List of beetle species of Great Britain

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This is a list of beetle species in Britain.

Suborder Adephaga

Family Carabidae: See List of ground beetle (Carabidae) species recorded in Britain

Families Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Paelobiidae and Dytiscidae: See List of water beetle species recorded in Britain

Suborder Myxophaga

Family Sphaeriusidae

Sphaerius microsporus

Suborder Polyphaga

Infraorder Bostrichiformia

Superfamily Bostrichoidea

Family Dermestidae

Anthrenocerus australis – Australian carpet beetle
Anthrenus coloratus
Anthrenus flavipes – furniture carpet beetle
Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus museorum – museum beetle
Anthrenus olgae
Anthrenus pimpinellae
Anthrenus sarnicus – Guernsey carpet beetle
Anthrenus scrophulariae – common carpet beetle
Anthrenus verbasci – varied carpet beetle
Attagenus brunneus
Attagenus cyphonoides
Attagenus fasciatus – tobacco seed beetle
Attagenus pellio – fur beetle
Attagenus smirnovi
Attagenus trifasciatus
Attagenus unicolor – black carpet beetle
Ctesias serra
Dermestes ater
Dermestes carnivorus
Dermestes frischii
Dermestes haemorrhoidalis – black larder beetle
Dermestes lardarius – larder beetle
Dermestes leechi
Dermestes maculatus – hide beetle
Dermestes murinus
Dermestes peruvianus – Peruvian larder beetle
Dermestes undulatus
Globicornis nigripes
Megatoma undata
Orphinus fulvipes
Reesa vespulae
Thorictodes heydeni
Thylodrias contractus – odd beetle, tissue paper beetle
Trinodes hirtus
Trogoderma angustum
Trogoderma glabrum
Trogoderma granarium – Khapra beetle, cabinet beetle
Trogoderma inclusum – large cabinet beetle
Trogoderma variabile

Family Bostrichidae

Bostrichus capucinus
Bostrychoplites cornutus
Lyctus brunneus
Lyctus cavicollis
Lyctus linearis – European lyctus beetle
Lyctus planicollis – southern lyctus beetle
Lyctus sinensis
Rhyzopertha dominica – lesser grain borer
Stephanopachys substriatus
Trogoxylon parallelopipedum

Family Ptinidae^[1]

Anitys rubens
Anobium inexspectatum
Anobium punctatum – common furniture beetle
Caenocara affinis
Caenocara bovistae
Dorcatoma ambjoerni
Dorcatoma chrysomelina
Dorcatoma dresdensis
Dorcatoma flavicornis
Dorcatoma serra
Dryophilus anobioides
Dryophilus pusillus
Ernobius abietis
Ernobius angusticollis
Ernobius gigas
Ernobius mollis
Ernobius nigrinus
Ernobius pini
Gastrallus immarginatus
Gibbium aequinoctiale
Gibbium psylloides
Grynobius planus
Hadrobregmus denticollis
Hemicoelus fulvicornis
Hemicoelus nitidus
Lasioderma serricorne – cigarette beetle
Mezium affine
Niptus hololeucus – golden spider beetle
Ochina ptinoides – ivy boring beetle
Pseudeurostus hilleri
Ptilinus pectinicornis – fan-bearing wood-borer
Ptinomorphus imperialis
Ptinus clavipes
Ptinus dubius
Ptinus exulans
Ptinus fur – white-marked spider beetle
Ptinus lichenum
Ptinus palliatus
Ptinus pilosus
Ptinus pusillus
Ptinus raptor
Ptinus sexpunctatus
Ptinus subpilosus
Ptinus tectus – Australian spider beetle
Ptinus villiger
Sphaericus gibboides
Stegobium paniceum – drugstore beetle, biscuit beetle
Stethomezium squamosum
Tipnus unicolor
Trigonogenius globulum – globular spider beetle
Tropicoptinus latefasciatus (formerly Ptinus latefasciatus))
Xestobium rufovillosum – deathwatch beetle
Xyletinus longitarsis

Superfamily Derodontoidea

Family Derodontidae

Larcobius erichsonii

Infraorder Cucujiformia

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea

Family Cerambycidae: See List of longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) species recorded in Britain

Family Orsodacnidae

Family Megalopodidae

Family Chrysomelidae: See List of leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae) species recorded in Britain

Superfamily Cleroidea

Family Phloiophilidae

Phloiophilus edwardsii

Family Trogossitidae

Lophocateres pusillus
Nemozoma elongatum
Ostoma ferrugineum
Tenebroides mauritanicus – cadelle beetle
Thymalus limbatus

Family Cleridae

Korynetes caeruleus – steely blue beetle
Necrobia ruficollis
Necrobia rufipes – red-legged ham beetle
Necrobia violacea
Opilo mollis
Paratillus carus
Tarsostenus univittatus
Thanasimus femoralis
Thanasimus formicarius – ant beetle, European red-bellied clerid
Thaneroclerus buquet
Tilloidea unifasciata
Tillus elongatus
Trichodes alvearius
Trichodes apiarius

