Order COLEOPTERA

following:

Lawrence, J. F. and A. F. Newton, Jr. 1995 - Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names). pp. 779-1006 in: J. Pakaluk and S.A. Slipinski (eds.): Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson. Museum i Instytut Zoologii PAN, Warszawa.



Suborder Archostemata
1.      Family Ommadidae
         Subfamily Tetraphalerinae
         Subfamily Ommatinae
2.      Family Crowsoniellidae
3.      Family Micromalthidae
4.      Family Cupedidae




Suborder Myxophaga
5.      Family Lepiceridae
6.      Family Torridincolidae
7.      Family Hydroscaphidae
8.      Family Microsporidae




Suborder Adephaga
9.       Family Gyrinidae Go to the Classification of Gyrinidae
          Subfamily Spanglerogyrinae
          Subfamily Gyrininae
10.     Family Haliplidae Go to the Classification of Haliplidae
11.     Family Trachypachidae
12.     Family Noteridae Got to the Classfication of Noteridae
          Subfamily Phreatodytinae
          Subfamily Noterinae
13.     Family Amphizoidae Go to the Classification of Amphizoidae
14.     Family Hygrobiidae Go to the Classification of Hygrobiidae
15.     Family Dytiscidae
          Subfamily Copelatinae
          Subfamily Laccophilinae
          Subfamily Hydroporinae
          Subfamily Colymbetinae
          Subfamily Dytiscinae
          Subfamily Aubehydrinae
16.     Family Rhysodidae
17.     Family Carabidae
          Subfamily Paussinae
          Subfamily Gehringiinae
          Subfamily Omophroninae
          Subfamily Carabinae 
          Subfamily Cicindelinae 
          Subfamily Hiletinae
          Subfamily Loricerinae
          Subfamily Elaphrinae
          Subfamily Migadopinae
          Subfamily Siagoninae
          Subfamily Scaritinae
          Subfamily Trechinae
          Subfamily Harpalinae
          Subfamily Pseudomorphinae
          Subfamily Brachininae



Suborder Polyphaga
Series Staphyliniformia
Superfamily Hydrophiloidea
18.     Family Hydrophilidae
          Subfamily Helophorinae Go to the Classification of Helophorinae
          Subfamily Epimetopinae
          Subfamily Georissinae Go to the Classification of Georissinae
          Subfamily Hydrochinae Go to the Classification of Hydrochinae
          Subfamily Spercheinae Go to the Classification of Spercheinae
          Subfamily Horelophinae Go to the Classification of Horelophinae
          Subfamily Hydrophilinae Go to the Classification of Hydrophilinae
          Subfamily Sphaeridiinae Go to the Classification of Sphaeridiinae
19.     Family Sphaeritidae
20.     Family Synteliidae
21.     Family Histeridae
          Subfamily Niponiinae
          Subfamily Abraeinae
          Subfamily Trypeticinae
          Subfamily Trypanaeinae
          Subfamily Saprininae
          Subfamily Dendrophilinae
          Subfamily Onthophilinae
          Subfamily Tribalinae
          Subfamily Histerinae
          Subfamily Hetaeriinae
          Subfamily Chlamydopsinae

Superfamily Staphylinoidea
22.     Family Hydraenidae
          Subfamily Prosthetopinae
          Subfamily Hydraeninae
          Subfamily Ochthebiinae
23.     Family Ptiliidae
          Subfamily Ptiliinae
          Subfamily Nanosellinae
          Subfamily Cephaloplectinae
          Subfamily Acrotrichinae
24.     Family Agyrtidae
25.     Family Leiodidae
          Subfamily Camiarinae
          Subfamily Catopocerinae
          Subfamily Leiodinae
          Subfamily Coloninae
          Subfamily Cholevinae
          Subfamily Platypsyllinae
26.     Family Scydmaenidae
          Subfamily Mastiginae
          Subfamily Scydmaeninae
27.     Family Silphidae
          Subfamily Silphinae
          Subfamily Nicrophorinae 
28.     Family Staphylinidae
          Subfamily Glypholomatinae
          Subfamily Microsilphinae
          Subfamily Omaliinae
          Subfamily Empelinae
          Subfamily Proteininae
          Subfamily Micropeplinae
          Subfamily Neophoninae
          Subfamily Dasycerinae
          Subfamily Protopselaphinae
          Subfamily Pselaphinae
          Subfamily Phloeocharinae
          Subfamily Olisthaerinae
          Subfamily Tachyporinae
          Subfamily Trichophyinae
          Subfamily Habrocerinae
          Subfamily Aleocharinae
          Subfamily Trigonurinae
          Subfamily Apateticinae
          Subfamily Scaphidiinae
          Subfamily Piestinae
          Subfamily Osoriinae
          Subfamily Oxytelinae
          Subfamily Oxyporinae
          Subfamily Megalopsidiinae
          Subfamily Steninae
          Subfamily Euaesthetinae
          Subfamily Solieriinae
          Subfamily Leptotyphlinae
          Subfamily Pseudopsinae
          Subfamily Paederinae
          Subfamily Staphylininae


