Coleoptera Taxonomy

Animal Taxonomy
Insect Taxonomy
Beetles by Picture

This taxonomy is based on the ITIS Hierarchical Report, which is managed by government agencies in the US, Canada, and Mexico, with input from other sources.

Superorder: Holometabola

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Suborder: Polyphaga

Infraorder: Bostrichiformia

Superfamily: Bostrichoidea

Family: Bostrichidae (branch and twig borers, bostrichid beetles, horned powderpost beetles)

Subfamily: Bostrichinae

Tribe: Bostrichini

• Two-horned Powder-post Beetle (Lichenophanes bicornis)

Subfamily: Dinoderinae

• Lesser Grain Borer (Rhyzopertha dominica)

Family: Dermestidae (dermestid beetles, skin beetles)

Subfamily: Anthreninae

Tribe: Anthrenini

• Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)

Infraorder: Cucujiformia

Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea

Family: Chrysomelidae

Subfamily: Galerucinae

Tribe: Alticini

• A Flea Beetle (Phyllotreta sp.)

Tribe: Luperini

• Western Striped Cucumber Beetle (Acalymma trivittatum)
• Festive Diabrotica (Diabrotica adelpha)

Subfamily: Galerucinae

Family: Cerambycidae (long-horned beetles)

Subfamily: Cerambycinae

Tribe: Elaphidionini

• Spined Oak Borer (Elaphidion mucronatum)

Subfamily: Lamiinae

Tribe: Lamiini

• Carolina pine sawyer (Monochamus carolinensis)

Superfamily: Coccinelloidea

Family: Coccinellidae - lady beetles

Subfamily: Coccinellinae

• Harlequin ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis)
• Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)
• Spotless Lady Beetle (Cycloneda sanguinea)

Subfamily: Scymninae

• Mealybug Destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)

Superfamily: Cucujoidea

Family: Nitidulidae (sap beetles)

Subfamily: Carpophilinae

• Dusky Sap Beetle (Carpophilus lugubris)
• A Sap-Feeding Beetle (Epuraea ocularis)

Family: Silvanidae

Subfamily: Silvaninae

• Flat Bark Beetle (Silvanoprus scuticollis)

Superfamily:Curculionoidea

Family:Curculionidae

• Acorn weevil (Conotrachelus posticatus)
• Pecan Weevil (Curculio caryae)

Superfamily: Elateroidea

Family:Elateridae

• A click beetle

Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea

Family: Tenebrionidae

Subfamily: Alleculinae

• A darkling beetle (Lopopoda socia)

Family: Anthicidae

• An Ant-like flower beetle

Infraorder: Staphyliniformia

Superfamily: Staphylinoidea

Family: Staphylinidae – rove beetles

• Rove Beetle 1

Infraorder: Scarabeiformia

Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea

Family: Scarabaeidae - Scarab beetles

Subfamily: Cetoniinae

Tribe: Gymnetini

Subtribe: Gymnetina

• Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida)

Subfamily: Dynastinae

Tribe: Cyclocephalini

• Southern Masked Chafer (Cyclocephala lurida)

Subfamily: Melolonthinae

Tribe: Melolonthini

• June Beetle (Phyllophaga sp.)
• June Beetle (Phyllophaga sp. Subgenus Listrochelus?)