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Checklist for Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
and region Houston (Harris County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
93
315
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
93
315
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
306
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
62
263
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
18
86
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Houston (Harris County Texas)
18 Families width 120 Species
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers3SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles27SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles13SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles31SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae (Latreille, 1802)Auger beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers3SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles1SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819Gnawer beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rutelidae MacLeay, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Houston (Harris County Texas)
86 Genera with 120 Species
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Acanthocinus Megerle Dejean, 17952SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Aeletes Horn, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ambrosiodmus Hopkins, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Anisodactylus Dejean, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocellus Erichson, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Astylopsis Casey, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichus Geoffroy, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Brachypnoea Gistel, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1775Caterpillar hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1946Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Centrinaspis Casey, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810
Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Chramesus LeConte, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomela Linnaeus, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1876Common Tiger Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Compsus Schönherr, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cotinis Burmeister, 1758Green June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coytiera Lefèvre, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1789Masked Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dendroterus Blandford, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Desmopachria Babington, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Diochus Erichson, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Dorytomus Germar, 1876Willow Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1870Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1798Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eburia Lacordaire, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Elaphidion Audinet-Serv..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1824Clown bug2SpeciesTaxom
Euconnus Thomson, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Eudiagogus Schönherr, 1840Sesbania Clown Weevils2SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1830Whirligig Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Homalota Mannerheim, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Hylocurus Eichhoff, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Hypomedon Mulsant & Rey, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hypothenemus Westwood, 1872coffee borer beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Iliotona Carnochan, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeus Dejean, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1823colorful foliage ground beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Listroderes Schoenherr, 01SpeciesTaxom
Listronotus Jekel, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Mecyclothorax Sharp, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Micracis LeConte, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Monochamus Dejean, 1775Sawyer beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Neochlamisus Karren, 1972
Warty leaf beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Neoptychodes Dillon & Dillon, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Nudobius C.G. Thomson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Olla Casey, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Omorgus Erichson, 1775Hastate Hide Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Oreodera Audinet-Serv..., 17951SpeciesTaxom
Orthosoma Audinet-Serv..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Oxypoda Mannerheim, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Paranomala Casey, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phloeosinus Chapuis, 1826Cedar Bark Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phloeotribus Latreille, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1887June beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Plectrodera Dejean, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopityophthorus Swaine, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Scopaeus Erichson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Sibariops Casey, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenoclyptus Blackman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Strangalia Serville, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Trirhabda J. L. LeConte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Tylonotus Haldeman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Xylotrechus Chevrolat, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houston (Harris County Texas)
