Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758:345

Suborder : ARCHEOSTEMATA Kolbe, 1908:246
Series : Cupediformia
Superfamily : Cupedoidea
Family :
Ommatidae Sharp et Muir, 1912:521

(=Ommadidae)
Crowsoniellidae Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1983:65

(Tetraphaleridae part)
Tetraphaleridae Crowson , 1962:152

Cupedidae Laporte, 1836:56
(=Cupesidae)

Micromalthidae Barber, 1913:185

Sikhotaeliinidae [not certain position]

Suborder : MYXOPHAGA Crowson, 1955:10
Series : Sphaeriiformia
Superfamily : Sphaerioidea
Family :
Lepiceridae Hinton 1936:473
(= Cyathoceridae Sharp 1882:141 - justified Reichardt 1976)
Torridincolidae Steffan, 1964:199
Microsporidae Crotch, 1873: 78; 27
(=Sphaeriidae Erichson, 1845:38 - reject Reichardt 1976:204)
Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874:45

Suborder : ADEPHAGA Schellenberg, 1806:3
Series : Carabiformia
Superfamily : Caraboidea
Family :
Rhysodidae Laporte, 1840:291

Carabidae Latreille, 1802:80
Paussinae Latreille, 1807:234
Ozaeninae
Genringiinae Darlington, 1933:110
Omophroninae Bonelli, 1810: Tabula synoptica
Nebriinae Castelnau, 1834:
Carabinae Latreille, 1802:80
Cicindelinae Latreille, 1802:77
Hiletinae Schiödte, 1847:69
Loricerinae Bonelli, 1810: Tabula synoptica
Elaphrinae Latreille, 1802:81
Migadopinae Chaudoir, 1861: 510
Siagoninae Bonelli, 1813:456
Promecognathinae LeConte, 1853
Scaritinae Bonelli, 1810: Tabula synoptica
Trechinae Bonelli, 1810: Tabula synoptica
Harpalinae Bonelli, 1810: Tabula synoptica
Pseudomorphinae Newman, 1842: 365
Brachininae Bonelli, 1810: Tabula synoptica


Trachypachidae Thomson, C.G. , 1857:5 {please check this reference}

Haliplidae Aubé, 1836:15

Amphizoidae LeConte, 1853:228

Hygrobiidae Régimbart, 1878: 450 (1837)
(= Pelobiidae)

Noteridae Thomson, C.G. ,1860:34
Phreatodytinae Ueno, 1957:251
Noterinae Thomson, C.G. ,1860:34

Dytiscidae Leach, 1815:84
Copelatinae Van den Branden ,1856:82
Laccophilinae Gistel, 1856:354
Hydroporinae Aubé, 1836:217
Colymbetinae Erichson, 1837:149
Dytiscinae Leach, 1815:84

Gyrinidae Latreille, 1810:168
Spanglerogyrinae Folkerts, 1979:7
Gyrininae Latreille, 1810:168
[incl. Orectochilinae]

Suborder : POLYPHAGA Emery, 1886:654

Series : Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900:373

Superfamily : Hydrophiloidea Latreille, 1802:136
(= Palpicornia)
Family :

Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802:136
Helophorinae Leach, 1815:95
(=Elophorinae)
Epimetopinae Zaitzev, 1908:353
Georissinae Laporte, 1840:44
(= Georyssinae)
Hydrochinae Thomson, C.G, 1859:15
Spercheinae Erichson, 1837:193
Horelophinae Hansen, 1991:104
Hydrophylinae Latreille, 1802:136
[incl. Amphiopinae
Berosinae
Hydrobiinae ]
Sphaeridiinae latreille, 1802:135

