Checklist of Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
for Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
List of families for Papua New Guinea
78 Families width 6487 Species and 357 Subspecies
| Aderidae Winkler, 1927 | Ant-like leaf beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 | Ant beetles | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Belidae Schönherr, 1826 | Belid Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845 | Cocoon-forming beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858 | Fruit worms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 1151 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 1539 | Species | Taxom | | Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820 | Cerylid Kingfishers | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Ciidae Leach, 1819 | Minute tree fungus beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Clambidae Fischer, 1821 | Fringe-winged beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 | Flat bark beetles | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cupedidae Laporte, 1836 | Cupedids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 637 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Discolomatidae Horn, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Endomychidae Leach, 1815 | False Ladybirds | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 | Pleasing Fungus Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Haliplidae Aubé, 1836 | Crawling Water Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 136 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 134 | Species | Taxom | | Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926 | Jacobson's beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 | Round fungus beetles | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Lepiceridae Hinton, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 138 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 120 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802 | Megalopodid Leaf Beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melandryidae Leach, 1815 | False Darkling Beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melyridae Leach, 1815 | Malachite Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monotomidae Laporte, 1840 | Minute Clubbed Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815 | Hairy fungus beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882 | Nemonychid weevils | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846 | Nosodendrid beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860 | Burrowing water beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Phalacridae Leach, 1815 | Shining flower beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859 | Jugular-horned beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterogeniidae Crowson, 1953 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiliidae Heer, 1843 | Feather-wing beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848 | Leaf-rolling weevils | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salpingidae Leach, 1815 | Narrow-waisted bark beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 760 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Scolytidae (Latreille, 1807) | Ambrosia | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Silphidae Latreille, 1807 | Burying And Carrion Beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Silvanidae Kirby, 1837 | Flat bark beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 924 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Zopheridae Solier, 1834 | Cylindrical bark beetles | 14 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
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