Beetles
From Taiwan beetles
Families of Beetles in the Collection
Families recorded in the Taiwanese Leaf Litter Beetles project, organized by suborder and superfamily.
Suborder Adephaga
Caraboidea
- Carabidae — ground beetles
- Dytiscidae — predaceous diving beetles
Suborder Polyphaga
Staphyliniformia
Hydrophiloidea
- Histeridae — clown beetles
- Hydrophilidae — water scavenger beetles
Staphylinoidea
- Leiodidae — round fungus beetles
- Ptiliidae — featherwing beetles
- Staphylinidae — rove beetles (largest family in the collection!)
Scarabaeiformia
Scarabaeoidea
- Scarabaeidae — scarab beetles
Elateriformia
Scirtoidea
- Clambidae — fringe-winged beetles
- Eucinetidae — eucinetid beetles
- Scirtidae — marsh beetles
Buprestoidea / Elateroidea
- Cantharidae — soldier beetles
- Elateridae — click beetles
- Lampyridae — fireflies
- Lycidae — net-winged beetles
- Prionoceridae
- Rhagophalmidae
- Troscidae
- Ptilodactylidae
- Limnichidae
Bostrichiformia
Bostrichoidea
- Ptinidae — spider beetles & deathwatch beetles
Cucujiformia
Coccinelloidea
- Archeocrypticidae
- Bothrideridae
- Cerylonidae
- Coccinellidae — ladybird beetles
- Corylophidae
- Discolomatidae
- Endomychidae — handsome fungus beetles
Cleroidea
- Cleridae — checkered beetles
Cucujoidea
- Erotylidae — pleasing fungus beetles
- Nitidulidae — sap beetles
- Phalacridae — shining flower beetles
- Silvanidae — silvanid flat bark beetles
- Sphindidae
- Latridiidae — minute brown scavenger beetles
Tenebrionoidea
- Anthicidae — ant-like flower beetles
- Meloidae — blister beetles
- Melandryidae — false darkling beetles
- Oedemeridae — false blister beetles
- Scraptiidae
- Tenebrionidae — darkling beetles
- Zopheridae
Chrysomeloidea
- Cerambycidae — longhorn beetles
- Chrysomelidae — leaf beetles
Curculionoidea
- Apionidae
- Apinonidae
- Curculionidae — weevils (incl. [Cossoninae] and [Scolytinae] subfamilies)
Notes
- Cossoninae and Scolytinae listed separately in the database are subfamilies of Curculionidae, grouped above under that family.
- Coccinelidae (with single 'l') in the database is a misspelling of Coccinellidae — treated as the same family above.
- Leididae in the database is likely a misspelling of Leiodidae — grouped above under that family.
- Erotylidae/Cleridae entries of uncertain placement are not listed separately above.
- Curculionidae? entries of uncertain identification are not listed separately above.
- Ptilodactylidae? entries of uncertain identification are grouped under Ptilodactylidae above.
- Unidentified specimens are not listed.
