Photograph courtesy of Nikite Muller, Institute for Water Research

The Beetles (Coleoptera) of South Africa

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Contents

Introduction
Resources
The Families
References

Introduction

Contributions to this project would be welcomed! E-mail Martin Villet for more details.

Resources

Information about the Coleoptera and their phylogenetic position can be obtained from

BIOSIS Internet Resource Guide - Coleoptera
Gordon Ramel's Beetle Page
The Coleoptera page of The Tree of Life
The Coleopterists' Society
The Coleoptera Home Page
Water Beetle World

Order: COLEOPTERA

Suborder: ARCHOSTEMATA
Cupedidae
Micromalthidae
Suborder: MYXOPHAGA
Hydroscaphidae
Microsporidae
Torridincolidae under construction
Sphaeriidae
Suborder: ADEPHAGA
Superfamily: Caraboidea
Paussidae
Rhysodidae
Carabidae
Cicindelidae
Gyrinidae
Haliplidae
Superfamily: Dytiscoidea
Aspidytidae
Dytiscidae
Suborder: POLYPHAGA
Superfamily: Hydrophiloidea
Hydraenidae
Spercheidae
Hydrochidae
Georyssidae
Hydrophilidae
Superfamily: Histeroidea
Histeridae
Superfamily: Staphylinoidea
Ptiliidae
Leiodidae
Silphidae
Scaphidiidae
Scydmaenidae
Staphylinidae
Pselaphidae
Superfamily: Eucinetoidea
Clambidae
Eucenetidae
Helodidae
Superfamily: Dascilloidea
Dascillidae
Rhipiceridae
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Acanthoceridae
Geotrupidae
Lucanidae
Passalidae
Trogidae
Hybosoridae
Scarabaeidae
Superfamily: Byrrhoidea
Byrrhidae
Superfamily: Dryopoidea
Heteroceridae
Limnichidae
Dryopidae compiled by Arthur Harrison
Elmidae compiled by Arthur Harrison
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Buprestidae
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Throscidae
(Trixagidae)
Elateridae
Eucnemidae
Superfamily: Cantharoidea
Drilidae
Lampyridae
Cantharidae
Lycidae
Superfamily: Dermestoidea
Dermestidae
Thorictidae
Superfamily: Bostrychoidea
Lyctidae
Bostrychidae
Anobiidae
Ptinidae
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Trogossitidae
Cleridae
Melyridae
Superfamily: Lymexyloidea
Lymexylidae
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Phalacridae
Biphyllidae
Erotylidae
Cryptophagidae
Sphindidae
Silvanidae
Languriidae
Nitidulidae
Rhizophagidae
Passandridae
Boganiidae
Cucujiidae
Coccinellidae
Corylophidae
Cerylonidae
Ciidae
Endomychidae
Discolomidae
Lathridiidae
Mycetophagidae
Colydiidae
Zopheridae
Tenebrionidae
Monommidae
Salpingidae
Melandryidae
Scraptiidae
Oedemeridae
Aderidae
Anthicidae
Mordellidae
Rhipiphoridae
Stylopidae
Meloidae (blister beetles)
Mycteridae*
Hemipeplidae*
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Bruchidae
Cerambycidae
Chrysomelidae
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Oxycorinidae
Anthribidae
Urodontidae
Brentidae
Attelabidae
Apionidae
Curculionidae

This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: