Coleoptera
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordines (4 + 1†):
Adephaga –
Archostemata –
Myxophaga –
Polyphaga –
†Alphacoleoptera
Coleoptera incertae sedis:
Familiae:
†Ponomarenkiumidae
Genera:
†Anepismus –
†Anhuistoma –
†Apistotes –
†Archosyne –
†Babuskaya –
†Biadelater –
†Cardiosyne –
†Coleopteron –
†Dysarestus –
†Elaterina –
†Enamma –
†Fengningia –
†Fuscicupes –
†Gemelina –
†Glaphyropterites –
†Grahamelytron –
†Helophoropsis –
†Hydrophilites –
†Keleusticus –
†Leptopodocoleus –
†Megacentrus –
†Micrelaterium –
†Mimelater –
†Parabuprestium –
†Paragrilium –
†Peltocoleops –
†Plastelater –
†Praedodromeus –
†Pseudoelateropsis –
†Stenelytron –
†Toksunius –
†Trialarva –
†Tychon –
†Xinbinia –
†Zetemenos
Species:
†"Brochocoleus" indibili
Overview of familiae (184 + †40)
[edit]Acanthocnemidae –
Aderidae –
Agapythidae –
Agyrtidae –
Akalyptoischiidae –
Alexiidae –
Amphizoidae –
Anamorphidae –
Anthicidae –
Anthribidae –
Archeocrypticidae –
Artematopodidae –
Aspidytidae –
Attelabidae –
Belidae –
Biphyllidae –
Boganiidae –
Boridae –
Bostrichidae –
Bothrideridae –
Brachyceridae –
Brachypsectridae –
Brentidae –
Buprestidae –
Byrrhidae –
Byturidae –
Callirhipidae –
Cantharidae –
Carabidae –
Caridae –
Cavognathidae –
Cerambycidae –
Cerasommatidiidae –
Cerophytidae –
Cerylonidae –
Chaetosomatidae –
Chalcodryidae –
Chelonariidae –
Chrysomelidae –
Cicindelidae –
Ciidae –
Clambidae –
Cleridae –
Cneoglossidae –
Coccinellidae –
Corylophidae –
Crowsoniellidae –
Cryptophagidae –
Cucujidae –
Cupedidae –
Curculionidae –
Cybocephalidae –
Cyclaxyridae –
Dascillidae –
Decliniidae –
Dermestidae –
Derodontidae –
Discolomatidae –
Disteniidae –
Dryophthoridae –
Dryopidae –
Dytiscidae –
Elateridae –
Elmidae –
Endecatomidae –
Endomychidae –
Epimetopidae –
Erotylidae –
Eucinetidae –
Eucnemidae –
Eulichadidae –
Eupsilobiidae –
Euxestidae –
Georissidae –
Gyrinidae –
Haliplidae –
Helophoridae –
Helotidae –
Heteroceridae –
Histeridae –
Hobartiidae –
Hydraenidae –
Hydrochidae –
Hydrophilidae –
Hydroscaphidae –
Hygrobiidae –
Ischaliidae –
Jacobsoniidae –
Jurodidae –
Kateretidae –
Laemophloeidae –
Lagrioididae –
Lamingtoniidae –
Lampyridae –
Latridiidae –
Leiodidae –
Lepiceridae –
Lophocateridae –
Limnichidae –
Lutrochidae –
Lycidae –
Lymexylidae –
Mauroniscidae –
Megalopodidae –
Melandryidae –
Meloidae –
Melyridae –
Meruidae –
Micromalthidae –
Monotomidae –
Mordellidae –
Murmidiidae –
Mycetaeidae –
Mycetophagidae –
Mycteridae –
Myraboliidae –
Nemonychidae –
Nitidulidae –
Nosodendridae –
Noteridae –
Oedemeridae –
Omalisidae –
Omethidae –
Ommatidae –
Orsodacnidae –
Oxypeltidae –
Passandridae –
Peltidae –
Phalacridae –
Phengodidae –
Phloeostichidae –
Phloiophilidae –
Phycosecidae –
Plastoceridae –
Priasilphidae –
Prionoceridae –
Promecheilidae –
Prostomidae –
Protelmidae –
Protocucujidae –
Protopeltidae –
Psephenidae –
Pterogeniidae –
Ptiliidae –
Ptilodactylidae –
Ptinidae –
Pyrochroidae –
Pythidae –
Rhadalidae –
Rentoniidae –
Rhagophthalmidae –
Rhinorhipidae –
Rhipiceridae –
Ripiphoridae –
Salpingidae –
Schizopodidae –
