Species list, Checklist of Order Coleoptera (Beetles) for Continents

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	2109 116061 1221557	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	2100 115859 1220540	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	1811 113709 1208758	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	928 84435 1006159	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	234 35483 419175	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Continents
234 Families width 419175 Species and 29066 Subspecies

Acanthocnemidae Crowson, 1964		5	Species	Taxom
Ademosynidae Ponomarenko, 1968		74	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	923	Species	Taxom
Agapythidae Sen Gupta an..., 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	87	Species	Taxom
Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856	Minute bark beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Alleculidae Laporte de C..., 1840	Comb-clawed beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Alloioscarabaeidae Bai & al., 2012		1	Species	Taxom
Amphizoidae LeConte, 1853	Stout-stream beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	2317	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	3318	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		32	Species	Taxom
Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964	Ancient Fungus Beetles	66	Species	Taxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857	Soft bodied plant beetle	54	Species	Taxom
Asiocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961		4	Species	Taxom
Aspidytidae Ribera, Beu..., 2002	Cliff water beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	4997	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	632	Species	Taxom
Belohinidae Paulian, 1959	Belohina inexpectata	1	Species	Taxom
Berendtimiridae Winkler, 1987		1	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	105	Species	Taxom
Blattocoleidae Zeuner, 1933		3	Species	Taxom
Boganiidae Sen Gupta an..., 1966		19	Species	Taxom
Bolboceratidae (Mulsant, 1842)	Dor beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Boleopsidae Kirejtshuk &..., 2013		1	Species	Taxom
Boridae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Borids	7	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	818	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	258	Species	Taxom
Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820)	Brachycerids	54	Species	Taxom
Brachypsectridae LeConte & Horn, 1883	Texas beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	114	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	3607	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	9428	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	520	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	32	Species	Taxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924	Callirhipid beetles	127	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	3425	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	47577	Species	Taxom
Caridae Thompson, 1992		44	Species	Taxom
Cavognathidae Sen Gupta an..., 1966		10	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	41250	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	31	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	511	Species	Taxom
Cetoniidae (Leach, 1815)	Flower beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Chalcodryidae Watt, 1974		15	Species	Taxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845	Chelonarid beetles	216	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	20945	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	747	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	183	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	1418	Species	Taxom
Cneoglossidae Champion, 1897		9	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	3624	Species	Taxom
Coelocatiniidae Ponomarenko, 1968		9	Species	Taxom
Coleocatiniidae Ponomarenko ..., 2015		1	Species	Taxom
Coleopsidae Kirejtshuk &..., 2016		1	Species	Taxom
Colymbotethidae Ponomarenko, 1993		2	Species	Taxom
Coprinisphaeridae Genise, 2004		1	Species	Taxom
Coptoclavidae Ponomarenko, 1961	Extinct family	56	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	321	Species	Taxom
Cretohisteridae		1	Species	Taxom
Crowsoniellidae Iablokoff-Kh..., 1983	Crowsoniella relicta	1	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	695	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	746	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	226	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	63474	Species	Taxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843	Orchid beetles	94	Species	Taxom
Decliniidae Nikitsky, La..., 1994	Declinia relicta	2	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	1502	Species	Taxom
Derodontidae LeConte, 1861	Tooth-neck fungus beetles	45	Species	Taxom
Diphyllostomatidae Holloway, 1972	False stag beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		416	Species	Taxom
Drilidae (Blanchard, 1845)	Drilid beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Dryophthoridae (Schönherr, 1825)	Palm weevils	17	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	221	Species	Taxom
Dynastidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Horn beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	5827	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	12645	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	1944	Species	Taxom
Elodophthalmidae Kirejtshuk &..., 2008		2	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	1538	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	599	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	68	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	417	Species	Taxom
Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973	Forest stream beetle	36	Species	Taxom
Georyssidae Laporte, 1819	Minute mud-loving beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	1403	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	241	Species	Taxom
Glaphyropteridae Pongracz, 1935		24	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	97	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	633	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	298	Species	Taxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)	Water scavenger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Helotidae Reitter, 1876		122	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	423	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	6368	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	810	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	2300	Species	Taxom
Hydrochidae (Thomson, 1859)		1	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	4637	Species	Taxom
Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874	Skiff beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Hygrobiidae Régimbart, 1878	Screech beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Ithyceridae (Schönherr, 1826)	New York weevil	6	Species	Taxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926	Jacobson's beetles	29	Species	Taxom
Jurodidae Ponomarenko, 1985	Jurodids	6	Species	Taxom
Kateretidae Kirkby, 1837	Pollen Beetles	30	Species	Taxom
Labradorocoleidae Ponomarenko, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Laemophloeidae (Ganglbauer, 1899)	Lined flat bark beetles	46	Species	Taxom
Lagriidae (Latreille, 1825)	Lagriid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lamingtoniidae Gupta & Crowson, 1969	Lamingtonium binnaberrense	3	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	3262	Species	Taxom
Languriidae (Latreille, 1802)	Lizard beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lasiosynidae Kirejtshuk, ..., 2010		52	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	751	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	4800	Species	Taxom
Lepiceridae Hinton, 1936		7	Species	Taxom
Liadytidae Ponomarenko, 1977		8	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	393	Species	Taxom