Superfamily : Histeroidea
Family :
Sphaeritidae Shuckard, 1839:159

Synteliidae Lewis, 1882:137

Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808:74
Niponiinae Fowler, 1902:93
Abraeninae Macleay, 1819:25
Trypeticinae Bickhardt, 1914:306
(=Tryponaeinae)
Saprininae Blanchard, 1845:276
Dendrophilinae Reitter, 1909:288
Onthophilinae MacLeay, 1819:25
Tribalinae Bickhardt, 1914:307
Histerinae Gyllenhal, 1808:74
(incl. Hololeptinae)
Hetaeriinae Marseul, 1857:148
Chlamydopsinae Bickhardt, 1914:308

Superfamily : Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802:124
Family :
Ptiliidae Erichson, 1845:15
(= Trichopterygidae Erichson 1845:13 is based on preoccupied name )
Ptiliinae Erichson, 1845:15
Nanosellinae Barber, 1914:170
Cephaloplectinae Sharp, 1883:295
[= Limulodinae Ganglbauer 1899:297]
Acrotrichinae Reitter, 1909:272


Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844:50
(= Limnebiidae Mulsant, 1844:88 )
Prosthetopinae Perkins in Perkins and Balfourn-Browne, 1994:7
Hydraeninae Mulsant, 1844:50
Ochthebiinae Thomson, C.G., 1859:15

Agyrtidae Thomson C.G., 1859:57
Lyrosominae
Pterolominae

Leiodidae Fleming, 1821:51
( = Liodidae, Anisotomidae)
Camiarinae Jeannel, 1911:192
[incl. Agyrtodinae]
Catopocerinae Hatch, 1927:4 (1880)
(=Pinodytinae Hatch, 1880:248)
[incl. Glacicavicolinae]
Leiodinae Flemming, 1821:51
(=Anisotominae)
Coloninae Horn, 1880:266 (1859)
(=Myloechinae Thomson, C.G., 1859:60)
[Colon conserv.by Silfberger 1994 - orig.spelling Kolon)
Cholevinae Kirby, 1837:108
(= Catopinae Chaudoir, 1845:195)
[incl. Anemadinae
Bathysciinae Horn, 1880:251
Eucatopinae
Leptodirinae Lacordaire, 1845:195
Nemadinae
Ptomaphaginae]
Platypsyllinae Ritsema, 1869:38
(=Leptininae LeConte, 1872:802 )


Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815:92
Anisosphaerinae
Mastiginae Flemming, 1821:49
(=Clidicinae Casey, 1897:541)
Scydmaeninae Leach, 1815:92
Plaumanniolinae Costa Lima, 1962:415

Silphidae Latreille, 1807:1
Silphinae Latreille, 1807:1
Nicrophorinae Kirby, 1837:95


Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802:124
Omallinae group
Glypholomatinae Jeannel, 1962:482
Microsilphinae Crowson, 1950:284
Omalinae MacLeay, 1825:49
Dasycerinae Reitter, 1887:8
Phloeocharinae Erichson, 1839:612
Empelinae Newton and Thayer, 1992:25
Micropeplinae Leach, 1815:90

Neophoninae Group
Neophoninae Fauvel, 1905:98

Pselaphidae Group
Protopselaphinae Newton nad Thayer, 1995
Pselaphinae Latreille, 1802:239
[incl. Batrisinae
Bythininae
Clavigerinae
Euplectinae
Faroninae
Goniacerinae
Mayetiinae

Proteininae Group
Proteininae Erichson, 1839:641
(=Pteroniinae)
Metopsiinae Steel, 1966

Tachyporinae Group
Olisthaerinae Thomson C.G., 1858:38
Tachyporinae MacLeay, 1825:49
(=Tachynidae Flemming, 1821:49 viz Opinion 1743; =Tachinusidae)

Habrocerinae Group
Trichophyinae Thomson C.G., 1858:30
Habrocerinae Mulsant et Ray, 1877:65

