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Checklist for Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
and region Tunapuna-Piarco (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
1030
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
967
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
154
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunapuna-Piarco
22 Families width 166 Species and 2 Subspecies
#CSBERTHDAMGP
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers38SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles27SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles23SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles40SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers2SpeciesTaxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815False Ladybirds1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles4SpeciesTaxom
Rutelidae MacLeay, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids2SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms2SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
154 Genera with 166 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTXZ
Acalymma Barber, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoscelides Schilsky, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Achryson Audinet-Serv..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Acrocinus Illiger, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Acylophorus Nordmann, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Aegopsis Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Allorrhina Burmeister, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrosoma Curtis, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Anidrytus Gerstaecker, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Anthonomus Germar, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Asphaera Duponchel an..., 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Barrojuba Park, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Basiprionota Chevrolat, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Biocrypta Casey, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Bledius Samouelle, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Brachyomus Lacordaire, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Callosobruchus Pic, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1859Tumblebug1SpeciesTaxom
Carpelimus Kirby, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Cerotoma Chevrolat, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocnema Stephens, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidus Woodworth, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalepus Thunberg, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Charidotella Weise, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Chelymorpha Chevrolat, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Chlorida Audinet-Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1873Common Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Coelosis Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Colaspis Fabricius, 1801
0SpeciesTaxom
Coproporus Kraatz, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostoma Klug, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Ctilocephala Burmeister, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1911Masked Chafers5SpeciesTaxom
Delphastus Casey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Diabrotica Dejean, 1890Corn rootworms6SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Diphaulaca Chevrolat, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Disonycha Dejean, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1995Hercules Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1847Rice Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ectenessa Bates, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ecthoea Pascoe, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Enceladus Bonelli, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Enema Hope, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Enoplocerus Audinet-Serv..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Epichalcoplethis Bates, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Epitrix Foudras, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Eurysternus Dalman, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Goniadera Perty, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Griburius Haldeman, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Gynandrobrotica Bechyne, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Heterogomphus Burmeister, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Homaeotarsus Hochhuth, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Homophileurus Kolbe, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopactus Jekel, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopyga Thomson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Hydraena Kugelann, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1837Giant Water Scavenger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Hylettus Bates, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Imatidium Fabricius, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Inca Lepeletier &..., 17921SpeciesTaxom
