UW-Madison
Entomology Department Insect Research Collection

A LIST OF BEETLE FAMILIES RECORDED FROM OR PRESUMED TO INHABIT WISCONSIN
(INSECTA: COLEOPTERA)

Suborder ARCHOSTEMATA

  1. MICROMALTHIDAE
  2. CUPEDIDAE

Suborder MYXOPHACA [not in Wisconsin]

Suborder ADEPHAGA Schellenberg, 1806

  1. GYRINIDAE
  2. HALIPLIDAE
  3. NOTERIDAE
  4. DYTISCIDAE
  5. RHYSODIDAE
  6. CARABIDAE

Suborder POLYPHAGA

Series STAPYLINIFORMIA

Superfamily HYDROPHILOIDEA

  1. HYDROPHILIDAE
  2. HISTERIDAE

Superfamily STAPHYLINOIDEA

  1. HYDRAENIDAE
  2. PTILIIDAE
  3. LEIODIDAE
  4. SCYDMAENIDAE
  5. SILPHIDAE
  6. STAPHYLINIDAE

Series SCARABAEIFORMIA

Superfamily SCARABAEOIDEA

  1. LUCANIDAE
  2. PASSALIDAE (?)
  3. TROGIDAE
  4. GLARESIDAE
  5. GEOTRUPIDAE
  6. OCHODAEIDAE
  7. CERATOCANTHIDAE
  8. SCARABAEIDAE

Series ELATERIFORMIA

Superfamily SCIRTOIDEA

  1. EUCINETIDAE
  2. CLAMBIDAE
  3. SCIRTIDAE

Superfamily DASCILLOIDEA

  1. RHIPICERIDAE

Superfamily BUPRESTOIDEA

  1. BUPRESTIDAE

Superfamily BYRRHOIDEA

  1. BYRRHIDAE
  2. ELMIDAE
  3. DRYOPIDAE
  4. LUTROCHIDAE
  5. LIMNICHIDAE
  6. HETEROCERIDAE
  7. PSEPHENIDAE
  8. PTILODACTYLIDAE

Superfamily ELATEROIDEA

  1. ARTEMATOPODIDAE
  2. EUCNEMIDAE
  3. THROSCIDAE
  4. ELATERIDAE
  5. LYCIDAE
  6. PHENGODIDAE
  7. LAMPYRIDAE
  8. CANTHARIDAE

Series BOSTRICHIFORMIA

Superfamily DERONDONTOIDEA

  1. DERODONTIDAE (?)

Superfamily BOSTRICHOIDEA

  1. NOSODENDRIDAE
  2. DERMESTIDAE
  3. ENDECATOMIDAE
  4. BOSTRICHIDAE
  5. ANOBIIDAE

Series CUCUJIFORMIA

Superfamily LYMEXYLOIDEA

  1. LYMEXYLIDAE

Superfamily CLEROIDEA

  1. TROGOSSITIDAE
  2. CLERIDAE
  3. MELYRIDAE

Superfamily CUCUJOIDEA

  1. SPHINDIDAE
  2. KATERETIDAE
  3. NITIDULIDAE
  4. MONOTOMIDAE
  5. SILVANIDAE
  6. PASSANDRIDAE
  7. CUCUJIDAE
  8. LAEMOPHLOEIDAE
  9. PHALACRIDAE
  10. CRYPTOPHAGIDAE
  11. LANGURIIDAE
  12. EROTYLIDAE
  13. BYTURIDAE
  14. BIPHYLLIDAE
  15. BOTHRIDERIDAE
  16. CERYLONIDAE
  17. ENDOMYCHIDAE
  18. COCCINELLIDAE
  19. CORYLOPHIDAE
  20. LATRIDIIDAE

Superfamily TENEBRIONOIDEA

  1. MYCETOPHAGIDAE
  2. CIIDAE
  3. TETRATOMIDAE
  4. MELANDRYIDAE
  5. MORDELLIDAE
  6. RHIPIPHORIDAE
  7. COLYDIIDAE
  8. ZOPHERIDAE
  9. TENEBRIONIDAE
  10. SYNCHROIDAE
  11. OEDEMERIDAE
  12. STENOTRACHELIDAE
  13. MELOIDAE
  14. MYCTERIDAE
  15. BORIDAE
  16. PYTHIDAE
  17. PYROCHROIDAE
  18. SALPINGIDAE
  19. ISCHALIIDAE
  20. ANTHICIDAE
  21. ADERIDAE
  22. SCRAPTIIDAE

Superfamily CHRYSOMELOIDEA

  1. CERAMBYCIDAE
  2. ORSODACNIDAE
  3. CHRYSOMELIDAE

Superfamily CURCULIONOIDEA

  1. NEMONYCHIDAE
  2. ANTHRIBIDAE
  3. ATTELABIDAE
  4. BRENTIDAE
  5. ITHYCERIDAE
  6. CURCULIONIDAE

For more information send email to:
Mr. Steven Krauth or
Dr. Daniel Young

This web page is maintained by the UW-Madison Department of Entomology. Last updated 08/16/05.