Aleocharinae Group
Aleocharinae Flemming, 1821:49
[incl. Cyphinae
Hypocyphtinae
Mesoporinae
Mimanommatinae
Pseudoperinthinae
Pulicomorphinae
Pygosteninae
Termitodiscinae
Trichopseniinae
Trilobitideinae
Piestinae Group
Trigonurinae Reiche, 1865:642
Apateticinae Fauvel, 1895:190
Piestinae Erichson, 1839:31
Scaphidiinae Latreille, 1807:3
Osoriinae Erichson, 1839:L30
[incl. Eleusininae
Lispininae
Leptochirinae
Oxytelinae Flemming, 1821: 49
Oxyporinae Flemming, 1821: 49
Magalopsidiinae leng, 1920:98
(= Megalopininae)
(= Stylopodinae)

Steninae Group
Steninae MacLeay, 1825:49
Euaesthetinae Thomson, C.G. 1859:42
Solieriinae Newton and Thayer, 1992:27
Leptotyphlinae Fauvel, 1874:329

Staphylininae Group
Pseudopsinae Ganglbauer, 1895:690
Paederinae Flemming, 1821:49
[incl. Pinophilinae]
Stahylininae Latreille, 1802:124
[incl. Amblyopininae
Diochinae
Platyprosopinae
Quediinae
Xantholininae
Xanthopyginae

Series : Scirtoformia

Superfamily : Scirtoidea Flemming, 1821:50
(=Eucinetoidea)
Family :
Clambidae Fischer, 1821:52
Calyptomerinae Crowson, 1955:11
Acalyptomerinae Crowson, 1979: 612
Clambinae Fischer, 1821:52

Decliinidae Nikitinsky et al., 1994:7

Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857:281
(=Cryptomeridae)

Scirtidae Flemming, 1821:50
(= Cyphonidae Stephens, 1829:11
= Helodidae Aggazis 1846:176 ,
= Elodidae Shuckard, 1840:41

Series : Scarabeiformia Crowson, 1960:119
Superfamily : Scarabaeoidea
Family :
  Lucanidae Latreille, 1804:149
Aesalinae Macleay, 1819:102
Nicaginae LeConte, 1861:130
Syndesinae MacLeay, 1861:103
[incl. Sinodendrinae ]
Lampriminae MacLeay, 1819:97
Penichrolucaninae Arrow, 1950:233
Lucaninae Latreille, 1804;149
[incl. Chiasognathinae,
Dorcinae,
Figulinae,
Odontolabinae,
Platycerinae ]

Diphyllostomatidae Holloway, 1872: 31

Trogidae MacLeay, 1819:59

Ceratocanthidae Cartwright et Gordon, 1971:275
(=Acanthoceridae)

Passalidae Leach, 1815:100
Aulacocyclinae Kaup, 1868:4
Passalinae leach, 1815:100

Glaresidae Semenov-Tian-Shanskii et Medvedev, 1932:337

Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861:128

Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802:142
Bolboceratinae Mulsant, 1842:142
(=Bolbocerinae)
[incl. Athyreinae]
Geotrupinae Latreille, 1802:142
[include Taurocerastinae]
Lethrinae Mulsant et Rey, 1871:417


Ochodaeidae Mulsant Et Rey, 1871:493
Ochodaeinae Mulsant et Rey, 1871:493
Chaetocanthinae Scholztz, 1988:231

Belohinidae Paulian, 1959:40

Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847:717

Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819:76
[incl. Lichniidae]

Scarabeidae Latreille, 1802:144
Aegialiinae Castelnau, 1840
Aphodiinae Leach, 1815: 97
[incl. Aulonocneminae,
Chironinae,
Silluviinae ]
Termitotroginae Wasmann, 1918
Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802:144
Coprinae Kolbe, 1805
Pachypodinae Erichson, 1840: 29
Orphinae Erichson, 1847:717
Allidiostomatinae Arrow, 1940:16
(=Allidiostominae - incorrect spelling,
Idiosominae Arrow, 1904:747 preoccup.name)
Dynamopodinae Arrow, 1911:611
(=Dynamopinae - incorrect spelling)
Aclopinae Milne-Edwards, 1850:96
Euchirinae Hope, 1840:79
Phaenomeridinae Erichson, 1847:655
(= Phaenomerinae - Opinion 621, too close to Curculionid genus Phaenomerus)
Melolonthinae MacLeay, 1819:79 / Leach in Samouelle 1819:189
[incl. Hopliinae,
Systellopodinae ]
Rutelinae MacLeay, 1819:69
Dynastinae MacLeay, 1819:64
Cetoniinae Leach, 1815: 99
[incl. Valginae,
Trechinae ]

