Pedro Vidal GH, MD, MSc, FRCS
Miembro Titular de la Sociedad Chilena de Entomología
Familias de Coleoptera
Suborder : ARCHEOSTEMATA
Series : Cupediformia
Superfamily : Cupedoidea
Family : Ommatidae
Crowsoniellidae
(Tetraphaleridae part)
Tetraphaleridae
Cupedidae
Micromalthidae
Sikhotaeliinidae [not certain position]
Suborder : MYXOPHAGA
Series : Sphaeriiformia
Superfamily : Sphaerioidea
Family : Lepiceridae
(= Cyathoceridae)
Torridincolidae
Microsporidae
(=Sphaeriidae)
Hydroscaphidae
Suborder : ADEPHAGA
Series : Carabiformia
Superfamily : Caraboidea
Family : Rhysodidae
Paussidae
[incl.Ozaeninae etc
Cicindelidae
Carabidae
Trachypachidae
Haliplidae
Amphizoidae
Hygrobiidae
(= Pelobiidae)
Noteridae
[incl. Phreatodytes]
Dytiscidae
Gyrinidae
Suborder : POLYPHAGA
Series : Staphyliniformia
Superfamily : Hydrophiloidea
(= Palpicornia)
Family : Spercheidae
Hydrochidae
Georyssidae
Hydrophilidae
Superfamily : Histeroidea
Family : Sphaeritidae
Synteliidae
Histeridae
[incl.Niponiinae]
Superfamily : Staphylinoidea
Family : Ptiliidae
(= Trichopterygidae)
[incl. Limulodinae]
Hydraenidae
(= Limnebiidae)
Agyrtidae
Leiodidae
( = Liodidae, Anisotomidae)
[incl. Coloninae, Catopinae, Camiarinae), Catopocerinae, Leptininae]
Scydmaenidae
Silphidae
Scaphidiidae
Empelidae
Micropeplidae
Dasyceridae
Staphylinidae
Pselaphidae
Series : Scirtoformia
Superfamily : Scirtoidea
Family : Clambidae
[incl.Calyptomeridae]
Decliinidae
Eucinetidae
Scirtidae
(=Cyphonidae)
(=Helodidae )
Series : Scarabeiformia
Superfamily : Scarabaeoidea
Family : Lucanidae
Diphyllostomatidae
(=Lucanidae part.)
Trogidae
Ceratocanthidae
(=Acanthoceridae)
Passalidae
Glaresidae
(Trogidae part. and Scarabaeidae part.)
Pleocomidae
Glaphyridae
Geotrupidae
[include Taurocerastinae]
Ochodaeidae
Belohinidae
Hybosoridae
Glaphyridae
Scarabeidae
Series : Elateriformia
Superfamily : Dascilloidea
Family : Dascillidae
(=Atopidae)
Karumiidae
Rhipiceridae
(+ Sandalidae)
Superfamily : Byrrhoidea
Family : Byrrhidae
Superfamily : Buprestoidea
Family : Buprestidae
Superfamily : Dryopoidea
Family : Eulichadidae
(=Lichadidae)
Ptilodactylidae
Podabrocephalidae
Chelonariidae
Heteroceridae
Limnichidae
Lutrochidae
Dryopidae
(= Parnidae)
Elmidae
(= Elminthidae auct., Helminthidae, Helmidae )
Psephenidae
[incl. Eubriinae]
Artematopidae
(= Eurypogonidae and include Electribiinae)
Callirhipidae
Brachypsectridae
?? Rhinorhipidae
Superfamily : Elateroidea
Family : Cebrionidae
Elateridae
Anischiidae
(Cerophytidae part.)
Throscidae
(= Trixagidae)
[incl. Lissominae, Balginae]
Eucnemidae
(= Melasidae)
[incl. Perothopinae, Phyllocerinae]
Cerophytidae
Superfamily : Cantharoidea
(= Malacodermidae)
Family : Cneoglossidae
Plastoceridae
(= Ceroplastus auctt.)
Omalisidae
(= Homalisidae)
Drilidae
Lycidae
(=part. Telephoridae)
Telegeusidae
Phenogodidae
[include Penicillophorini]
Rhogaphthalmidae
Lampyridae
(=part. Telephoridae)
Omethidae
[include Driloniinae, Matheteinae]
Cantharidae
(= part. Telephoridae)
Series : Bostrychiformia
Superfamily : Derodontoidea
Family: Derodontidae
Superfamily : Dermestoidea
Family: Nosodendridae
Dermestidae
Thorictidae
Jacobsoniidae
(= Sarothriidae)
Superfamily : Bostrychoidea
Family : Bostrychidae
[incl. Lyctinae]
Endecatomidae
Anobiidae
Ptinidae
[incl. Gnostinae, etc.]