Ischiopachys Chevrolat, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocodia Spaeth, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Juiaparus Martins & Mo..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lagocheirus Dejean, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1972colorful foliage ground beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lissozodes Bates, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lithocharodes Sharp, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Litomeces Murray, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Llanomolpus Bechyne, 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Lobrathium Mulsant & Rey, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Lochmaeocles Bates, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lypsimena Haldeman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Macraspis MacLeay, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Macrohaltica Bechyne, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Malacopterus Audinet-Serv..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Marmarina Kirby, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Meconemus Labram & Imhoff, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Megalopinus Eichelbaum, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Megascelis Latreille, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Monista Sharp, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Myochrous Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Nealcidion Monné, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neoathyreus Howden & Mar..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nephaspis Casey, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Nesozineus Linsley & Ch..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Nexophallus Gordon, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nilio Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ochthephlum1SpeciesTaxom
Oedopeza Audinet-Serv..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Omocerus Chevrolat, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Omophoita Chevrolat, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Ontherus Erichson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Oreodera Audinet-Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orthomegas Audinet-Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxymerus Solier, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Pandeleteius Schoenherr, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pentilia Mulsant, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Pentispa Chapuis, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Perinthus Casey, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1868Burrowing Dung Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phengodes Illiger, 1988Glowworm1SpeciesTaxom
Phenrica Bechyne, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1918June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Physonota Boheman, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pinophilus Gravenhorst, 1943Rove Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Piruapsis Galileo & Ma..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Platiprosopus Chevrolat, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanthonomus Dietz, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ptorthodiellus Wittmer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopachymerus Pic, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdopterus Lefèvre, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssomatus Schönherr, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Rutela Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Schematiza Guérin-Ménev..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 01SpeciesTaxom
Steirastoma Audinet-Serv..., 17761SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Sternocoelopsis Reichensperger, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Stolas Billberg, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1847Ox Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Sumitrosis Butte, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Systena Chevrolat, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Taeniotes Audinet-Serv..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1774Carrot Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Tomopterus Audinet-Serv..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Trachyderes Dalman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tropisternus Solier, 1834water scavenger beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Tylomus Schönherr, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Typophorus Chevrolat, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Xenambyx Bates, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Zabrotes Horn, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Zenocolaspis J. Bechyné, 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Zenoria Mulsant, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
166 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acalymma incum Bowditch, 1911
Acanthoscelides zeteki Kingsolver, 1969
Achryson surinamum Linnaeus, 1767
Acrocinus longimanus Linnaeus, 1758Arlequin
Acylophorus darlingtoni Blackwelder, 1943
Acylophorus trinitatis Blackwelder, 1943
Aegopsis curvicornis Burmeister, 1847
Agrilus adamsoni Fisher, 1944
Allorrhina scabriuscula Swederus, 1787
Ancistrosoma trinitatis Arrow, 1913
Anidrytus trinitatis Strohecker, 1997
Anthonomus menor Clark, 1990
Ataenius cribrithorax Bates, 1887
Barrojuba plaumanni Chandler, 1989
Basiprionota (Stenoprioptera) sinuata Olivier, 1790
Biocrypta darlingtoni Blackwelder, 1943
Biocrypta trinitatis Blackwelder, 1943
Bledius withycombei Bernhauer, 1934
Brachyomus octotuberculatus Lacordaire, 1863
Callosobruchus chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Adzuki bean weevil
Canthidium breve Germar, 1824
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Carpelimus tunapunae Blackwelder, 1943
Cephaloleia brunnea Staines, 1996
Cephaloleia rubra Staines, 1996
Cerotoma arcuata Olivier, 1791
Cerotoma ruficornis Olivier, 1791Western oak looper
Chalcolepidius porcatus Linnaeus, 1767
Chalepus sanguinicollis Linnaeus, 1771Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle
Charidotella (Charidotella) sexpunctata Fabricius, 1781Golden beetle
Chelymorpha wollastoni Boheman, 1854
Chlorida festiva Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Cicindela mastersi plebeia Sloane, 1905
Cicindela pamphila (LeConte, 1873)⇒ Habroscelimorpha pamphila LeConte, 1873