Series : Elateriformia Crawson, 1960:120
(= Dascilliformia Crowsno, 1950)
[incl. Eucinetiformia ]

Superfamily : Dascilloidea Guérin-Méneville, 1843:193 (1834)
Family :
Dascillidae Guérin-Méneville, 1843:193 (1834)
Dascillinae Guérin-Méneville, 1843:193 (1834)
(=Atopinae, Cinnabariinae)
Karumiinae Escalera, 1913:320
(= Zarudniolidae)

Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834:167
(= Sandalidae)

Superfamily : Byrrhoidea
Family :
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804:146
Byrrhinae Latreille, 1804:146
Syncalyptinae Mulsant et Rey, 1869:31
Amphicyrtinae LeConte, 1861:111

Superfamily : Buprestoidea Leach, 1815:85
Family :
  Buprestidae Leach, 1815:85
Schizopodinae LeConte, 1861:176
Julodinae Lacordaire, 1857:10
Buprestinae Leach, 1815:85
[incl. Acmaeoderinae,
Chalcophorinae,
Chrysobothrinae
Mastogeniinae
Polycestinae
Sphenopterinae,
Thrincopyginae,
etc.]
Agrilinae Laporte, 1835:165
[incl. Cylindromorphinae,
Galbellinae,
Trachynae ]

Superfamily : Dryopoidea
Family :
Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973:237
(=Lichadidae Forbes, 1926:102 nom.,praeocc.)

Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836:21
Anchytarsinae Champion, 1897:593
Cladotominae Pic, 1914:45
Aploglossinae Champion, 1897:623
(= Haploglossinae)
Araeopidiinae Lawrence, 1991:250
Ptilodactylinae Laporte, 1836:2
(Epilichadinae Lawrence et Stribling, 1992:19,25 = nomen nudum)

Podabrocephalidae Pic, 1930:314

Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845:70

Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825:34
Elytomerinae Pacheco, 1964:120
Heterocerinae MacLeay, 1825:34


Limnichidae Erichson, 1846:465
Hyphalinae Britton, 1971:88
Lymnichinae Erichson, 1846:465
Cephalobyrrhinae Champion, 1925:174
Thaumastodinae Champion, 1924:25

Lutrochidae Kasap et Crowson, 1975:442

Dryopidae Bilberg, 1820:38 (1817)
(= Parnidae, Leach 1817:88 by provizion Art.40b)
Dryopinae
Chiloeinae

Elmidae Curtis, 1830:plate 30
(= Elminthidae , Elmididae, Helminthidae, Helmidae; Jach 1994 notaed that the older name Limniidae Stephens, 1828:104 is unavailable )
Larainae LeConte, 1861:116
(=Larinae was emended in opinion 1515 to avoid confusion with the bird family Laridae)
Elminae Curtis, 1830:plate 30

Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854:497
Eubriinae Lacordaire, 1857:283
Psephenoidinae Hinton, 1939:167
Eubrianacinae Jacobson, 1913:726 (1880)
(=Placonychinae Horn, 1880:110 provision Art 40b)
Psepheninae Lacordaire, 1854:497

Cneoglossidae Champion, 1897:594


Artematopidae Lacordaire, 1857:260
(= Artematopidae)
Artematopinae Lacordaire, 1857:260
Ctesibiinae Crowson, 1973:228
Macropogoninae LeConte 1861:178
(= Eurypogoninae Boving et Craighead,
1931:45)
Electribiinae Crowson 1975;77

