POLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)

Series	Bostrichiformia (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles)	13
Superfamily	BOSTRICHOIDEA (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles)	12	41	50		7
Superfamily	DERODONTOIDEA (tooth-necked fungus beetles)	1				2
Series	Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)	265
Superfamily	CHRYSOMELOIDAE (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)	110	470	298		154
Superfamily	CLEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)	5	7	16		7
Superfamily	CUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)	38	194	68	7	56
Suborder	CURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)	78	254	373	1	78
Superfamily	LYMEXYLOIDEA (timber beetles)	1				1
Superfamily	TENEBRIONOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)	33	197	85		57
Series	Elateriformia (click beetles and relatives)	47
Superfamily	BUPRESTOIDEA Leach, 1815 (jewel beetles)	1	5			8
Superfamily	BYRRHOIDEA Latreille, 1806 (a superfamily of beetles)	6		18		16
Superfamily	DASCILLOIDEA Guérin-Méneville, 1843 (orchid beetles)	1	17	3
Superfamily	ELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)	37	220	119		45
Superfamily	SCIRTOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)	2		3		3
Series	Scarabaeiformia	26
Superfamily	SCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)	26	183	78		35
Series	Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)	46
Superfamily	HYDROPHILOIDEA (scavenger water beetles)	4	3	11		11
Superfamily	HYSTEROIDEA	3				5
Family	PSELAPHIDAE (short-winged mould beetles)					2
Family	SCAPHIDIIDAE	1	4	7		1
Superfamily	STAPHYLINOIDEA	37	98	85		34

Subtaxa