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Checklist for Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Beetles)
and region Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
226
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
96
224
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
208
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
158
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
55
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County)
22 Families width 51 Species and 1 Subspecies
#BDCHPTMELAGS
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers2SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae (Latreille, 1802)Death-watch and Spider Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles2SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836Crawling Water Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County)
55 Genera with 51 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTX
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Agabus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Anchomenus Bonelli, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Anisodactylus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Axinopalpus LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Bidessonotus Régimbart, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1831Bombardier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Brachysomida Casey, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Bradycellus Erichson, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhodes LeConte, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaerocephalus Chevrolat, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1823Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorophorus Chevrolat, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1790Common Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Coccinella Linnaeus, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Coniontis Eschscholtz, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cysteodemus LeConte, 1851Desert Spider Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Desmopachria Babington, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dicheirus Mannerheim, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1851Clown bug1SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1834
Burning Blister Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Exilis Hudson, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Gratiana Spaeth, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinus Geoffroy, 1852Whirligig Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Helophorus Fabricius, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Heterothops Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Homaeotarsus Hochhuth, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Laemostenus Bonelli, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Lanternarius Pacheco, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Loricera Latreille, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mulsantina Weise, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Neoheterocerus Pacheco, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ocypus Leach, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pasimachus Bonelli, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Peltodytes Régimbart, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Phymatodes Mulsant, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobrium Horn, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Postelichus Nelson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Prionus Geoffroy, 1845Giant root borers1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Schizogenius Putzeys, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1821
Seedcorn Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Stethorus Weise, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichocnemis LeConte, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County)
51 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) decipiens LeConte, 1866
Agabus (Agabus) disintegratus Crotch, 1873Disintegrated Diving Beetle
Agonum (Olisares) extensicolle Say, 1823
Anchomenus (Anchomenus) funebris LeConte, 1854
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) californicus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Axinopalpus biplagiatus Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Berosus (Berosus) peregrinus Herbst, 1797
Bidessonotus inconspicuus LeConte, 1855
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) favicollis Erwin, 1965Bulldog ellgoby
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) mexicanus Dejean, 1831
Brachysomida californica LeConte, 1851
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) californicus LeConte, 1857
Bradycellus (Stenocellus) lustrellus Casey, 1914
Chaerocephalus araneus Flach, 1907
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) sericeus Forster, 1771Green Pubescent Ground Beetle
Chlaenius (Eurydactylus) tomentosus Say, 1823
Chlorophorus eleodes eleodes (Pu, 1992)⇒ Rhaphuma eleodes eleodes Fairmaire, 1889
Cicindela (Cicindela) repanda Dejean, 1825Bronze Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Coccinella (Spilota) californica Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Coniontis affinis LeConte, 1851
Cysteodemus wislizeni LeConte, 1851Black Bladder-bodied Meloid
Desmopachria convexa Aubé, 1838
Dicheirus piceus Ménétriés, 1845Shadow goby
Eleodes (Steneleodes) longicollis LeConte, 1851
Enochrus (Methydrus) ochraceus Melsheimer, 1844
Eulimnichus californicus LeConte, 1879
Exilis phymatodes Redtb., 1868
Gnathoncus interceptus J. L. LeConte, 1851Drepanids
Gratiana pallidula Boheman, 1854Eggplant Tortoise Beetle
Gyrinus (Gyrinus) plicifer LeConte, 1852
Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) lecontei Knisch, 1924Powell's amaranth
Laemostenus (Laemostenus) complanatus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Lanternarius brunneus (Melsheimer, 1844)⇒ Heterocerus brunneus Melsheimer, 1844
Lanternarius sinuosus (Pacheco, 1964)⇒ Heterocerus sinuosus Pacheco, 1964
Loricera (Loricera) foveata LeConte, 1851
Mulsantina picta Randall, 1831Painted Lady Beetle
Neoheterocerus gnatho LeConte, 1863
Paracymus confusus Wooldridge, 1966
Pasimachus (Pasimachus) californicus Chaudoir, 1850River goby
Peltodytes (Neopeltodytes) callosus LeConte, 1852
Phaenops californica Van Dyke, 1918California flat-headed borer
Phymatodes (Poecilium) grandis (Casey, 1912)⇒ Phymatodes lecontei Casey, 1912
Platynus (Platynus) brunneomarginatus Mannerheim, 1843
Poecilobrium chalybaeum LeConte, 1873
Postelichus productus LeConte, 1852
Prionus (Prionus) californicus Motschulsky, 1845California prionus
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Trichocnemis pauper Linsley, 1957
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle

Subnodes of Coleoptera with occurrences in Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County)
SuborderAdephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles, Predaceous Diving and Whirligig Beetles
4
20
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
18
35
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Coleoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Coleoptera at szmn.sbras.ru
Coleoptera at papua-insects.nl
Coleoptera at artfakta.se
Coleoptera at dyntaxa.se
Coleoptera at gbif.org
Coleoptera at irmng.org
Coleoptera at itis.gov
Coleoptera at kaefer-der-welt.de
Coleoptera at marinespecies.org