Callirhipidae Emden, 1924:87

Brachypsectridae LeConte et Horn, 1883:170

Rhinorhipidae Lawrence, 1988:3

Superfamily : Elateroidea
Family :
Cebrionidae Latreille, 1802:97
Aplastinae
Cebrioninae
Cebriognathinae
Plastocerinae LeConte,

Elateridae Leach, 1815:85
Tetralobinae Laporte, 1840:230
Thylacosterninae Fleutiaux, 1920:94
(=Balginae, Soleniscinae)
Lissominae Laporte, 1835:178
(=Drapetinae)
[incl. Oestodinae,
Protelaterinae]
Semiotinae Jacobson, 1913:736
Pityobiinae Hyslop, 1917: 262
Oxynopterinae Candèze, 1857:355
Agrypninae
] Denticollinae
Negastriinae
Diminae
Elaterinae
Cardiophorinae
Hemiopinae
Physodactylinae

incertae sedis:
Eudicronychinae
Aschiinae
Subprotelaterinae

Anischiidae
(Cerophytidae part.)

Throscidae Laporte, 1840:228
(= Trixagidae Gistel, 1856:361 under Srt.40b)
Throscinae Laporte, 1840:228


Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829:10
(= Melasidae Flemming, 1821:49)
Perothopinae Lacordaire, 1857:128
Phyllocerinae Reitter, 1905:2
Pseudomeninae Muona, 1993:41 (1991:167 = nom.nud.)
Palaeoxeninae Muona, 1993:42 (1991:168 = nom.nud.)
Phlegoninae Muona, 1993:42 (1991:168 = nom.nud.)
Melasinae Flemming, 1821:49
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829:10
Macraulacinae Fleutiaux, 1923:304

Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834:133

Superfamily : Cantharoidea
(= Malacodermidae)
Family : Cneoglossidae
Plastoceridae
(= Ceroplastus auctt.)
Omalisidae
(= Homalisidae)
Drilidae
Lycidae
(=part. Telephoridae)
Telegeusidae
Phenogodidae
[include Penicillophorini]
Rhogaphthalmidae
Lampyridae
(=part. Telephoridae)
Omethidae
[include Driloniinae, Matheteinae]
Cantharidae
(= part. Telephoridae)

Series : Bostrychiformia
Superfamily : Derodontoidea
Family: Derodontidae

Superfamily : Dermestoidea
Family: Nosodendridae
Dermestidae
Thorictidae
Jacobsoniidae
(= Sarothriidae)

Superfamily : Bostrychoidea
Family : Bostrychidae
[incl. Lyctinae]
Endecatomidae
Anobiidae
Ptinidae
[incl. Gnostinae, etc.]

Series : Cucujiformia
Superfamily : Lymexyloidea
Family : Lymexylidae
(= Limexilidae, Lamexylonidae)

Superfamily : Cleroidea
Family : Phloiophilidae
Peltidae
Lophocateridae
Trogossitidae
(= Temnochilidae)
Chaetosomatidae
Cleridae
Phycosecidae
Acanthocnemidae
Mauroniscidae
(=Melyridae part.)
Melyridae
[include Malachiinae and Dasytinae)
Prionoceridae
(=Melyridae part.)