Lithoscarabaeidae Nikolajev, 1992		3	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	2902	Species	Taxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975	Robust marsh loving beetle	14	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	1459	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	88	Species	Taxom
Magnocoleidae Hong, 1998		1	Species	Taxom
Mauroniscidae Majer, 1995	Mauroniscid Beetles	27	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	671	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	495	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	2796	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	112	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	1729	Species	Taxom
Meruidae Spangler & S..., 2005	Meru phyllisae	1	Species	Taxom
Mesocinetidae Kirejtshuk &..., 2010		4	Species	Taxom
Micromalthidae Barber, 1913	Micromalthid beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	298	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	2340	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	156	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	163	Species	Taxom
Myraboliidae Lawrence and..., 1991		7	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	241	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	1724	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	77	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	398	Species	Taxom
Oborocoleidae Kukalová, 1968		2	Species	Taxom
Obrieniidae Zherikhin an..., 1994		12	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	227	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	721	Species	Taxom
Omalisidae Lacordaire, 1857		2	Species	Taxom
Omethidae LeConte, 1861	False fireflies	28	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		204	Species	Taxom
Orphnidae Orphnus mash..., 1908		1	Species	Taxom
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859	Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles	35	Species	Taxom
Oxycorynidae (Schoenherr, 1840)	Oxycorynid weevils	116	Species	Taxom
Oxypeltidae Lacordaire, 1869		5	Species	Taxom
Parahygrobiidae Ponomarenko, 1977	Extinct family	1	Species	Taxom
Parandrexidae Kirejtshuk, 1994		7	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	1077	Species	Taxom
Passandridae (Erichson, 1845)	Parasitic flat bark beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Permocupedidae Martynov, 1933		37	Species	Taxom
Permosynidae Tillyard, 1924		34	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	315	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	357	Species	Taxom
Phloeostichidae Reitter, 1911		8	Species	Taxom
Phloiophilidae Kiesenwetter, 1863		3	Species	Taxom
Phycosecidae Crowson, 1952		7	Species	Taxom
Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861	Rain beetle	39	Species	Taxom
Podabrocephalidae Pic, 1930		1	Species	Taxom
Praelateriidae Dolin, 1973		1	Species	Taxom
Priasilphidae Crowson, 1973		11	Species	Taxom
Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857		47	Species	Taxom
Promecheilidae Lacordaire, 1859		16	Species	Taxom
Propalticidae Crowson, 1952		12	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	33	Species	Taxom
Proterhinidae (Fauvel, 1891)		2	Species	Taxom
Protocucujidae Crowson, 1954		4	Species	Taxom
Pselaphidae (Lameere, 1900)	Short-winged mold beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	247	Species	Taxom
Pterogeniidae Crowson, 1953		24	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	1084	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	498	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	1914	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	172	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Rhagophthalmidae Olivier, 1907		8	Species	Taxom
Rhinorhipidae Lawrence, 1988	Rhinorhipus tamborinensis	1	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	62	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	83	Species	Taxom
Rhizophagidae (Shuey, 1996)	Root-eating beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhombocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961		25	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	98	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	183	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		479	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	365	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	42181	Species	Taxom
Schizocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961		89	Species	Taxom
Schizophoridae Ponomarenko, 1968		55	Species	Taxom
Schizopodidae (LeConte, 1859)	False Jewel Beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	919	Species	Taxom
Scolytidae (Latreille, 1807)	Ambrosia	19	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	478	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	5805	Species	Taxom
Septiventeridae Bai & al., 2013		1	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	281	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	607	Species	Taxom
Sinisilvanidae (Hong, 2002)		1	Species	Taxom
Smicripidae Horn, 1879	Palmetto beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Sojanocoleidae Martynov, 1932		1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeritidae Schuckard, 1839	False clown beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845	Minute Bog Beetles	28	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	69	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	66097	Species	Taxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	False long-horned beetles	37	Species	Taxom
Synchroidae Lacordaire, 1859	Synchroa bark beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Synteliidae Lewis, 1882		14	Species	Taxom
Taldycupedidae Rohdendorf, 1961		35	Species	Taxom
Tasmosalpingidae Lawrence and..., 1991		2	Species	Taxom
Telegeusidae (LeConte, 1861)	Glowworm beetles	20	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	9492	Species	Taxom
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888		147	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	142	Species	Taxom
Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1921		18	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	202	Species	Taxom
Torridincolidae Steffan, 1964		43	Species	Taxom
Trachypachidae C. G. Thomson, 1857	False ground beetle	91	Species	Taxom
Triadocupedidae (Ponomarenko, 1966)		1	Species	Taxom
Triaplidae Ponomarenko, 1977	Extinct family	4	Species	Taxom
Tricoleidae (Ponomarenko, 1969)		18	Species	Taxom
Trictenotomidae Blanchard, 1845	Croc beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Tritarsidae Hong, 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	584	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	479	Species	Taxom
Tshekardocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1944		22	Species	Taxom
Ulodidae Pascoe, 1869		9	Species	Taxom
Ulyanidae (Zherikhin, 1993)		2	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	93	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	1163	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Continents

Suborder	Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles	16 3006 54914	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Alphacoleoptera ♰ Engel, Cai, & Tihelka, 2022	5 65 181	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Archostemata Kolbe, 1908 Cupedids, Ommatids, Reticulated Beetles and Telephone-pole Beetles	7 101 442	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Myxophaga Crowson, 1955 Microsporids, Minute Bog and Skiff Beetles	10 80 307	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886 Polyphags	189 32132 363198	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Protocoleoptera ♰ Tillyard, 1924	4 20 28	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Alleculidae Laporte de Castelnau, 1840 comb-clawed beetle	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Coleocatiniidae ♰ Ponomarenko & Prokin, 2015	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Cretohisteridae	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)

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