DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15174519
title: Table 1 in Coleoptera of Brazil: what we knew then and what we know now. Insights from the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil

description: Table 1. Coleoptera of Brazil. Data from Costa (2000) and CTFB, the latter as of March 7, 2023. All world beetle families are included on the list following the Cai et al. (2022) classification. Full reference of each taxa name see Bouchard et al. (2011) or Cai et al. (2022). The world’s genera and species percentages were calculated using Ś lipi ń ski et al. (2011). Additional comments are indicated by superscripts.
Suborder/Series/Superfamily/FamilyCosta (2000)CTFBGrowth percentageWorld’s percentageGenera SpeciesGenera SpeciesGenera SpeciesGenera SpeciesArchostemata Kolbe, 1908Cupedoidea Laporte, 1838Cupedidae Laporte, 183812110-5021Micromalthidae Barber, 19131111005050Ommatidae Sharp and Muir, 1912121200102Myxophaga Crowson, 1955Sphaeriusoidea Erichson, 1845Torridincolidae Steffan, 19643293340174357Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 187425240-206718Adephaga Claireville, 1806Gyrinidae Latreille, 18104483168-252501217Carabidae 1 Latreille, 180220511392262184121062155Haliplidae Aubé, 1836151140180206Noteridae Thomson, 18606421275100798630Dytiscidae Leach, 181521161383158196208Polyphaga Emery, 1886Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900Histeroidea Gyllenhaal, 1808Histeridae Gyllenhal, 18088535212959852703714Hydrophiloidea Latreille, 1802Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802221213930777154209Epimetopidae 3,18 Zaitzev, 19081133318Georissidae 3,19 Laporte, 1840111001Hydrochidae 3,20 Thomson, 185917010035Spercheidae 3,21 Erichson, 1837111006Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844124333001550102Ptiliidae Erichson, 184549825100178104Leiodidae Fleming, 1821422115417514531Staphylinidae 4 Latreille, 1802308163547428295473135Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802Geotrupidae Latreille, 18025449768073138Passalidae Leach, 181567212113100571914Trogidae MacLeay, 181911021510050405Glaresidae Prudhomme de Borre, 188612110-50332Lucanidae Latreille, 180411701476279125Ochodaeidae Streubel, 18461123100200133Hybosoridae 5 Erichson, 18471272198858222515Scarabaeidae Latreille, 18022041777120930-41-4863Melolonthidae 6 Leach, 18191611592Cetoniidae 6 Leach, 18153085Clambiformia Cai and Tihelka, 2022Clamboidea Fischer, 1821Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 18571124100300188Clambidae Fischer, 182114172Scirtiformia Lawrence, S´lipin´ski et al., 2011Scirtoidea Fleming, 1821Scirtidae Fleming, 1821431446048116Elateriformia Crowson, 1960Dascilloidea Guérin-Méneville, 1843Rhipiceridae Latreille, 183426250-17297Buprestoidea Leach, 1815Buprestidae Leach, 18156814598315622271811Dryopoidea Billberg, 1820Elmidae Curtis, 1830157026197731811713Dryopidae Billberg, 182052572940162110Lutrochidae Kasap and Crowson, 197513130010027Limnichidae Erichson, 184636619100217165Heteroceridae MacLeay, 182513319200533206Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854132810016763Cneoglossidae Champion, 189715150010050Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836425436044127Chelonariidae 7 Blanchard, 1845112111208333345Callirhipidae Emden, 19241112111000227Byrrhoidea Latreille, 1804Byrrhidae Latreille, 180411110030Elateroidea Leach, 1815Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 18571616001313Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834131701333333Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 18294014342144512110Throscidae Laporte, 1840141400203Elateridae Leach, 181581590957591729248Lycidae Laporte, 183622150301833622194Phengodidae LeConte, 18611248176142275524Lampyridae Rafinesque, 181531350363771683317Cantharidae Imhoff, 185619389284584718189Jurasaidae 22 Rosa et al., 20202725100100Nosodendriformia Cai and Tihelka, 2022Nosodendroidea Erichson, 1846Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846131506710010Bostrichiformia Forbes, 1926Bostrichoidea Latreille, 1802Dermestidae Latreille, 180284611593828225Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802153420463335228Ptinidae 8 Latreille, 180214812814810083127Cucujiformia Lameere, 1938Lymexyloidea Fleming, 1821Lymexylidae Fleming, 18212731150573016Cleroidea Latreille, 1802Rhadalidae 9 LeConte, 