BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

POLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
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:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with POLYPHAGA:

Polyphaga may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)