120 Species
Acanthocinus (Acanthocinus) nodosus Fabricius, 1775Lesser Pine Borer
Acanthocinus (Acanthocinus) obsoletus Olivier, 1795Ponderosa pine bark borer
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera scapularis Horn, 1894
Aeletes (Aeletes) politus J. L. LeConte, 1853
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Ambrosiodmus lecontei Hopkins, 1915
Anisodactylus (Gynandrotarsus) dulcicollis LaFerté-Séne..., 1841Violet goby
Apocellus niger Casey, 1886
Astylopsis arcuata LeConte, 1878
Astylopsis sexguttata Say, 1827
Ataenius spretulus Haldeman, 1848Black turfgrass ataenius
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Berosus (Berosus) exiguus Say, 1825
Bostrichus ferrugineus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Xyleborus ferrugineus Fabricius, 1801
Brachypnoea tristis Olivier, 1808
Calosoma (Calodrepa) scrutator Fabricius, 1775Fiery searcher
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Centrinaspis nacta Casey, 1920
Chramesus chapuisi LeConte, 1876
Chrysomela (Macrolina) scripta Fabricius, 1801Cottonwood Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) limbalis Klug, 1834Claybank Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) schauppii G. Horn, 1876Schaupp's Tiger Beetle
Compsus auricephalus Say, 1824Golden-headed Weevil
Cotinis (Cotinis) nitida Linnaeus, 1758Common Green June Beetle
Cryptolestes uncicornis Reitter, 1876
Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789Southern masked chafer
Cyclotrachelus (Evarthrus) nonnitens LeConte, 1873
Dendroterus luteolus Wood & Bright, 1992
Desmopachria defloccata Young, 1981
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Diochus schaumii Kraatz, 2017
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
Dorytomus brevicollis LeConte, 1876
Dynastes grantii Horn, 1870Grant´s Hercules Beetle
Dyscinetus morator Fabricius, 1798Rice Beetle
Eburia (Eburia) haldemani LeConte, 1851
Elaphidion (Elaphidion) mucronatum Say, 1824Spined Oak Borer
Elaphropus (Barytachys) congener Casey, 1918
Elaphropus (Barytachys) nebulosus Chaudoir, 1868Quagga goby
Eleodes (Eleodes) suturalis Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Euconnus acutipennis Casey, 1897
Euconnus setiger Casey, 1897
Eudiagogus pulcher Fahraeus, 1840Sesbania clown weevil
Eudiagogus rosenschoeldi Fahraeus, 1840
Euphoria sepulcralis Fabricius, 1801Dark Flower Scarab
Gyrinus (Oreogyrinus) parcus Say, 1830Riverhemp
Hister incertus Marseul, 1854
Homalota plana Gyllenhal, 1810Rove beetle
Hylocurus binodatus Wood, 1974
Hypomedon testaceus Casey, 1886
Hypothenemus birmanus Eichhoff, 1878Kiawe scolytid
Hypothenemus columbi Hopkins, 1915Weevil
Hypothenemus crudiae Panzer, 1791Apple twig beetle
Hypothenemus erectus LeConte, 1876Weevil
Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood, 1836Weevil
Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari, 1867Coffee berry borer
Hypothenemus pubescens Hopkins, 1915Grass scolytid
Hypothenemus rotundicollis Wood & Bright, 1992
Hypothenemus seriatus Eichhoff, 1872Bark beetle
Iliotona cacti J. L. LeConte, 1851Drepanids
Laccophilus proximus Say, 1823
Laemophloeus liquidus
Lebia (Lebia) viridis Say, 1823Flower Lebia Beetle
Listroderes castus
Listronotus rotundicollis LeConte, 1876
Loxandrus collucens Casey, 1918
Mecyclothorax scarites Liebherr, 2015
Micracis swainei Blackman, 1920Whale barnacles
Monochamus (Monochamus) carolinensis Olivier, 1792Carolina Pine Sawyer
Monochamus (Monochamus) titillator Fabricius, 1775Southern pine sawyer
Neoptychodes trilineatus Linnaeus, 1771Fig tree borer
Nudobius luridipennis Casey, 1906
Olla v-nigrum Mulsant, 1866Ashy Gray Lady Beetle
Omorgus (Omorgus) suberosus Fabricius, 1775Hide beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Opatrinus minimus Beauvois, 1820
Oreodera (Oreodera) lateralis Olivier, 1795
Orthosoma brunneum Forster, 1771Brown Prionid
Oxypoda perexilis Casey, 1906
Paranomala foraminosa Bates, 1888
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phloeosinus dentatus Say, 1826Juniper bark borer
Phloeotribus dentifrons Blackman, 1921
Phloeotribus texanus Schaeffer, 1908Barnacles
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) affabilis Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bipartita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calceata LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) congrua LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) karlsioei Linell, 1898
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) praetermissa Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sylvatica Sanderson, 1942
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887
Plectrodera scalator Fabricius, 1793Cottonwood borer
Pseudopityophthorus pruinosus Eichhoff, 1878Oak bark beetle
Scopaeus quadripennis Casey, 1905
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) fatuus LeConte, 1863
Sibariops houstoni Casey, 1920
Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata Olivier, 1790
Stenoclyptus ruficollis Wood, 1956
Strangalia (Strangalina) sexnotata Haldeman, 1847Six-spotted Flower Strangalia
Tachys (Paratachys) spadix Casey, 1918
Thermonectus basillaris Harris, 1829
Trirhabda bacharidis Weber, 1801Groundsel leafeating beetle
Tylonotus bimaculatus Haldeman, 1847Ash and Privet Borer
Xylotrechus sagittatus Germar, 1821Arrowhead Borer

Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Houston (Harris County Texas)
SuborderAdephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles
3
15
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
15
71
103
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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Coleoptera at szmn.sbras.ru
Coleoptera at papua-insects.nl
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