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Checklist for Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
and region Shetland Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
385
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
385
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
123
369
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
313
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
28
96
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shetland Islands
28 Families width 161 Species
#TDCBSHPLEGMA
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae (Leach, 1815)Diving beetles26SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles61SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers2SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles13SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles6SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophagidae (Kirby, 1937)Mould beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Brachypteridae Erichson, 1845Short-winged Flower Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers6SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae (Fleming, 1821)Round fungus beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae (Latreille, 1802)Dung beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae (Billberg, 1820)Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836Crawling Water Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802Pleasing Fungus Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shetland Islands
96 Genera with 161 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Adelium Kirby, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Agabus Leach, 17714SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Allodessus Guignot, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Aloconota Thomson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1796Seed-Eating Ground Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Anacaena Thomson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Anatis Mulsant, 1758Giant Lady Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Anchomenus Bonelli, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Anobium Fabricius, 1774furniture beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Aphidecta Weise, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Atomaria Stephens, 18417SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 18276SpeciesTaxom
Brachypterus Kugelann, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Bradycellus Erichson, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Broscus Panzer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cacostola Fairmaire an..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Calathus Bonelli, 18025SpeciesTaxom
Calomela Hope, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1842Caterpillar hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1786Ground beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Catops Paykull, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Chaetarthria Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Chostonectes Sharp, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Chrysolopus Germar, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomela Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Coccinella Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Colymbetes Clairville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Corynophyllus Hope, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cubicorhynchus Lacordaire, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Cubicorrhynchus Gemminger & ..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cychrus Fabricius, 1758Rare Snail-eating Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dicheirotrichus Jacquelin du..., 18712SpeciesTaxom
Dryocoetes Eichhoff, 1837birch bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscus Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Elaphrus Fabricius, 1812Marsh Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Elodes Latreille, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gonioctena Motschulsky, 1771Broad-shouldered leaf beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1826Whirligig Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Haliplus Latreille, 18023SpeciesTaxom
Halobrecta Thomson, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Haplonyx Schoenherr, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Harmonia Mulsant, 1835Greater Lady Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 18283SpeciesTaxom
Helophorus Fabricius, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Hydroporus Clairville, 183512SpeciesTaxom
Hygrotus Stephens, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Ilybius Erichson, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Leistus Frölich, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lilioceris Reitter, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Limnebius Leach, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18502SpeciesTaxom
Longitarsus Berthold, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Loricera Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lucanus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megasternum Mulsant, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1802Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Nebria Latreille, 1854Gazelle Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Nebrioporus Régimbart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Nephus Mulsant, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1767Burying Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Notiophilus Dumeril, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Ochthebius Leach, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Odeles Klausnitzer, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Olisthopus Dejean, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Orcus Mulsant, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Oryzaephilus Ganglbauer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Otiorhynchus Germar, 1775Strawberry root weevil2SpeciesTaxom