Series Scarabaeiformia
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
29.     Family Lucanidae
          Subfamily Aesalinae
          Subfamily Nicaginae
          Subfamily Syndesinae
          Subfamily Lampriminae 
          Subfamily Penichrolucaninae
          Subfamily Lucaninae 
30.     Family Passalidae
          Subfamily Aulacocyclinae
          Subfamily Passalinae 
31.     Family Trogidae
32.     Family Glaresidae
33.     Family Pleocomidae
34.     Family Diphyllostomatidae
35.     Family Geotrupidae
          Subfamily Bolboceratinae
          Subfamily Geotrupinae 
          Subfamily Lethrinae
36.     Family Belohinidae
37.     Family Ochodaeidae
          Subfamily Ochodaeinae
          Subfamily Chaetocanthinae
38.     Family Ceratocanthidae
39.     Family Hybosoridae
40.     Family Glaphyridae
41.     Family Scarabaeidae
          Subfamily Aphodiinae
          Subfamily Scarabaeinae
          Subfamily Pachypodinae
          Subfamily Orphninae
          Subfamily Allidiostomatinae
          Subfamily Dynamopodinae
          Subfamily Aclopinae
          Subfamily Euchirinae
          Subfamily Phaenomeridinae
          Subfamily Melolonthinae 
          Subfamily Rutelinae 
          Subfamily Dynastinae 
          Subfamily Cetoniinae 


Series Elateriformia
Superfamily Scirtoidea
42.     Family Decliniidae
43.     Family Eucinetidae
44.     Family Clambidae
          Subfamily Calyptomerinae
          Subfamily Acalyptomerinae
          Subfamily Clambinae
45.     Family Scirtidae

Superfamily Dascilloidea
46.     Family Dascillidae
          Subfamily Cinnabariinae
          Subfamily Dascillinae
          Subfamily Karumiinae
47.     Family Rhipiceridae

Superfamily BuprestoideaGo to the Classification of Buprestoidea
48.     Family Schizopodidae
49.     Family Buprestidae
          Subfamily Julodinae 
          Subfamily Buprestinae 
          Subfamily Agrilinae 

Superfamily Byrrhoidea
50.     Family Byrrhidae
          Subfamily Byrrhinae
          Subfamily Syncalyptinae
          Subfamily Amphicyrtinae
51.     Family Elmidae
          Subfamily Larainae
          Subfamily Elminae

Superfamily Dryopoidea
52.     Family Dryopidae
53.     Family Lutrochidae
54.     Family Limnichidae
          Subfamily Hyphalinae
          Subfamily Limnichinae
          Subfamily Cephalobyrrhinae
          Subfamily Thaumastodinae
55.     Family Heteroceridae
          Subfamily Elythomerinae
          Subfamily Heterocerinae
56.     Family Psephenidae
          Subfamily Eubriinae
          Subfamily Psephenoidinae
          Subfamily Eubrianacinae
          Subfamily Psepheninae
57.     Family Cneoglossidae
58.     Family Ptilodactylidae
          Subfamily Anchytarsinae
          Subfamily Cladotominae
          Subfamily Aploglossinae
          Subfamily Araeopidiinae
          Subfamily Ptilodactylinae
59.     Family Chelonariidae
60.     Family Eulichadidae Go to the Classification of Eulichadidae
61.     Family Callirhipidae

