Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Beetles

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​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera

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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

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​Superfamily: ​Bostrichoidea ​Latreille, 1802

Families: Anobiidae, ​Bostrichidae, ​Dermestidae

Anobiidae
 Wood Boring Beetles 

Bostrichidae
 Horned Powderpost Beetles 

Dermestidae
 Carpet Beetles 

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​Superfamily: Buprestoidea ​Leach, 1815

​Families: Buprestidae

Buprestidae
 Jewel Beetles 

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​Superfamily: Caraboidea ​Latreille, 1804

​Families: Carabidae

Carabidae
 Tiger Beetles & Ground Beetles 

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​Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea ​Latreille, 1802

Families: Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, ​Disteniidae

Cerambycidae
 Longhorn Beetles​ 

Chrysomelidae
 Leaf Beetles​ 

Disteniidae
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Superfamily: ​Cleroidea ​Latreille, 1802

​Families: Cleridae, Prionoceridae

Cleridae
 ​Checkered Beetles 

Prionoceridae
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Superfamily: Coccinelloidea

Families: ​Coccinellidae, ​Endomychidae

Coccinellidae
 Ladybird, Ladybug or Lady Beetles​ 

Endomychidae
 Handsome Fungus Beetles 

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​Superfamily: Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802

Families: Erotylidae, Nitidulidae, Passandridae

Erotylidae
 Pleasing Fungus Beetles 

Nitidulidae
 Sap Beetles 

Passandridae
 Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles 

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​Superfamily: ​Curculionoidea Latreille, 1802​

​Families: Anthribidae, Attelabidae, Brachyceridae, Brentidae, Curculionidae

Anthribidae
 Fungus Weevils 

Attelabidae
 Leaf-rolling Weevils​ 

Brachyceridae
 Lily Weevils 

Brentidae
 Straight-snouted Weevils​ 

Curculionidae
 True Weevils​ 

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Superfamily: Dascilloidea ​Guérin-Méneville, 1843

Familes: Dascillidae, ​Rhipiceridae​

Dascillidae
 Soft-bodied Plant Beetles 

Rhipiceridae
 Cicada Parasite Beetles 

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​​Superfamily: ​Dytiscoidea

Families: Dytiscidae

Dytiscidae
 Predaceous Diving Beetles 

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​Superfamily: ​Elateroidea Leach, 1815​

​Families: Cantharidae, Elateridae, Lampyridae, Lycidae

Cantharidae
 Soldier Beetles​ 

Elateridae
 Click Beetles​ 

Lampyridae
 Fireflies 

Lycidae
 Net-winged Beetles​ 

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​​Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802

​Families: Lucanidae, Scarabaeidae​

Lucanidae
 Stag Beetles​ 

Scarabaeidae
 (Cetoniinae) 
Fruit & Flower Chafers 

Scarabaeidae
 (Dynastinae) 
Rhinoceros Beetles​ 

Scarabaeidae
 (Melolonthinae) 
May Beetles & Junebugs 

Scarabaeidae
 (Rutelinae) 
Shining Leaf Chafers​ 

Scarabaeidae
 (Scarabaeinae) 
Dung Beetles 

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Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802​

​Families: Meloidae, Mordellidae, Oedemeridae, Tenebrionidae

Meloidae
 Blister Beetles 

Mordellidae
 Tumbling Flower Beetles 

Oedemeridae
 False Blister Beetles 

Tenebrionidae
 Darkling Beetle​s