SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
06/06/2010
Recent Fossil Status
Gen. Spec. Gen. Spec.
ORDER Coleoptera 28212 80021 987 1175
SUBORDER Adephaga 2054 4527 78 200
FAMILY Amphizoidae 1 5 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Aspidytidae 1 2 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Carabidae 1837 447 21 0
FAMILY Colymbothetidae 0 0 2 2 Complete
FAMILY Coptoclavidae 0 0 14 32 Complete
FAMILY Dytiscidae 180 4040 6 87 * Complete
FAMILY Gyrinidae 13 995 12 21 * Complete
FAMILY Haliplidae 5 206 1 2 * Complete
FAMILY Liadytidae 0 0 2 6 Complete
FAMILY Meruidae 1 1 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Noteridae 14 242 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Parahygrobiidae 0 0 1 1 Complete
FAMILY Pelobiidae 1 6 0 1 * Complete
FAMILY Trachypachidae 2 6 21 52 Complete
FAMILY Triaplidae 0 0 1 2 Complete
SUBORDER Archostemata 13 40 145 413
FAMILY Ademosynidae 0 0 12 29 * Complete
FAMILY Asiocoleidae 0 0 1 1 * Complete
FAMILY Catiniidae 0 0 5 6 * Complete
FAMILY Crowsoniellidae 1 1 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Cupedidae 9 34 51 101 * Complete
FAMILY Jurodidae 0 0 1 2 * Complete
FAMILY Labradorocoleidae 0 0 1 1 * Complete
FAMILY Micromalthidae 1 1 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Oborocoleidae 0 0 2 0 * Complete
FAMILY Ommatidae 2 4 8 114 * Complete
FAMILY Permocupedidae 0 0 11 30 * Complete
FAMILY Permosynidae 0 0 3 14 * Complete
FAMILY Rhombocoleidae 0 0 5 10 * Complete
FAMILY Schizocoleidae 0 0 3 31 * Complete
FAMILY Schizophoridae 0 0 20 36 * Complete
FAMILY Taldycupedidae 0 0 6 15 * Complete
FAMILY Tricoleidae 0 0 4 6 * Complete
FAMILY Tshekardocoleidae 0 0 12 17 * Complete
SUBORDER ColeopteraIncertaesedis 0 0 289 11
FAMILY ColeopteraIncertae 0 0 289 11
SUBORDER Myxophaga 12 80 0 0
FAMILY Hydroscaphidae 3 23 0 0
FAMILY Lepiceridae 1 2 0 0
FAMILY Sphaeriusidae 1 24 0 0
FAMILY Torridincolidae 7 31 0 0
SUBORDER Polyphaga 26214 71107 467 512
INFRAORDER Bostrichiformia
SUPERFAMILY Bostrichiformiaincertae 2082 4668 512 624
FAMILY Jacobsoniidae 3 21 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Bostrichoidea 397 2695 10 36
FAMILY Anobiidae 192 714 3 2
FAMILY Bostrichidae 89 571 1 1 Complete
FAMILY Dermestidae 49 1272 4 28 * Complete
FAMILY Endecatomidae 1 4 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Nosodendridae 1 68 1 4 * Complete
FAMILY Ptinidae 65 643 1 4 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Derodontoidea 4 29 0 0
FAMILY Derodontidae 4 29 0 0
INFRAORDER Cucujiformia
SUPERFAMILY Chrysomeloidea 6123 18886 41 25
FAMILY Cerambycidae 3766 2638 14 0
FAMILY Chrysomelidae 2251 14849 29 27 *
FAMILY Bruchidae 70 1632 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Disteniidae 18 15 0 0
FAMILY Megalopodidae 31 320 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Orsodacnidae 3 37 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Cleroidea 659 731 12 15
FAMILY Acanthocnemidae 1 5 2 2 *
FAMILY Chaetosomatidae 3 10 0 0
FAMILY Cleridae 299 287 1 1
FAMILY Mauroniscidae 5 29 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Melyridae 289 0 0 0 * [5813 5]
FAMILY Metaxinidae 1 1 0 0
FAMILY Phloiophilidae 1 1 0 0 *
FAMILY Phycosecidae 1 7 0 0 *
FAMILY Prionoceridae 3 46 0 0 * [158]
FAMILY Trogossitidae 53 374 9 12 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Cucujoidea 1261 7239 16 25
FAMILY Agapythidae 1 1 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Alexiidae 1 49 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Biphyllidae 7 197 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Boganiidae 5 11 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Bothrideridae 38 419 0 2 * Complete
FAMILY Byturidae 7 24 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Cavognathidae 4 5 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Cerylonidae 54 473 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Coccinellidae 326 367 0 0
