BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

POLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Series	Bostrichiformia (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles)	25
Superfamily	BOSTRICHOIDEA (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles)	23	34	48		5	25
Superfamily	DERODONTOIDEA (tooth-necked fungus beetles)	2				1	2
Series	Cucujiformia	1064
Superfamily	CHRYSOMELOIDAE	300	342	293		47	798
Superfamily	CLEROIDEA	11	6	7		2	11
Superfamily	CUCUJOIDEA	119	166	88	4	27	205
Suborder	CURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)	556	235	297		30	1501
Superfamily	LYMEXYLOIDEA (timber beetles)	2					2
Superfamily	TENEBRIONOIDEA	75	147	87		30	79
Series	Elateriformia	77
Superfamily	BUPRESTOIDEA Leach, 1815 (jewel beetles)	12				4	26
Superfamily	BYRRHOIDEA Latreille, 1806	6		7		7
Superfamily	DASCILLOIDEA Guérin-Méneville, 1843 (orchid beetles)	1	13	3
Superfamily	ELATEROIDEA	56	184	115		9	58
Superfamily	SCIRTOIDEA	2				2
Series	Scarabaeiformia	79
Superfamily	SCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)	78	169	70		21	293
Series	Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)	54
Superfamily	HYDROPHILOIDEA (scavenger water beetles)	10		14		5	4
Superfamily	HYSTEROIDEA	6				1	8
Family	SCAPHIDIIDAE	1	4	7		1
Superfamily	STAPHYLINOIDEA	37	70	79		20	1

Suggested Literature

POLYPHAGA may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with POLYPHAGA:

Polyphaga may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level