Superfamily Elateroidea
62.     Family Artematopidae
          Subfamily Electribiinae
          Subfamily Artematopodinae
63.     Family Brachypsectridae
64.     Family Cerophytidae
65.     Family Eucnemidae
          Subfamily Perothopinae
          Subfamily Phyllocerinae
          Subfamily Pseudomeninae
          Subfamily Palaeoxeninae
          Subfamily Phlegoninae
          Subfamily Melasinae
          Subfamily Eucneminae
          Subfamily Macraulacinae
66.     Family Throscidae
67.     Family Elateridae 
          Subfamily Cebrioninae
          Subfamily Tetralobinae
          Subfamily Thylacosterninae
          Subfamily Lissominae
          Subfamily Semiotinae
          Subfamily Pityobiinae
          Subfamily Oxynopterinae
          Subfamily Agrypninae
          Subfamily Denticollinae
          Subfamily Negastriinae
          Subfamily Diminae
          Subfamily Elaterinae
          Subfamily Cardiophorinae
          Subfamily Hemiopinae
          Subfamily Physodactylinae
          Subfamily Eudicronychinae
          Subfamily Anischiinae
          Subfamily Subprotelaterinae
68.     Family Plastoceridae
69.     Family Drilidae
70.     Family Omalisidae
71.     Family Lycidae
          Subfamily Lycinae
          Subfamily Leptolycinae
          Subfamily Ateliinae
          Subfamily Metriorrhynchinae
          Subfamily Erotinae
          Subfamily Calochrominae
72.     Family Telegeusidae
73.     Family Phengodidae
          Subfamily Rhagophthalminae
          Subfamily Phengodinae
74.     Family Lampyridae
          Subfamily Pterotinae
          Subfamily Ototretadrilinae
          Subfamily Cyphonocerinae
          Subfamily Ototretinae
          Subfamily Amydetinae
          Subfamily Lampyrinae
          Subfamily Luciolinae
          Subfamily Photurinae
75.     Family Omethidae
          Subfamily Driloniinae
          Subfamily Matheteinae
          Subfamily Omethinae
76.     Family Cantharidae
          Subfamily Cantharinae
          Subfamily Silinae
          Subfamily Dysmorphocerinae
          Subfamily Malthininae
          Subfamily Chauliognathinae
77.     Family Podabrocephalidae
78.     Family Rhinorhipidae



Series Bostrichiformia
Superfamily Derodontoidea
79.     Family Derodontidae
          Subfamily Peltasticinae
          Subfamily Derodontinae
          Subfamily Laricobiinae

Superfamily Bostrichoidea
80.     Family Nosodendridae
81.     Family Dermestidae
          Subfamily Dermestinae
          Subfamily Marioutinae
          Subfamily Horictinae
          Subfamily Orphilinae
          Subfamily Trinodinae
          Subfamily Thylodriinae
          Subfamily Attageninae
          Subfamily Megatominae
82.     Family Bostrichidae
          Subfamily Dysidinae
          Subfamily Polycaoninae
          Subfamily Bostrichinae
          Subfamily Psoinae
          Subfamily Dinoderinae
          Subfamily Lyctinae
          Subfamily Euderiinae
83.     Family Anobiidae
          Subfamily Eucradinae
          Subfamily Ptininae
          Subfamily Dryophilinae
          Subfamily Ernobiinae
          Subfamily Anobiinae
          Subfamily Ptilininae
          Subfamily Alvarenganiellinae
          Subfamily Xyletininae
          Subfamily Dorcatominae
          Subfamily Mesocoelopodinae
84.     Family Jacobsoniidae



Series Cucujiformia
Superfamily Lymexyloidea
85.     Family Lymexylidae
          Subfamily Hylecoetinae
          Subfamily Lymexylinae
          Subfamily Melittommatinae
          Subfamily Apioninae

Superfamily Cleroidea
86.     Family Phloiophilidae
87.     Family Trogossitidae
          Subfamily Protopeltinae
          Subfamily Larinotinae
          Subfamily Peltinae
          Subfamily Rentoniinae
          Subfamily Decamerinae
          Subfamily Lophocaterinae
          Subfamily Calitinae
          Subfamily Egoliinae
          Subfamily Trogossitinae
88.     Family Chaetosomatidae
89.     Family Cleridae
          Subfamily Thaneroclerinae
          Subfamily Tillinae
          Subfamily Hydnocerinae
          Subfamily Clerinae
          Subfamily Epiphloeinae
          Subfamily Enopliinae
          Subfamily Tarsosteninae
          Subfamily Korynetinae
90.     Family Acanthocnemida
91.     Family Phycosecidae
92.     Family Prionoceridae
93.     Family Melyridae
          Subfamily  Melyrinae
          Subfamily Rhadalinae
          Subfamily Gietellinae
          Subfamily Dasytinae
          Subfamily Malachiinae