Coelosis biloba Linnaeus, 1767
Coproporus trinitatis Blackwelder, 1943
Coproporus weberi Blackwelder, 1943
Ctenostoma trinidadense Naviaux & Br..., 2009
Cyclocephala amazona Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclocephala fulgurata Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala mafaffa Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Delphastus chapini
Diabrotica alfazema Bechyne, 1997
Diabrotica balteata LeConte, 1865Banded cucumber beetle
Diabrotica bordoni Bechyne & Be..., 1969
Diabrotica capitata Fabricius, 1801
Diabrotica panamensis Jacoby, 1887
Diabrotica spilota Baly, 1890
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) agenor Harold, 1869
Diphaulaca meridae Barber, 1941
Disonycha glabrata Fabricius, 1775Amaranth flea beetle
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Dynastes trinidadensis Chalumeau & ..., 1995
Dyscinetus olivaceus Höhne, 1923
Dyscinetus picipes Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Ectenessa (Ectenessa) lurida Martins, 1973
Ecthoea quadricornis Pascoe, 1858
Enceladus gygas Bonelli, 1813
Enema endymion Chevrolat, 1843Palehead blenny
Enoplocerus armillatus Linnaeus, 1767Giant Longhorn Beetle
Epichalcoplethis chamaeleon Voet, 1769
Euetheola bidentata Burmeister, 1847
Eurysternus caribaeus Herbst, 1789
Gynandrobrotica equestris Fabricius, 1787
Heterogomphus mniszechi Thomson, 1859
Homaeotarsus bernhaueri Cameron, 1924
Homophileurus integer Burmeister, 1847
Hoplopactus pavidus Dalla Torre ..., 1936
Hoplopyga liturata Olivier, 1789
Hydraena trinidensis Perkins, 1980
Hydrophilus ensifer (Brullé, 1837)⇒ Hydrophilus ater Gmelin, 1790
Hydrovatus ischyrus Guignot, 1954
Hylettus seniculus Germar, 1824
Imatidium thoracicum Fabricius, 1801
Inca clathratus Olivier, 1792
Ischiopachys cuprea Fabricius, 1793
Ischnocodia annulus Fabricius, 1781
Juiaparus batus Linnaeus, 1758
Lagocheirus araneiformis Linnaeus, 1767Beetle
Lebia (Chelonodema) omophoita Reichardt, 1972
Lissozodes basalis White, 1855
Lithocharodes trinitatis Blackwelder, 1943
Litomeces gracilis sphecodes Schmidt, 1922
Lobrathium darlingtoni Blackwelder, 1943
Lochmaeocles tessellatus (Thomson, 1868)⇒ Lochmaeocles cornuticeps cornuticeps Schaeffer, 1906
Lypsimena fuscata (Haldeman, 1847)⇒ Lypsimena brasiliensis Aurivillius, 1922
Macraspis chalcea Burmeister, 1844
Macraspis chrysis Linnaeus, 1764
Malacopterus tenellus Fabricius, 1801
Malthinus venezuelensis
Marmarina maculosa Olivier, 1789
Meconemus metallicus Wolfrum, 1953
Megalopinus spinosus Sharp, 1876
Monista darlingtoni Blackwelder, 1943
Monista trinitatis Blackwelder, 1943
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) coelioxys Lea, 1917
Nealcidion socium Gahan, 1895
Neoathyreus (Neoathyreus) asciculus Howden, 1999
Neomida cioides Champion, 1886
Nephaspis bicolor Gordon, 1982Graves' spleenwort
Nesozineus ateuchus Galileo & Ma..., 1996
Nexophallus popei
Nilio villosus Fabricius, 1787
Ochthephlum trinitatum
Oedopeza ocellator Fabricius, 1801
Omocerus (Omocerus) taurus Fabricius, 1787
Omophoita aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1758
Omophoita stenodera Bechyne, 1958
Ontherus sulcator Fabricius, 1775
Onthophagus marginicollis Harold, 1880
Opatrinus clathratus Fabricius, 1792
Oreodera (Orepdera) glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Oreodera glauca glauca Monné, 2005
Orthomegas cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Orthomegas cinnamomeum Linné, 1758
Oxymerus aculeatus (Dupont, 1838)⇒ Oxymerus lineatus Dupont, 1838
Oxymerus luteus (Voet, 1778)⇒ Oxymerus aculeatus lebasii Monné, 2005
Parabuprestium teleas Westwood, 1854
Pentispa explanata Chapuis, 1877Armyworm
Perinthus dudleyanus Casey, 1889
Phanaeus prasinus Harold, 1868
Phengodes (Phengodella) venezolana Wittmer, 1988
Phenrica austriaca Schaufuss, 1874
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Philonthus (Trionthus) trinitatis Blackwelder, 1943
Phyllophaga rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga smithi Arrow, 1912Brown hardback beetle
Phyllophaga subnitida Moser, 1918
Physonota alutacea Boheman, 1854Wild Olive Tortoise Beetle
Pinophilus trinitatis Blackwelder, 1943
Piruapsis antennatus Galileo & Ma..., 2007
Platydema guatemalensis Champion, 1886
Pseudanthonomus photino Clark, 1990
Ptorthodiellus trinidadicus Wittmer, 1976
Pygiopachymerus lineola Chevrolat, 1871
Rhabdopterus victorianus Bechyne, 1997
Rutela lineola Linnaeus, 1758
Schematiza cordiae
Silis arnetti
Steirastoma breve Sulzer, 1776Cacao beetle
Stenus antillensis Benick, 1917
Stenus gentilis Sharp, 1886
Stenus sagax Sharp, 1886
Stenus trinitatis Blackwelder, 1943
Sternocoelopsis nevermanni Reichensperger, 1932
Sternocoelopsis veselyi Reichensperger, 1923
Stolas discoides Linnaeus, 1758
Stolas echoma Borowiec, 1998
Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758Coconut cockle
Strategus oblongus Palisot de B..., 1807
Strategus surinamensis Burmeister, 1847
Sumitrosis marginella Weise, 1905Western yellowstriped armyworm
Systena s-littera Linnaeus, 1758
Taeniotes scalatus (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Taeniotes cayennensis Thomson, 1859
Thermonectus nobilis Zimmermann, 1924Eveningsnow
Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801Carrot Scarab
Tomarus ebenus DeGeer, 1774
Tomopterus larroides White, 1855
Trachyderes (Trachyderes) succinctus Linnaeus, 1758Mango Longhorn
Tropisternus (Pristoternus) apicipalpis Chevrolat, 1834
Tylomus glyptoscelis Chevrolat, 1836
Typophorus nigritus Fabricius, 1801Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle
Xenambyx lansbergei Thomson, 1865
Zabrotes subfasciatus Boheman, 1833American bean beetle
Zenoria emarginata Gordon, 1971

Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Tunapuna-Piarco
SuborderAdephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
20
148
159
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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