FAMILY Corylophidae 30 204 0 0
FAMILY Cryptophagidae 53 425 2 4
FAMILY Cucujidae 4 44 0 1 * Complete
FAMILY Cybocephalidae 8 213 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Cyclaxyridae 1 1 0 0
FAMILY Discolomatidae 16 459 0 0
FAMILY Endomychidae 131 1551 3 5 * Complete
FAMILY Erotylidae 54 0 0 0
FAMILY Helotidae 5 107 0 2
FAMILY Hobartiidae 2 6 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Kateretidae 13 91 0 1 * Complete
FAMILY Laemophloeidae 40 450 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Lamingtoniidae 1 1 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Languriidae 27 0 0 0
FAMILY Latridiidae 36 539 1 2 * Complete
FAMILY Monotomidae 33 246 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Myraboliidae 1 4 0 0
FAMILY Nitidulidae 230 2 9 11
FAMILY Passandridae 9 109 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Phalacridae 50 661 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Phloeostichidae 5 14 0 0
FAMILY Priasilphidae 3 11 0 0
FAMILY Propalticidae 2 39 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Protocucujidae 1 1 0 0
FAMILY Silvanidae 61 502 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Smicripidae 1 2 0 0
FAMILY Sphindidae 9 59 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Tasmosalpingidae 1 2 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Curculionoidea 5587 3199 103 135
FAMILY Anthribidae 363 1 4 2
FAMILY Apionidae 126 0 0 0
FAMILY Attelabidae 168 1268 3 4 * Complete
FAMILY Belidae 51 351 6 6 * Complete
FAMILY Brachyceridae 20 0 0 0
FAMILY Brentidae 294 0 1 0
FAMILY Cryptolaryngidae 2 0 0 0
FAMILY Curculionidae 4073 1 38 0
FAMILY Dryophthoridae 145 0 5 1
FAMILY Eccoptarthridae 5 0 5 0
FAMILY Electrapatidae 0 0 1 0
FAMILY Eobelidae 0 0 19 1
FAMILY Erirhinidae 90 0 3 0
FAMILY Eurhynchidae 5 0 0 0
FAMILY Ithyceridae 5 7 16 23 * Complete
FAMILY Nanophyidae 28 0 0 0
FAMILY Nemonychidae 21 72 40 72 * Complete
FAMILY Obrieniidae 0 0 5 7 * Complete
FAMILY Oxycorynidae 12 1 1 0
FAMILY Platypodidae 32 24 9 8
FAMILY Praelateriidae 0 0 1 0
FAMILY Raymondionymidae 16 0 0 0
FAMILY Rhynchitidae 201 1501 10 23 * Complete
FAMILY Scolytidae 219 68 1 2
FAMILY Ulyanidae 0 0 1 0
SUPERFAMILY Lymexyloidea 10 66 0 0
FAMILY Lymexylidae 10 66 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Tenebrionoidea 3004 12241 38 62
FAMILY Aderidae 47 899 0 0
FAMILY Anthicidae 106 1641 1 5 * Complete
FAMILY Archeocrypticidae 9 55 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Boridae 3 4 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Chalcodryidae 3 15 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Ciidae 42 617 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Circaeidae 0 0 1 1 Complete
FAMILY Ischaliidae 1 34 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Melandryidae 65 413 5 5 Complete
FAMILY Meloidae 123 2771 0 2 * Complete
FAMILY Monommatidae 15 283 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Mordellidae 115 2308 6 25 * Complete
FAMILY Mycetophagidae 25 145 1 1 Complete
FAMILY Mycteridae 30 165 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Oedemeridae 106 527 3 5
FAMILY Perimylopidae 7 20 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Prostomidae 2 32 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Pterogeniidae 7 26 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Pyrochroidae 30 167 1 0 * Complete
FAMILY Pythidae 7 13 1 0
FAMILY Rhipiphoridae 41 151 2 6 Complete
FAMILY Salpingidae 45 343 1 0 * Complete
FAMILY Scraptiidae 35 480 4 11 Complete
FAMILY Stenotrachelidae 10 29 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Synchroidae 2 9 0 1 Complete
FAMILY Tenebrionidae 1958 186 11 1
FAMILY Tenebrionoideaincertae 1 0 0 0
