Checklist of Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
for Sri Lanka (South Asia)
List of families for Sri Lanka
85 Families width 3948 Species and 122 Subspecies
| Aderidae Winkler, 1927 | Ant-like leaf beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 | Ant beetles | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861 | Biphyllid beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845 | Cocoon-forming beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820) | Brachycerids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Callirhipidae Emden, 1924 | Callirhipid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 608 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 273 | Species | Taxom | | Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820 | Cerylid Kingfishers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 119 | Species | Taxom | | Ciidae Leach, 1819 | Minute tree fungus beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Clambidae Fischer, 1821 | Fringe-winged beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 | Flat bark beetles | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 314 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Discolomatidae Horn, 1878 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Drilidae (Blanchard, 1845) | Drilid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Endomychidae Leach, 1815 | False Ladybirds | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 | Pleasing Fungus Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857 | Plate-thigh beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Georyssidae Laporte, 1819 | Minute mud-loving beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874 | Skiff beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926 | Jacobson's beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 | Minute brown scavenger beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 | Round fungus beetles | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 | Minute marsh loving beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821 | Ship-timber beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Melyridae Leach, 1815 | Malachite Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monotomidae Laporte, 1840 | Minute Clubbed Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815 | Hairy fungus beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845 | Mycterid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846 | Nosodendrid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860 | Burrowing water beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810 | False Blister Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omethidae LeConte, 1861 | False fireflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861 | Rain beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859 | Jugular-horned beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pterogeniidae Crowson, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiliidae Heer, 1843 | Feather-wing beetles | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819) | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Salpingidae Leach, 1815 | Narrow-waisted bark beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 515 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856 | Antlike leaf beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 222 | Species | Taxom | | Silphidae Latreille, 1807 | Burying And Carrion Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Silvanidae Kirby, 1837 | Flat bark beetles | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 675 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1921 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trictenotomidae Blanchard, 1845 | Croc beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839 | Vesperid longicorn beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zopheridae Solier, 1834 | Cylindrical bark beetles | 10 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Sri Lanka
 | | Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758) |
Links, sources and further information
|