Family Melyridae

Anthocomus fasciatus
Anthocomus rufus
Aplocnemus impressus
Aplocnemus nigricornis
Axinotarsus marginalis
Axinotarsus pulicarius
Axinotarsus ruficollis
Cerapheles terminatus
Clanoptilus barnevillei
Clanoptilus marginellus
Clanoptilus strangulatus
Cordylepherus viridis
Dasytes aeratus
Dasytes cyaneus
Dasytes niger
Dasytes plumbeus
Dasytes virens
Dolichosoma lineare
Ebaeus pedicularius
Hypebaeus flavipes
Malachius aeneus
Malachius bipustulatus – malachite beetle
Psilothrix viridicoeruleus
Sphinginus lobatus
Troglops cephalotes

Superfamily Cucujoidea

Family Sphindidae

Family Kateretidae

Family Nitidulidae (pollen beetles): See List of pollen beetles (Nitidulidae) recorded in Britain

Family Monotomidae

Family Silvanidae

Ahasverus advena – foreign grain beetle
Cathartus quadricollis – square-necked grain beetle
Cryptamorpha desjardinsii – Desjardins' beetle
Dendophagus crenatus
Nausibius clavicornis
Oryzaephilus mercator – merchant grain beetle
Oryzaephilus surinamensis – saw-toothed grain beetle
Psammoecus bipunctatus
Silvanus bidentatus
Silvanoprus fagi
Silvanus unidentatus
Uleiota planata

Family Cucujidae

Family Laemophloeidae

Family Phalacridae

Family Cryptophagidae

Family Erotylidae

Family Byturidae

Byturus ochraceus
Byturus tomentosus – raspberry beetle

Family Biphyllidae

Biphyllus lunatus
Diplocoelus fagi

Family Bothrideridae

Family Cerylonidae

Family Alexiidae

Sphaerosoma pilosum

Family Endomychidae

Family Coccinellidae (ladybirds): See List of ladybirds and related beetle species recorded in Britain

Family Corylophidae

Family Latridiidae

Superfamily Curculionoidea

See List of weevil (Curculionoidea) species recorded in Britain

Superfamily Lymexyloidea

Family Lymexylidae

Superfamily Tenebrionoidea

See List of beetle species recorded in Britain - superfamily Tenebrionoidea

Infraorder Elateriformia

Superfamily Buprestoidea

Family Buprestidae

Agrilus angustulus
Agrilus biguttatus
Agrilus laticornis
Agrilus sinuatus
Agrilus sulcicollis
Agrilus viridis – beech splendour beetle
Anthaxia nitidula
Anthaxia quadripunctata
Anthaxia salicis
Aphanisticus emarginatus
Aphanisticus pusillus
Bupretis aurulenta – golden buprestid
Melanophila acuminata
Trachys minutus
Trachys scrobiculatus
Trachys troglodytes

Superfamily Byrrhoidea

Family Byrrhidae

Families Elmidae, Dryopidae and Limnichidae: See List of water beetle species recorded in Britain

Family Heteroceridae

Family Psephenidae

Eubria palustris

Superfamily Dascilloidea

Family Dascillidae

Dascillus cervinus

Superfamily Elateroidea

Family Eucnemidae

Family Throscidae

Family Elateridae (click beetles): See List of click beetle (Elateridae) species recorded in Britain

Family Drilidae

Drilus flavescens

Family Lycidae

Family Lampyridae

Lamprohiza splendidula
Lampyris noctiluca – common glow-worm
Phosphaenus hemipterus – lesser glow-worm

Family Cantharidae: See List of soldier beetle (Cantharidae) species recorded in Britain

Superfamily Scirtoidea

Family Eucinetidae

Eucinetus meridionalis

Family Clambidae

Family Scirtidae

Infraorder Scarabaeiformia

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

See List of dung beetle and chafer (Scarabaeoidea) species recorded in Britain

Infraorder Staphyliniformia

Superfamily Histeroidea

Family Sphaeritidae

Sphaerites glabratus

Family Histeridae

Superfamily Hydrophiloidea

See List of water beetle species recorded in Britain

Superfamily Staphylinoidea

Family Hydraenidae: See List of water beetle species recorded in Britain

Family Ptiliidae

Family Leiodidae

Family Scydmaenidae

Family Silphidae

Family Staphylinidae: See List of rove beetle (Staphylinidae) species recorded in Britain

References

^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88). Pensoft Publishers: 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.

Fauna of Great Britain

Invertebrates

Insects	Ants Aquatic heteropteran bugs Bees Beetles Butterflies Conopid flies Damselflies and dragonflies Hoverflies Mayflies Moths Orthoptera and allied insects Shield bugs Soldierflies and allies Wasps
Molluscs	Non-marine molluscs
Crustaceans	Crabs Woodlice

Vertebrates

See also

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