FAMILY Tetratomidae 23 218 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Trachelostenidae 2 3 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Trictenotomidae 2 13 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Ulodidae 13 41 1 1 Complete
FAMILY Zopheridae 179 803 1 1 * Complete
INFRAORDER Elateriformia
SUPERFAMILY Buprestoidea 422 0 14 0
FAMILY Buprestidae 422 0 14 0 [516 - 14,700]
SUPERFAMILY Byrrhoidea 353 3950 9 13
FAMILY Byrrhidae 38 434 4 7
FAMILY Byrrhoideaincertae 1 1 0 0
FAMILY Callirhipidae 9 151 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Chelonariidae 3 220 0 1 Complete
FAMILY Cneoglossidae 1 10 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Dryopidae 32 282 2 2 * Complete
FAMILY Elmidae 149 1441 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Eulichadidae 2 32 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Heteroceridae 5 318 1 1 * Complete
FAMILY Limnichidae 35 348 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Lutrochidae 1 11 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Psephenidae 34 283 0 1 * Complete
FAMILY Ptilodactylidae 29 515 1 1 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Dascilloidea 23 139 3 10
FAMILY Dascillidae 18 77 3 10
FAMILY Rhipiceridae 5 62 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Elateriformiaincertae 2 1 0 0
FAMILY Podabrocephalidae 1 1 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Rhinorhipidae 1 1 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Elateroidea 1429 17044 84 200
FAMILY Artematopodidae 8 42 1 5
FAMILY Berendtimiridae 0 0 1 1 Complete
FAMILY Brachypsectridae 1 4 0 1
FAMILY Cantharidae 162 2343 3 11
FAMILY Cebrionidae 20 281 1 1 * Complete
FAMILY Cerophytidae 3 21 1 1 Complete
FAMILY Drilidae 6 121 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Elateridae 600 12271 77 166 * Complete
FAMILY Eucnemidae 191 3 1 1
FAMILY Lampyridae 109 635 1 4
FAMILY Lycidae 181 817 3 5 [3400]
FAMILY Omalisidae 2 12 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Omethidae 8 22 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Phengodidae 31 243 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Plastoceridae 1 1 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Rhagophthalmidae 9 35 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Telegeusidae 3 10 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Throscidae 6 155 1 3 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Scirtoidea 57 844 8 5
FAMILY Clambidae 6 175 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Decliniidae 1 2 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Eucinetidae 11 53 2 3 Complete
FAMILY Scirtidae 39 614 6 4 Complete
INFRAORDER Scarabaeiformia
SUPERFAMILY Scarabaeoidea 2253 5488 25 34
FAMILY Belohinidae 1 1 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Diphyllostomatidae 1 3 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Geotrupidae 71 919 1 1 Complete
FAMILY Glaphyridae 10 206 1 6 Complete
FAMILY Glaresidae 1 59 1 1 Complete
FAMILY Hybosoridae 74 578 3 7 Complete
FAMILY Lucanidae 107 1478 6 11 Complete
FAMILY Ochodaeidae 13 107 2 3 Complete
FAMILY Passalidae 63 791 1 2 Complete
FAMILY Pleocomidae 2 49 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Scarabaeidae 1907 1297 10 3
FAMILY Trogidae 4 301 1 3 Complete
INFRAORDER Staphyliniformia [69725 420]
SUPERFAMILY Hydrophiloidea 532 3 18 0 [7640 135]
FAMILY Histeridae 349 0 0 0 * [4290 11]
FAMILY Hydrophilidae 181 0 17 0 * [3338 124]
FAMILY Sphaeritidae 1 3 0 0 * [5]
FAMILY Synteliidae 1 0 1 0 * [7]
SUPERFAMILY Staphylinoidea 3966 0 89 0 [62085 285]
FAMILY Agyrtidae 8 0 4 0 * [81 10]
FAMILY Hydraenidae 42 0 1 0 * [1589 8]
FAMILY Leiodidae 342 0 3 0 * [3726 8]
FAMILY Ptiliidae 82 0 0 0 * [650 5]
FAMILY Scydmaenidae 84 0 11 0 * [4879 25]
FAMILY Silphidae 15 0 7 0 * [202 19]
FAMILY Staphylinidae 3393 0 63 0 * [50958 244]