Species list, Checklist of Order Coleoptera (Beetles) for Europe (Eurasia)

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Checklist for Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
and region Europe (Eurasia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	1408 35417 222091	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	1401 35364 221754	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	1211 34497 219210	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	647 26961 190296	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	169 9191 59961	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Europe
169 Families width 59961 Species and 7623 Subspecies

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Acanthocnemidae Crowson, 1964		1	Species	Taxom
Ademosynidae Ponomarenko, 1968		5	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	62	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Amphizoidae LeConte, 1853	Stout-stream beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	262	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	189	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		1	Species	Taxom
Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964	Ancient Fungus Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857	Soft bodied plant beetle	8	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	447	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	26	Species	Taxom
Berendtimiridae Winkler, 1987		1	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Blattocoleidae Zeuner, 1933		1	Species	Taxom
Bolboceratidae (Mulsant, 1842)	Dor beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Boleopsidae Kirejtshuk &..., 2013		1	Species	Taxom
Boridae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Borids	4	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	217	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	15	Species	Taxom
Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820)	Brachycerids	19	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	46	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	668	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	1292	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	156	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	6	Species	Taxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924	Callirhipid beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	728	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	8274	Species	Taxom
Caridae Thompson, 1992		12	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	2082	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	31	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	2749	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	132	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	33	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	168	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	486	Species	Taxom
Coleopsidae Kirejtshuk &..., 2016		1	Species	Taxom
Colymbotethidae Ponomarenko, 1993		1	Species	Taxom
Coptoclavidae Ponomarenko, 1961	Extinct family	19	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	86	Species	Taxom
Crowsoniellidae Iablokoff-Kh..., 1983	Crowsoniella relicta	1	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	400	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	93	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	58	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	10830	Species	Taxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843	Orchid beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Decliniidae Nikitsky, La..., 1994	Declinia relicta	1	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	284	Species	Taxom
Derodontidae LeConte, 1861	Tooth-neck fungus beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		4	Species	Taxom
Dryophthoridae (Schönherr, 1825)	Palm weevils	1	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	43	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	1202	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	1513	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	166	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	91	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	78	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	16	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	101	Species	Taxom
Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973	Forest stream beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	188	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	37	Species	Taxom
Glaphyropteridae Pongracz, 1935		22	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	9	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	105	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	86	Species	Taxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)	Water scavenger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	67	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	936	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	862	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	946	Species	Taxom
Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874	Skiff beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Hygrobiidae Régimbart, 1878	Screech beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Ithyceridae (Schönherr, 1826)	New York weevil	1	Species	Taxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926	Jacobson's beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Jurodidae Ponomarenko, 1985	Jurodids	1	Species	Taxom
Kateretidae Kirkby, 1837	Pollen Beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	185	Species	Taxom
Languriidae (Latreille, 1802)	Lizard beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lasiosynidae Kirejtshuk, ..., 2010		3	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	249	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	1782	Species	Taxom
Lepiceridae Hinton, 1936		1	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	38	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	191	Species	Taxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975	Robust marsh loving beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	96	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	11	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	14	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	104	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	320	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	2	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	621	Species	Taxom
Micromalthidae Barber, 1913	Micromalthid beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	65	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	368	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	47	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	9	Species	Taxom
Myraboliidae Lawrence and..., 1991		0	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	30	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	558	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	33	Species	Taxom
Oborocoleidae Kukalová, 1968		2	Species	Taxom
Obrieniidae Zherikhin an..., 1994		1	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	19	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	131	Species	Taxom
Omalisidae Lacordaire, 1857		2	Species	Taxom
Omethidae LeConte, 1861	False fireflies	1	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		37	Species	Taxom
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859	Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Parandrexidae Kirejtshuk, 1994		1	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Permosynidae Tillyard, 1924		3	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	66	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	7	Species	Taxom
Phloeostichidae Reitter, 1911		1	Species	Taxom
Phloiophilidae Kiesenwetter, 1863		3	Species	Taxom
Phycosecidae Crowson, 1952		0	Species	Taxom
Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861	Rain beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857		1	Species	Taxom
Promecheilidae Lacordaire, 1859		2	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	8	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	208	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	526	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	21	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	5	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	25	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		8	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	49	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	3000	Species	Taxom
Schizocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961		4	Species	Taxom
Schizophoridae Ponomarenko, 1968		7	Species	Taxom
Schizopodidae (LeConte, 1859)	False Jewel Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	188	Species	Taxom
Scolytidae (Latreille, 1807)	Ambrosia	2	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	107	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	990	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	153	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	86	Species	Taxom
Smicripidae Horn, 1879	Palmetto beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Sphaeritidae Schuckard, 1839	False clown beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845	Minute Bog Beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	9	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	10251	Species	Taxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	False long-horned beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Synchroidae Lacordaire, 1859	Synchroa bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Synteliidae Lewis, 1882		6	Species	Taxom
Telegeusidae (LeConte, 1861)	Glowworm beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	2106	Species	Taxom
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888		107	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	24	Species	Taxom
Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1921		3	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	62	Species	Taxom
Trachypachidae C. G. Thomson, 1857	False ground beetle	16	Species	Taxom
Triadocupedidae (Ponomarenko, 1966)		1	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	62	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	75	Species	Taxom
Tshekardocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1944		13	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	20	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	194	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Europe

Suborder	Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles	10 1005 9740	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Alphacoleoptera ♰ Engel, Cai, & Tihelka, 2022	3 8 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Archostemata Kolbe, 1908 Cupedids, Ommatids, Reticulated Beetles and Telephone-pole Beetles	5 43 100	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Myxophaga Crowson, 1955 Microsporids, Minute Bog and Skiff Beetles	5 11 25	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886 Polyphags	143 8084 50035	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Protocoleoptera ♰ Tillyard, 1924	3 12 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)

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