186111Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802976118722142215Cleridae Latreille, 18022531771506184603615Melyridae Leach, 181510681285202541Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861121200141Erotyloidea Latreille, 1802Erotylidae 10 Latreille, 18023540134513-3281315Nitiduloidea Latreille, 1802Sphindidae Jacquelin du Val, 1860232300225Monotomidae Laporte, 1840375116757154Kateretidae 11 Kirby, 1837222200142Nitidulidae Latreille, 18024020845223137135Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802Cryptophagidae Kirby, 182662233-50-8651Silvanidae Kirby, 183712301127-8-10195Cucujidae Latreille, 1802111100252Cavognathidae Sen Gupta & Crowson, 19661110011Passandridae Blanchard, 1845215620200336718Phalacridae Leach, 1815921724-2214144Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer, 18994401156175403013Coccinelloidea Latreille, 1807Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845413113Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820723413-43-4383Murmidiidae 12,23 Jacquelin du Val, 185713259Discolomatidae Horn, 187831531500194Endomychidae Leach, 18151094151505060128Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807493251067761161392913Corylophidae LeConte, 18523424-33072Latridiidae Erichson, 184262246-33-73141Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802Mycetophagidae Leach, 181555284Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 19641122100100203Ciidae Leach, 1819716126071275299Tetratomidae 13 Billberg, 1820115810Melandryidae Leach, 18151241924-25-41156Mordellidae Latreille, 18028125181291253189Ripiphoridae Laporte, 18404434370-14119Zopheridae 14 Solier, 1834297228108-350156Tenebrionidae Latreille, 18021471234166132813877Oedemeridae Latreille, 18101247147017491414Meloidae Gyllenhal, 18101015521140110-10185Mycteridae Oken, 1843114811540133834Pythidae Solier, 183411144Salpingidae Leach, 1815510610200133Anthicidae Latreille, 1819969171298987174Aderidae Csiki, 19091402451001345Scraptiidae Gistel, 184819180-1132Lagrioididae 15,24 Abdullah and Abdullah, 19681110017Chrysomeloidea Latreille, 1802Vesperidae 16 Mulsant, 18395152920Disteniidae 16 Thomson, 186112483814Cerambycidae Latreille, 18021000400010564366692015Megalopodidae Latreille, 180281241115338233744Orsodacnidae Thomson, 185911333Chrysomelidae Latreille, 18023564362562607958392719Curculionoidea Latreille, 1802Nemonychidae Bedel, 18821122100100103Anthribidae Billberg, 18203623338293626108Belidae Schönherr, 182621241410017114Attelabidae Billberg, 1820516139616050094Brentidae Billberg, 182032222463164442128Curculionidae Latreille, 18026485041737590414171612Total385117267554958356992933179
1 Including Rhysodinae, treated as Rhysodidae in Costa (2000); 2 Data by Leticia M Vieira on September 28, 2023; 3 Not listed in Costa (2000); 4 Including Scydmaeninae Leach, 1815 and Silphinae Latreille, 1806, treated as Scydmaenidae and Silphidae in Costa (2000); 5 Including Ceratocanthinae Martínez, 1968, treated as Ceratocanthidae in Costa (2000); 6Not listed in Costa (2000), treated as a subfamily of Scarabaeidae in Cai et al. (2022), and here adopted as a family following Cherman and Morón (2014); 7 Typo in the number of species in Costa (2000); 8 As Anobiidae Fleming, 1821 in Costa (2000); 9 Included in Melyridae in Costa (2000); 10 Including Languriinae Hope, 1840, treated as Languriidae in Costa (2000); 11 As Brachypteridae in Costa (2000); 12 Included in Cerylonidae in Costa (2000) and in Supplementary Material 1, family status following Jaloszy ń ski and Ś lipi ń ski (2022); 13 Not in Supplementary Material 1; 14 Including Colydiinae Billberg, 1820 and Monommatini Blanchard, 1845 (Bouchard et al. 2011), treated as Colydiidae and Monommatidae in Costa (2000); 15 Included in Anthicidae in Costa (2000) and in Supplementary Material 1, treated as an incertae sedis subfamily of Tenebrionidae in Cai et al. (2022), and family status following Lawrence et al. (2023); 16 Included in Cerambycidae in Costa (2000); 17 Cited erroneously as 4,351 in Costa (2000); 18-24 World’s genera and species percentages following: Fiká č ek et al. (2021), Yasuda and Yoshitomi (2022), Prokin and Strelnikova (2021), Short et al. (2023), Nunes et al. (2023), Jaloszy ń ski and Ś lipi ń ski (2022) and Lawrence et al. (2023); 25 Data by E. Caron on January 19, 2024.
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