, 1787Clover seed weevil
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) acilinea Marseul, 1862
Xylodromus concinnus (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Xylodromus brunneipennis Stephens, 1832

Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Comox Valley
SuborderAdephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles
4
42
64
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
37
120
136
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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