Superfamily : Cucujoidea
Section : Clavicornia
Family : Protocucujidae
(= Ericmodes Reitter)
Sphindidae
[include Aspidiphorinae,]
Nitidulidae
[include Cybocephalinae]
Smicripidae
Brachypteridae
[include Cateretinae, (Kateretidae), Nitidulidae part)
Monotomidae
(= Rhizophagidae)
Boganiidae
Phloeostichidae
[include Agapythinae,
Priasilphinae,  Phloeostichinae,
Hymaeinae,
Myraboliinae, ]
Tasmosalpingidae
Helotidae
Hobartiidae
Propalticidae
Cyclaxyridae
Phalacridae
Laemophloeinae
Cucujidae
[include Laemophloeinae]
Passandridae
Silvanidae
[include Hyliotinae]
Cavognathidae
Cryptophagidae
[include Hypocoprinae]
Lamingtoniidae
Languriidae
[include Loberinae,etc.]
Erotylidae
[include Pharaxonothinae]
Cryptophilidae
[include Toraminae ]
Biphyllidae
Byturidae
Bothrideridae
Cerylonidae
Corylophidae
(= Orthoperidae)
Discolomatidae
(= Discolomidae, Notiophygidae)
Coccinellidae
Alexiidae
(=Sphaerosomatidae, part Endomychidae)
Endomychidae
Merophysiidae
Lathridiidae

Superfamily : Tenebrionoidea
Section : Heteromera
Family : Mycetophagidae
Ciidae
(= Cisidae, Cioidae)
Archeocrypticidae
Pterogeniidae
Tetratomidae
Melandryidae
(= Serropalpidae)
[include. Eustrophinae]
Mordellidae
[excl. Anaspidinae]
Rhipiphoridae
Colydiidae
[excl. Ceryloninae, Bothriderinae]
Zopheridae
[ include Monommatidae (=Monommidae)]
Ulodidae
[include Merycidae]
Perimylopidae
[ include Chanopterus, Parahelops, Perrimylops, Promecheilus, Sirrhas]
Chalcodryidae
Trachelostenidae
Tenebrionidae
[include Alleculidae (=Cistelidae and Gonoderinae) and Lagriidae]
[include Zolodinae, Cossyphodinae, Nilionini]
Stenotrachilidae
(= Cephaloidae)
[include Nematoplinae, Stoliinae]
Meloidae
[include Horiinae, Eleticinae, ]
Oedemeridae
Prostomidae
Synchroidae
Mycteridae
[include Hemipeplinae]
Boridae
Trictenotomidae
Pythidae
Salpingidae
[include Aegialitinae (=Eurystethidae), Dacoderidae (=Tretothoracidae)]
Othniidae
(= Elacatidae)
Inopeplidae
Pyrochroidae
[include and Cononotinae]
[include Agnathus]
Anthicidae
[include Pedilinae in Eurygeniinae]
Aderidae
(= Euglenidae, Hylophilidae, Xylophilidae)
Scraptiidae
[include Anaspidinae, Mordellidae part.]

Superfamily : Chrysomeloidea
Family : Cerambycidae
[incl. Hypocephalidae,
Parandridae, Spondylidae
Disteniidae
Megalopodidae
[include Zeugophorinae, Palophaginae, ]
Orsodacnidae
[=Aulacoscelinae]
Chrysomelidae
Bruchidae
(= Lariidae, Mylabridae)
[include Sagrinae, Donaciinae, Criocerinae]

Superfamily : Curculionoidea
Family : Nemonychidae
[include Rhynorhynchinae]
Urodontidae
(=Bruchelidae)
Anthribidae
Belidae
Oxycorynidae
Caridae
Aglycyderidae
(= Proterhinidae)
Allocorynidae
Attelabidae
Ithyceridae
Apionidae
[include Antliarrhininae, Nanophyinae]
Brentidae
Curculionidae
Scolytidae
(= Ipidae)
[incl. Platypodinae]

Incertae saedis:
Family: Stylopidae
(= Strepsiptera auct.)

All important literature and references are cited in our taxonomical References database in section Coleoptera Bibliography

also in
John F.Lawrence and Alfred F.Newton, Jr. 1995 Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family - group names). page 779 to 1006 plus index [1] to [48]
in
Biology, phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera.
papers celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A.Crowson
Eds. J. Palakuk and S.A.Slipinski

Muzeum i instotut Zoologii PAN, Warszawa
ISBN 83-85192-34-4

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