Scirtidae –
Scraptiidae –
Silphidae –
Silvanidae –
Smicripidae –
Spercheidae –
Sphaeritidae –
Sphaeriusidae –
Sphindidae –
Staphylinidae –
Stenotrachelidae –
Synchroidae –
Synteliidae –
Tasmosalpingidae –
Telegeusidae –
Tenebrionidae –
Teredidae –
Tetratomidae –
Thanerocleridae –
Throscidae –
Thymalidae –
Torridincolidae –
Trachypachidae –
Trictenotomidae –
Trogossitidae –
Ulodidae –
Vesperidae –
Zopheridae
Fossil:
†Ademosynidae –
†Apophisandridae –
†Asiocoleidae –
†Berendtimiridae –
†Boleopsidae –
†Catiniidae –
†Coleopsidae –
†Colymbotethidae –
†Coptoclavidae –
†Elodophthalmidae –
†Labradorocoleidae –
†Lasiosynidae –
†Liadytidae –
†Lithoscarabaeidae –
†Magnocoleidae –
†Mesocinetidae –
†Oborocoleidae –
†Obrieniidae –
†Parahygrobiidae –
†Paralucanidae –
†Parandrexidae –
†Peltosynidae –
†Permocupedidae –
†Permosynidae –
†Phoroschizidae –
†Ponomarenkiumidae –
†Praelateriidae –
†Rhombocoleidae –
†Schizocoleidae –
†Taldycupedidae –
†Tetrameropseidae –
†Tshekardocoleidae –
†Triadocupedidae –
†Triamyxidae –
†Triaplidae –
†Tritarsusidae –
†Ulyanidae –
†Wabbelidae
Ichnofamiliae:
†Coprinisphaeridae –
†Pallichnidae
Name
[edit]Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758: 341
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]Primary references
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Links
[edit]- Assembling the Beetle Tree of Life (BToL)
- www.coleoptera.org
- Coleoptera - Australian Faunal Directory
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Edited by I. Löbl & A. Smetana
- SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
- Coleoptera incertae sedis in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
- Maddison, David R. 2000. Coleoptera. Beetles. Version 11 September 2000 (under construction) in The Tree of Life Web Project
- Beetles and coleopterologists Russian site with English version, with information about biology, systematics and paleontology of beetles
- Coleoptera - Coleoptera-atlas (Beautiful Pictures of coleoptera - picture Gallery (over 4800 records)
Vernacular names
[edit]Alemannisch: Chäfer
aragonés: Escarabachos
беларуская: Жукі
български: Твърдокрили
বাংলা: গুবরে পোকা
čeština: Brouci
dansk: Biller
Deutsch: Käfer
Ελληνικά: Κολεόπτερα
English: Beetles
Esperanto: Koleopteroj
español: Escarabajo
eesti: Mardikalised
suomi: Kovakuoriaiset
Nordfriisk: Kraaben
français: Coléoptères
עברית: חיפושיות
हिन्दी: कंचुकपक्ष
magyar: Bogarak
íslenska: Bjöllur
italiano: Coleotteri
日本語: コウチュウ目 (鞘翅目)
한국어: 딱정벌레목 (초시목)
Līvõ kēļ: Būmbald
lietuvių: Vabalai
latviešu: Vaboles
Malagasy: Borera
македонски: Тврдокрилци
Nederlands: Kevers
norsk: Biller
polski: Chrząszcze
português: Coleópteros
русский: Жесткокрылые
davvisámegiella: Goppát
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Tvrdokrilci
slovenčina: Chrobáky
slovenščina: Hrošči
српски / srpski: Тврдокрилци
svenska: Skalbaggar
தமிழ்: வண்டு (vandu)
ไทย: แมลงปีกแข็ง
Türkçe: Kın kanatlılar
українська: Твердокрилі
Tiếng Việt: Bọ cánh cứng
中文: 鞘翅目
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