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Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Beetles

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​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera

The Coleoptera, or beetles, includes many commonly encountered insects such as ladybird beetles (family Coccinellidae), click beetles (Elateridae), scarabs (Scarabaeidae), and fireflies (Lampyridae). They live throughout the world (except Antarctica), but are most speciose in the tropics.

In one sense the most unusual property of beetles is not some aspect of their structure or natural history, but their sheer number. There are more known species of Coleoptera than any other group of organisms, with over 350,000 described species.   Tree of Life

Superfamily: Dascilloidea ​Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Familes: Dascillidae, ​Rhipiceridae​
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Dascillidae
 Soft-bodied Plant Beetles 

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Rhipiceridae
 Cicada Parasite Beetles 


​Superfamily: ​Bostrichoidea ​Latreille, 1802
Families: Anobiidae, ​Bostrichidae, ​Dermestidae
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Anobiidae
 Wood Boring Beetles 

Bostrichidae of Thailand

Bostrichidae
 Horned Powderpost Beetles 

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Dermestidae
 Carpet Beetles 


​Superfamily: Buprestoidea ​Leach, 1815
​Families: Buprestidae
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Buprestidae
 Jewel Beetles 


​Superfamily: Caraboidea ​Latreille, 1804
​Families: Carabidae
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Carabidae
 Tiger Beetles & Ground Beetles 


​Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea ​Latreille, 1802
Families: Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, ​Disteniidae
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Cerambycidae
 Longhorn Beetles​ 

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Chrysomelidae
 Leaf Beetles​ 

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Disteniidae
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Superfamily: ​Cleroidea ​Latreille, 1802
​Families: Cleridae, Prionoceridae
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Cleridae
 ​Checkered Beetles 

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Prionoceridae
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​Superfamily: Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802
Families: Endomychidae, Erotylidae, Coccinellidae, Languriidae, Nitidulidae, Passandridae
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Endomychidae
 Handsome Fungus Beetles 

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Erotylidae
 Pleasing Fungus Beetles 

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Coccinellidae
 Ladybird, Ladybug or Lady Beetles​ 

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Languriidae
 Lizard Beetles 

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Nitidulidae
 Sap Beetles 

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Passandridae
 Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles 


​Superfamily: ​Curculionoidea Latreille, 1802​
​Families: Anthribidae, Attelabidae, Brachyceridae, Brentidae, Curculionidae
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Anthribidae
 Fungus Weevils 

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Attelabidae
 Leaf-rolling Weevils​ 

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Brachyceridae
 Lily Weevils 

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Brentidae
 Straight-snouted Weevils​ 

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Curculionidae
 True Weevils​ 


​​Superfamily: ​Dytiscoidea
Families: Dytiscidae
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Dytiscidae
 Predaceous Diving Beetles 


​Superfamily: ​Elateroidea Leach, 1815​
​Families: Cantharidae, Elateridae, Lampyridae, Lycidae
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Cantharidae
 Soldier Beetles​ 

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Elateridae
 Click Beetles​ 

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Lampyridae
 Fireflies 

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Lycidae
 Net-winged Beetles​ 


​​Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
​Families: Lucanidae, Scarabaeidae​
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Lucanidae
 Stag Beetles​ 

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Scarabaeidae
 (Cetoniinae) 
Fruit & Flower Chafers 

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Scarabaeidae
 (Dynastinae) 
Rhinoceros Beetles​ 

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Scarabaeidae
 (Melolonthinae) 
May Beetles & Junebugs 

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Scarabaeidae
 (Rutelinae) 
Shining Leaf Chafers​ 

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Scarabaeidae
 (Scarabaeinae) 
Dung Beetles 



Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802​
​Families: Meloidae, Mordellidae, Oedemeridae, Tenebrionidae
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Meloidae
 Blister Beetles 

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Mordellidae
 Tumbling Flower Beetles 

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Oedemeridae
 False Blister Beetles 

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Tenebrionidae
 Darkling Beetle​s 

Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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