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

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Checklist for Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
and region Oceania (Continents)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	994 29345 172480	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	990 29308 172389	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	930 28885 170923	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	567 22062 142256	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	155 8628 61720	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Oceania
155 Families width 61720 Species and 1667 Subspecies

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Acanthocnemidae Crowson, 1964		2	Species	Taxom
Ademosynidae Ponomarenko, 1968		29	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	182	Species	Taxom
Agapythidae Sen Gupta an..., 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856	Minute bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Alleculidae Laporte de C..., 1840	Comb-clawed beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	628	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	564	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		0	Species	Taxom
Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964	Ancient Fungus Beetles	31	Species	Taxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857	Soft bodied plant beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	410	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	530	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	26	Species	Taxom
Boganiidae Sen Gupta an..., 1966		10	Species	Taxom
Boridae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Borids	2	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	123	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	77	Species	Taxom
Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820)	Brachycerids	6	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	23	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	628	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	5014	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	80	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	4	Species	Taxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924	Callirhipid beetles	19	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	211	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	7266	Species	Taxom
Caridae Thompson, 1992		5	Species	Taxom
Cavognathidae Sen Gupta an..., 1966		7	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	4625	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	89	Species	Taxom
Chalcodryidae Watt, 1974		15	Species	Taxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845	Chelonarid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	3504	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	186	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	44	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	386	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	676	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	77	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	38	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	136	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	18	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	10234	Species	Taxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843	Orchid beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	230	Species	Taxom
Derodontidae LeConte, 1861	Tooth-neck fungus beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		33	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	22	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	1060	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	1679	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	220	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	170	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	95	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	113	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	200	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	84	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	53	Species	Taxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)	Water scavenger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	23	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	1267	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	109	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	513	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	636	Species	Taxom
Hygrobiidae Régimbart, 1878	Screech beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926	Jacobson's beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Kateretidae Kirkby, 1837	Pollen Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Laemophloeidae (Ganglbauer, 1899)	Lined flat bark beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Lamingtoniidae Gupta & Crowson, 1969	Lamingtonium binnaberrense	3	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	204	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	99	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	367	Species	Taxom
Lepiceridae Hinton, 1936		1	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	38	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	505	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	365	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	14	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	28	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	80	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	210	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	9	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	330	Species	Taxom
Micromalthidae Barber, 1913	Micromalthid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	22	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	371	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	14	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Myraboliidae Lawrence and..., 1991		7	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	39	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	454	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	132	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		13	Species	Taxom
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859	Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Oxycorynidae (Schoenherr, 1840)	Oxycorynid weevils	116	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	145	Species	Taxom
Permosynidae Tillyard, 1924		4	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	78	Species	Taxom
Phloeostichidae Reitter, 1911		7	Species	Taxom
Phycosecidae Crowson, 1952		7	Species	Taxom
Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861	Rain beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Priasilphidae Crowson, 1973		10	Species	Taxom
Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857		2	Species	Taxom
Promecheilidae Lacordaire, 1859		1	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Protocucujidae Crowson, 1954		3	Species	Taxom
Pselaphidae (Lameere, 1900)	Short-winged mold beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	19	Species	Taxom
Pterogeniidae Crowson, 1953		4	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	257	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	31	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	425	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	29	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Rhinorhipidae Lawrence, 1988	Rhinorhipus tamborinensis	1	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Rhombocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	5	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	56	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		5	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	80	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	4133	Species	Taxom
Schizocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961		9	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	314	Species	Taxom
Scolytidae (Latreille, 1807)	Ambrosia	1	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	32	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	702	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	37	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	121	Species	Taxom
Smicripidae Horn, 1879	Palmetto beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeritidae Schuckard, 1839	False clown beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845	Minute Bog Beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	6380	Species	Taxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	False long-horned beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Taldycupedidae Rohdendorf, 1961		2	Species	Taxom
Tasmosalpingidae Lawrence and..., 1991		2	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	2348	Species	Taxom
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888		6	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1921		7	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	28	Species	Taxom
Trachypachidae C. G. Thomson, 1857	False ground beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Tricoleidae (Ponomarenko, 1969)		1	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	112	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	71	Species	Taxom
Ulodidae Pascoe, 1869		9	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	180	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Oceania

Suborder	Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles	7 840 8499	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Alphacoleoptera ♰ Engel, Cai, & Tihelka, 2022	3 8 35	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Archostemata Kolbe, 1908 Cupedids, Ommatids, Reticulated Beetles and Telephone-pole Beetles	3 16 32	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Myxophaga Crowson, 1955 Microsporids, Minute Bog and Skiff Beetles	5 9 18	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886 Polyphags	136 7737 53109	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Alleculidae Laporte de Castelnau, 1840 comb-clawed beetle	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)

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