Series : Cucujiformia
Superfamily : Lymexyloidea
Family : Lymexylidae
(= Limexilidae, Lamexylonidae)
Superfamily : Cleroidea
Family : Phloiophilidae
Peltidae
Lophocateridae
Trogossitidae
(= Temnochilidae)
Chaetosomatidae
Cleridae
Phycosecidae
Acanthocnemidae
Mauroniscidae
(=Melyridae part.)
Melyridae
[include Malachiinae and Dasytinae)
Prionoceridae
(=Melyridae part.)
Superfamily : Cucujoidea
Section : Clavicornia
Family : Protocucujidae
(= Ericmodes Reitter)
Sphindidae
[include Aspidiphorinae,]
Nitidulidae
[include Cybocephalinae]
Smicripidae
Brachypteridae
[include Cateretinae, (Kateretidae), Nitidulidae part)
Monotomidae
(= Rhizophagidae)
Boganiidae
Phloeostichidae
[include Agapythinae, Hymaeinae, Myraboliinae, Tasmosalpinginae]
Helotidae
Hobartiidae
Propalticidae
Cyclaxyridae
Phalacridae
Laemophloeinae
Cucujidae
[include Laemophloeinae]
Passandridae
Silvanidae
[include Hyliotinae]
Cavognathidae
Cryptophagidae
[include Hypocoprinae]
Lamingtoniidae
Languriidae
[include Loberinae,etc.]
Erotylidae
[include Pharaxonothinae]
Cryptophilidae
[include Toraminae ]
Biphyllidae
Byturidae
Bothrideridae
Cerylonidae
Corylophidae
(= Orthoperidae)
Discolomatidae
(= Discolomidae, Notiophygidae)
Coccinellidae
Alexiidae
(=Sphaerosomatidae, part Endomychidae)
Endomychidae
Merophysiidae
Lathridiidae
Superfamily : Tenebrionoidea
Section : Heteromera
Family : Mycetophagidae
Ciidae
(= Cisidae, Cioidae)
Archeocrypticidae
Pterogeniidae
Tetratomidae
Melandryidae
(= Serropalpidae)
[include. Eustrophinae]
Mordellidae
[excl. Anaspidinae]
Rhipiphoridae
Colydiidae
[excl. Ceryloninae, Bothriderinae]
Zopheridae
[ include Monommatidae (=Monommidae)]
Ulodidae
[include Merycidae]
Perimylopidae
[ include Chanopterus, Parahelops, Perrimylops, Promecheilus, Sirrhas]
Chalcodryidae
Trachelostenidae
Tenebrionidae
[include Alleculidae (=Cistelidae and Gonoderinae) and Lagriidae]
[include Zolodinae, Cossyphodinae, Nilionini]
Stenotrachilidae
(= Cephaloidae)
[include Nematoplinae, Stoliinae]
Meloidae
[include Horiinae, Eleticinae, ]
Oedemeridae
Prostomidae
Synchroidae
Mycteridae
[include Hemipeplinae]
Boridae
Trictenotomidae
Pythidae
Salpingidae
[include Aegialitinae (=Eurystethidae), Dacoderidae (=Tretothoracidae)]
Othniidae
(= Elacatidae)
Inopeplidae
Pyrochroidae
[include and Cononotinae]
[include Agnathus]
Anthicidae
[include Pedilinae in Eurygeniinae]
Aderidae
(= Euglenidae, Hylophilidae, Xylophilidae)
Scraptiidae
[include Anaspidinae, Mordellidae part.]
Superfamily : Chrysomeloidea
Family : Cerambycidae
[incl. Hypocephalidae,
Parandridae, Spondylidae
Disteniidae
Megalopodidae
[include Zeugophorinae, Palophaginae, ]
Orsodacnidae
[=Aulacoscelinae]
Chrysomelidae
Bruchidae
(= Lariidae, Mylabridae)
[include Sagrinae, Donaciinae, Criocerinae]
Superfamily : Curculionoidea
Family : Nemonychidae
[include Rhynorhynchinae]
Urodontidae
(=Bruchelidae)
Anthribidae
Belidae
Oxycorynidae
Caridae
Aglycyderidae
(= Proterhinidae)
Allocorynidae
Attelabidae
Ithyceridae
Apionidae
[include Antliarrhininae, Nanophyinae]
Brentidae
Curculionidae
Scolytidae
(= Ipidae)
[incl. Platypodinae]
Incertae saedis:
Family: Stylopidae
(= Strepsiptera auct.)