Paradromius Fowler, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Paranchus Lindroth, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Patrobus Dejean, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Pelophila Dejean, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Phloeotribus Latreille, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Plateumaris C.G. Thomson, 1795reed leaf beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Polydrusus Germar, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Prasocuris Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1837Woodland Ground Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rhantus Dejean, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Rhinoncus Schönherr, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stictotarsus Zimmermann, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Thallis Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Tophoderes Dejean, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trechus Clairville, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shetland Islands
161 Species
Agabus (Acatodes) arcticus Paykull, 1798
Agabus (Gaurodytes) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1767
Agabus (Gaurodytes) guttatus Paykull, 1798Largeflower evening primrose
Agabus (Gaurodytes) nebulosus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Agabus conspersus Marsham, 1802
Agonum (Agonum) muelleri Herbst, 1784Müller'S Harp Ground Beetle
Agonum (Europhilus) fuliginosum Panzer, 1809
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Allodessus bistrigatus Clark, 1862
Aloconota (Aloconota) gregaria Erichson, 1839
Amara (Amara) familiaris Duftschmid, 1812Bareyed goby
Amara (Amara) lunicollis Schiodte, 1837Golden-banded goby
Amara (Amara) tibialis (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Amara tumida tumida Morawitz, 1862
Amara (Bradytus) apricaria Paykull, 1790Exposed sun beetle
Amara (Celia) bifrons Gyllenhal, 1810Two-faced harp ground beetle
Amara (Curtonotus) aulica Panzer, 1796Princely harp ground beetle
Anacaena globula Paykull, 1798
Anatis ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eye-spotted lady beetle
Anchomenus (Anchomenus) dorsalis Pontoppidan, 1763
Anobium (Anobium) punctatum De Geer, 1774Common furniture beetle
Aphidecta obliterata Linnaeus, 1758Ladybird beetle
Atomaria (Atomaria) apicalis Erichson, 1846
Atomaria (Atomaria) atricapilla Stephens, 1830
Atomaria (Atomaria) fuscipes Gyllenhal, 1808
Atomaria (Atomaria) lewisi Reitter, 1877
Atomaria (Atomaria) nitidula (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Atomaria peltata Kraatz, 1853
Atomaria (Atomaria) peltata Kraatz, 1853
Atomaria (Atomaria) rubella (Heer, 1841)⇒ Atomaria fuscata Schönherr, 1808
Bembidion (Bembidionetolitzkya) atrocaeruleum Stephens, 1828
Bembidion (Emphanes) minimum Fabricius, 1792
Bembidion (Peryphus) bruxellense Wesmael, 1835Brussels riverbank ground beetle
Bembidion (Peryphus) femoratum (Sturm, 1825)⇒ Bembidion bruxellense Wesmael, 1835
Bembidion (Peryphus) tetracolum Say, 1823Seine Riverbank Ground Beetle
Bembidion (Philochthus) mannerheimii (C.R. Sahlberg, 1827)⇒ Bembidion transversale Dejean, 1831
Brachypterus urticae Fabricius, 1792Nettle Pollen Beetle
Bradycellus (Triliarthrus) harpalinus Audinet-Serv..., 1821European harp ground beetle
Broscus cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758
Cacostola volvula Fabricius, 1787
Calathus (Calathus) fuscipes Goeze, 1777Dark-footed harp ground beetle
Calathus (Neocalathus) erratus C.R.Sahlberg, 1827
Calathus (Neocalathus) melanocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Calathus (Neocalathus) micropterus Dufischmid, 1812
Calathus (Neocalathus) mollis Marsham, 1802
Calosoma (Australodrepa) schayeri Erichson, 1842Green Carab Beetle
Carabus (Megodontus) violaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carabus intricatus Linnaeus, 1761
Carabus (Mesocarabus) problematicus Herbst, 1786
Catops borealis Krogerus, 1931
Catops morio (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Apocatops nigrita Erichson, 1837
Cercyon (Cercyon) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cercyon impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) littoralis Gyllenhal, 1808
Cercyon (Cercyon) marinus Thomson, 1853
Cercyon (Cercyon) melanocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Cercyon (Paracercyon) analis Paykull, 1798Water scavenger beetle
Chaetarthria seminulum Herbst, 1797
Chostonectes nebulosus W.J. Macleay, 1871
Chrysolopus spectabilis Fabricius, 1775Botany Bay diamond beetle
Chrysomela merdigera (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Lilioceris merdigera Linnaeus, 1758
Clivina (Semiclivina) fossor Linnaeus, 1758Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle
Coccinella (Coccinella) septempunctata Linnaeus, 17587-spot Ladybird
Colymbetes fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758
Corynophyllus fortnumi Hope, 1845
Cubicorrhynchus taurus Blackburn, 1896
Cychrus (Cychrus) caraboides Linnaeus, 1758Snail Hunter
Dicheirotrichus (Trichocellus) cognatus Gyllenhal, 1827
Dicheirotrichus (Trichocellus) gustavii Crotch, 1871
Dryocoetes autographus Ratzeburg, 1837
Dryops (Dryops) luridus (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) globosus Herbst, 1784
Dytiscus (Macrodytes) semisulcatus O.F.Müller, 1776
Elaphrus (Neoelaphrus) cupreus Duftschmid, 1812
Elmis aenea Müller, 1806Riffle beetle
Elodes pseudominuta (Klausnitzer, 1971)⇒ Elodes minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Enochrus (Lumetus) fuscipennis Thomson, 1884
Gonioctena (Spartophila) olivacea Forster, 1771Broom Leaf Beetle
Gyrinus (Gyrinulus) minutus Fabricius, 1798
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) caspius (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Gyrinus colymbus Erichson, 1837
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) substriatus Sturm, 1826Whirligig Beetle
Haliplus (Haliplidius) confinis Stephens, 1828Milktree
Haliplus (Liaphlus) fulvus Fabricius, 1801Small water beetle
Haliplus (Neohaliplus) lineatocollis Marsham, 1802
Halobrecta flavipes Thomson, 1861
Harmonia conformis Boisduval, 1835Common spotted lady beetle
Harpalus (Amblystus) latus Linnaeus, 1758
Harpalus (Amblystus) rubripes Dufischmid, 1812Bareyed goby
Harpalus (Opadius) laevipes Zetterstedt, 1828
Helophorus (Helophorus) aequalis C.G. Thomson, 1868
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) brevipalpis Bedel, 1881
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) flavipes Fbricius, 1792
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) angustatus Sturm, 1835
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) erythrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) memnonius Nicolai, 1822
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) nigrita Fabricius, 1792
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) obsoletus Aubé, 1838
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) palustris (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Hydroporus notatus Sturm, 1835
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) pubescens Gyllenhal, 1808
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) tristis (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Laccornellus lugubris Aubé, 1838
Hydroporus (Sternoporus) longulus Mulsant & Rey, 1861
Hydroporus gyllenhalii Schiödte, 1841
Hydroporus morio Aubé, 1838
Hydroporus obscurus (Sturm, 1835)⇒ Deronectes opatrinus Germar, 1824
Hygrotus (Hygrotus) inaequalis Fabricius, 1777
Ilybius (Ilybius) fuliginosus Fabricius, 1792Mud Dweller
Ilybius montanus Stephens, 1828
Laccobius (Dimorpholaccobius) bipunctatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Laccobius colon Stephens, 1829
Leistus (Leistus) terminatus Panzer, 1793
Lilioceris (Lilioceris) lilii Scopoli, 1763Lily Beetle
Limnebius truncatellus Thunberg, 1794
Liparetrus ater MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus xanthotrichus Blanchard, 1850
Longitarsus plantagomaritimus Dollman, 1912
Loricera (Loricera) pilicornis Fabricius, 1775Bigtooth aspen
Lucanus (Lucanus) cervus Linnaeus, 1758Stag beetle
Megasternum concinnum Marsham, 1802
Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802Violet oil beetle
Nebria (Boreonebria) rufescens (Stroem, 1768)⇒ Nebria gyllenhalli Schönherr, 1806
Nebria (Nebria) brevicollis Fabricius, 1792European Gazelle Beetle
Nebria (Nebria) salina Fairmaire & ..., 1854
Nebrioporus (Nebrioporus) assimilis Paykull, 1798
Nephus (Nephus) redtenbacheri Mulsant, 1846
Nicrophorus humator Gleditsch, 1767Black Sexton Beetle
Notiophilus (Latviaphilus) biguttatus (Fabricius, 1779)⇒ Notiophilus substriatus C.R Waterhouse, 1833
Notiophilus aestuans Dejean, 1826
Notiophilus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
Notiophilus germinyi Fauvel, 1863
Ochthebius (Asiobates) auriculatus Rey, 1885
Odeles marginata Fabricius, 1798
Olisthopus rotundatus Paykull, 1790
Onthophagus pentacanthus Harold, 1867Five horned dung beetle
Orcus australasiae Boisduval, 1835Lady beetle
Oryzaephilus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758Merchant grain beetle
Otiorhynchus (Phalantorrhynchus) arcticus Fabricius, 1780
Otiorhynchus (Zadrehus) atroapterus De Geer, 1775Black Marram Weevil
Paradromius (Manodromius) linearis Olivier, 1795
Paranchus albipes Fabricius, 1796White-legged harp ground beetle
Patrobus (Patrobus) septentrionis Dejean, 1828
Patrobus assimilis Chaudoir, 1844
Pelophila borealis Paykull, 1790
Phloeotribus spinulosus Rey, 1883
Plateumaris discolor Panzer, 1795
Polydrusus (Eurodrusus) pulchellus Stephens, 1831Sea-Wormwood Weevil
Prasocuris (Hydrothassa) marginella Linnaeus, 1758
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823Upland Blackclock
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) oblongopunctatus Fabricius, 1787
Pterostichus (Morphnosoma) melanarius Illiger, 1798European Dark Harp Ground Beetle
Pterostichus (Phonias) diligens Sturm, 1824
Pterostichus (Phonias) strenuus (Panzer, 1796)⇒ Pterostichus diligens Sturm, 1824
Pterostichus (Platysma) niger (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Pterostichus selmanni selmanni Duftschmid, 1812
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) minor Gyllenhal, 1827
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) nigrita Paykull, 1790
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) rhaeticus Heer, 1837
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhantus (Rhantus) suturellus Harris, 1828
Rhinoncus (Rhinoncus) pericarpius Linnaeus, 1758
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Stictotarsus multilineatus (Falkenström, 1922)⇒ Boreonectes multilineatus Falkenstrom, 1922
Tophoderes atylus Jordan, 1925
Trechus (Trechus) fulvus (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Trechus apicalis Motschulsky, 1845
Trechus (Trechus) obtusus Erichson, 1837London riverbank ground beetle
Trechus (Trechus) quadristriatus Schrank, 1781Four-striated riverbank ground beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.

Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Shetland Islands
SuborderAdephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles
4
39
93
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
24
57
68
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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