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) 23          
Superfamily BOSTRICHOIDEA (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles) 22 34 48   5 25
Superfamily DERODONTOIDEA (tooth-necked fungus beetles) 1       1 2
Series Cucujiformia 1043          
Superfamily CHRYSOMELOIDAE 315 366 293   101 1958
Superfamily CLEROIDEA 11 6 7   2 11
Superfamily CUCUJOIDEA 112 166 88 4 27 208
Suborder CURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles) 542 235 297   31 1506
Superfamily LYMEXYLOIDEA (timber beetles) 2         2
Superfamily TENEBRIONOIDEA 61 141 87   29 80
Series Elateriformia 74          
Superfamily BUPRESTOIDEA Leach, 1815 (jewel beetles) 11 5     6 26
Superfamily BYRRHOIDEA Latreille, 1806 6   7   7  
Superfamily DASCILLOIDEA Guérin-Méneville, 1843 (orchid beetles) 1 13 3      
Superfamily ELATEROIDEA 54 184 115   10 59
Superfamily SCIRTOIDEA 2       2  
Series Scarabaeiformia 75          
Superfamily SCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles) 75 180 70   21 293
Series Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.) 51          
Superfamily HYDROPHILOIDEA (scavenger water beetles) 9   14   5 4
Superfamily HYSTEROIDEA 7       1 12
Family SCAPHIDIIDAE 1 4 7   1  
Superfamily STAPHYLINOIDEA 34 96 80   21 2

Suggested Literature

POLYPHAGA may be covered by literature listed under:

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

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

POLYPHAGA is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Polyphaga listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with POLYPHAGA:

Polyphaga may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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

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