Superfamily Cucujoidea
94.     Family Protocucujidae
95.     Family Sphindidae
          Subfamily Protosphindinae
          Subfamily Odontosphindinae
          Subfamily Sphindiphorinae
          Subfamily Sphindinae
96.     Family Brachypteridae
97.     Family Nitidulidae
          Subfamily Calonecrinae
          Subfamily Carpophilinae
          Subfamily Meligethinae
          Subfamily Nitidulinae
          Subfamily Cillaeinae
          Subfamily Cryptarchinae
          Subfamily Cybocephalinae
98.     Family Smicripidae
99.     Family Monotomidae
          Subfamily Rhizophaginae
          Subfamily Monotominae
100.   Family Boganiidae
          Subfamily Paracucujinae
          Subfamily Boganiinae
101.   Family Helotidae
102.   Family Phloeostichidae
          Subfamily Phloeostichinae
          Subfamily Hymaeinae
          Subfamily Agapythinae
          Subfamily Myraboliinae
          Subfamily Priasilphinae
          Subfamily Tasmosalpinginae
103.   Family Silvanidae
          Subfamily Brontinae
          Subfamily Silvaninae
104.   Family Passandridae
105.   Family Cucujidae
          Subfamily Laemophloeidae
          Subfamily Propalticidae
106.   Family Laemophloeidae
107.   Family Propalticidae
108.   Family Phalacridae
          Subfamily Phaenocephalinae
          Subfamily Phalacrinae
109.   Family Hobartiidae
110.   Family Cavognathidae
111.   Family Cryptophagidae
          Subfamily Hypocoprinae
          Subfamily Cryptophaginae
          Subfamily Atomariinae
112.   Family Lamingtonidae
113.   Family Languriidae
          Subfamily Xenoscelinae
          Subfamily Setariolinae
          Subfamily Languriinae
          Subfamily Cryptophilinae
          Subfamily Toraminae
114.   Family Erotylidae
          Subfamily Dacninae
          Subfamily Megalodacninae
          Subfamily Encaustinae
          Subfamily Tritominae
          Subfamily Erotylinae
115.   Family Byturidae
          Subfamily Platydascillinae
          Subfamily Byturinae
116.   Family Biphyllidae
117.   Family Bothrideridae
          Subfamily Teredinae
          Subfamily Xylariophilinae
          Subfamily Anommatinae
          Subfamily Bothriderinae
118.   Family Cerylonidae
          Subfamily Euxestinae
          Subfamily Loeblioryloninae
          Subfamily Ostomopsinae
          Subfamily Murmidiinae
          Subfamily Ceryloninae
119.   Family Alexiidae
120.   Family Discolomatidae
          Subfamily Notiophyginae
          Subfamily Discolomatinae
          Subfamily Aphanocephalinae
          Subfamily Cephalophaninae
          Subfamily Pondonatinae
121.   Family Endomychidae
          Subfamily Merophysiinae
          Subfamily Holoparamecinae
          Subfamily Leiestinae
          Subfamily Eupsilobiinae
          Subfamily Endomychinae
          Subfamily Epipocinae
          Subfamily Lycoperdininae
          Subfamily Mycetaeinae
          Subfamily Anamorphinae
          Subfamily Pleganophorinae
          Subfamily Xenomycetinae
122.   Family Coccinellidae
          Subfamily Sticholotidinae
          Subfamily Coccidulinae
          Subfamily Scymninae
          Subfamily Chilocorinae
          Subfamily Coccinellinae
          Subfamily Epilachninae
123.   Family Corylophidae
          Subfamily Peltinodinae
          Subfamily Corylophinae
          Subfamily Sericoderinae
          Subfamily Parmulinae
124.   Family Latridiidae
          Subfamily Latridiinae
          Subfamily Corticariinae

Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
125.   Family Mycetophagidae
          Subfamily Esarcinae
          Subfamily Mycetophaginae
          Subfamily Bergininae
126.   Family Archeocrypticidae
127.   Family Pterogeniidae
128.   Family Ciidae
          Subfamily Sphindociinae
          Subfamily Ciinae
129.   Family Tetratomidae
          Subfamily Piseninae
          Subfamily Tetratominae
          Subfamily Penthinae
130.   Family Melandryidae
          Subfamily Hallomeninae
          Subfamily Eustrophinae
          Subfamily Melandryinae
          Subfamily Osphyinae
131.   Family Mordellidae
          Subfamily Ctenidiinae
          Subfamily Mordellinae
132.   Family Rhipiphoridae
          Subfamily Pelecotominae
          Subfamily Micholaeminae
          Subfamily Ptilophorinae
          Subfamily Hemirhipidiinae
          Subfamily Rhipidiinae
          Subfamily Rhipiphorinae
133.   Family Colydiidae
          Subfamily Pycnomerinae
          Subfamily Colydiinae
134.   Family Monommidae
135.   Family Zopheridae
          Subfamily Zopherinae
          Subfamily Usechinae
136.   Family Ulodidae
137.   Family Perimylopidae
138.   Family Chalcodryidae
139.   Family Trachelostenidae
140.   Family Tenebrionidae
          Subfamily Lagriinae
          Subfamily Phrenapatinae
          Subfamily Zolodininae
          Subfamily Pimeliinae
          Subfamily Tenebrioninae
          Subfamily Alleculinae
          Subfamily Diaperinae
          Subfamily Coelometopinae
          Subfamily Cossyphodinae
141.   Family Prostomidae
142.   Family Synchroidae
143.   Family Oedemeridae
          Subfamily Calopodinae
          Subfamily Oedemerinae
144.   Family Stenotrachelidae
          Subfamily Stenotrachelinae
          Subfamily Nematoplinae
          Subfamily Cephaloinae
          Subfamily Stoliinae
145.   Family Meloidae
          Subfamily Eleticinae
          Subfamily Meloinae 
          Subfamily Nemognathinae 
146.   Family Mycteridae
          Subfamily Mycterinae
          Subfamily Lacconotinae
          Subfamily Hemipeplinae
147.   Family Boridae
          Subfamily Borinae
          Subfamily Synercticinae
148.   Family Trictenotomidae
149.   Family Pythidae
150.   Family Pyrochroidae
          Subfamily Tydessinae
          Subfamily Pilipalpinae
          Subfamily Pedilinae
          Subfamily Pyrochroinae
          Subfamily Agnathinae
151.   Family Salpingidae
          Subfamily Othniinae
          Subfamily Prostominiinae
          Subfamily Agleninae
          Subfamily Inopeplinae
          Subfamily Salpinginae
          Subfamily Aegialitinae
          Subfamily Dacoderinae
152.   Family Anthicidae
          Subfamily Eurygeniinae
          Subfamily Lagrioidinae
          Subfamily Afreminae
          Subfamily Macratriinae
          Subfamily Steropinae
          Subfamily Ischaliinae
          Subfamily Copobaeninae
          Subfamily Lemodinae
          Subfamily Tomoderinae
          Subfamily Anthicinae
153.   Family Aderidae
154.   Family Scraptiidae
          Subfamily Scraptiinae
          Subfamily Anaspidinae

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea
155.   Family Cerambycidae
          Subfamily Vesperinae
          Subfamily Oxypeltinae
          Subfamily Disteniinae
          Subfamily Anoplodermatinae
          Subfamily Philinae
          Subfamily Parandrinae
          Subfamily Prioninae
          Subfamily Spondylidinae
          Subfamily Apatophyseinae
          Subfamily Necydalinae 
          Subfamily Lepturinae 
          Subfamily Cerambycinae
          Subfamily Lamiinae 
156.   Family Megalopodidae
          Subfamily Palophaginae
          Subfamily Zeugophorinae
          Subfamily Megalopodinae
157.   Family Orsodacnidae
          Subfamily Orsodacninae
          Subfamily Aulacoscelidinae
158.   Family Chrysomelidae
          Subfamily Sagrinae
          Subfamily Bruchinae
          Subfamily Donaciinae
          Subfamily Criocerinae
          Subfamily Hispinae
          Subfamily Chrysomelinae 
          Subfamily Galerucinae
          Subfamily Lamprosomatinae
          Subfamily Cryptocephalinae
          Subfamily Eumolpinae

Superfamily Curculionoidea
159.   Family Nemonychidae
          Subfamily Nemonychinae
          Subfamily Rhinorhynchinae
          Subfamily Doydirhynchinae
160.   Family Anthribidae
          Subfamily Urodontinae
          Subfamily Anthribinae
          Subfamily Choraginae
161.   Family Belidae
          Subfamily Belinae
          Subfamily Oxycoryninae
          Subfamily Aglycyderinae
162.   Family Attelabidae
          Subfamily Rhynchitinae
          Subfamily Attelabinae
163.   Family Brenthidae 
          Subfamily Eurhynchinae
          Subfamily Cyladinae
          Subfamily Brentinae
          Subfamily Antliarhininae
          Subfamily Nanophyinae
164.   Family Caridae
165.   Family Ithyceridae
166.   Family Curculionidae 
          Subfamily Brachycerinae
          Subfamily Curculioninae
          Subfamily Dryophthorinae
          Subfamily Cossoninae
          Subfamily Scolytinae
          Subfamily Platypodinae

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