The Coleoptera Families of British Columbia The Coleoptera Families of British Columbia G.G.E. Scudder and R.A. Cannings March 31, 2005 Deleted: 04/20/05 G.G.E. Scudder & R.A. Cannings Printed06/23/05 Coleoptera Families of British Columbia Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................................1 Deleted: 1 Keys and Descriptions to the Families of Coleoptera of British Columbia.....................................3 Deleted: 3 Order COLEOPTERA (Beetles)..................................................................................................3 Deleted: 3 Deleted: 28 DESCRIPTION OF FAMILIES................................................................................................28 Deleted: 28 Suborder ARCHOSTEMATA...................................................................................................28 Deleted: 28 Family CUPEDIDAE (Reticulated Beetles) [Fig. 1]............................................................ 28 Deleted: 28 Family MICROMALTHIDAE (Telephone-pole Beetles) [Fig. 2]....................................... 28 Deleted: 29 Suborder ADEPHAGA..............................................................................................................29 Deleted: 29 Family RHYSODIDAE (Wrinkled Bark Beetles) [Fig. 3]................................................... 29 Deleted: 29 Family CARABIDAE (Ground Beetles) [Fig. 4] ................................................................. 29 Family GYRINIDAE (Whirligig Beetles) [Fig. 5]............................................................... 30 Deleted: 30 Family HALIPLIDAE (Crawling Water Beetles) [Fig. 6] ................................................... 31 Deleted: 31 Family TRACHYPACHIDAE (False Ground Beetles) [Fig. 7] .......................................... 32 Deleted: 32 Family AMPHIZOIDAE (Trout-stream Beetles) [Fig. 8] .................................................... 32 Deleted: 32 Family DYTISCIDAE (Predaceous Diving Beetles) [Fig. 9] .............................................. 33 Deleted: 33 Suborder POLYPHAGA............................................................................................................34 Deleted: 34 Series STAPHYLINIFORMIA..................................................................................................34 Deleted: 34 Superfamily HYDROPHILOIDEA ...........................................................................................34 Deleted: 34 Family HYDROPHILIDAE (Water Scavenger Beetles) [Fig. 10]....................................... 34 Deleted: 34 Family SPHAERITIDAE (False Clown Beetles) [Fig. 11].................................................. 35 Deleted: 35 Family HISTERIDAE (Hister Beetles) [Fig. 12] ................................................................. 35 Deleted: 35 Superfamily STAPHYLINOIDEA ............................................................................................36 Deleted: 36 Family HYDRAENIDAE (Minute Moss Beetles) [Fig. 13] ................................................ 36 Deleted: 36 Family PTILIIDAE (Feather-winged Beetles) [Fig. 14] ...................................................... 37 Deleted: 37 Family AGYRTIDAE (Primitive Carrion Beetles) [Fig. 15] ............................................... 37 Deleted: 37 Family LEIODIDAE (Round Fungus Beetles) [Fig. 16]...................................................... 38 Deleted: 38 Family SCYDMAENIDAE (Antlike Stone Beetles) [Fig. 17]............................................. 39 Deleted: 39 Family SILPHIDAE (Carrion Beetles) [Fig. 18].................................................................. 39 Deleted: 39 Family STAPHYLINIDAE (Rove Beetles) [Fig. 19]........................................................... 41 Series SCARABAEIFORMIA...................................................................................................42 Deleted: 41 Deleted: 42 Superfamily SCARABAEOIDEA.............................................................................................42 Deleted: 42 Family LUCANIDAE (Stag Beetles) [Fig. 20] .................................................................... 42 Deleted: 42 Family GLARESIDAE (Enigmatic Scarab Beetles) [Fig. 21] ............................................. 43 Deleted: 43 Family TROGIDAE (Hide Beetles) [Fig. 22]....................................................................... 43 Family GEOTRUPIDAE (Earth-boring Scarab Beetles) [Fig. 23] ...................................... 44 Deleted: 43 Family OCHODAEIDAE (Sand-loving Scarab Beetles) [Fig. 24] ...................................... 44 Deleted: 44 Family GLAPHYRIDAE (Bumble Bee Scarab Beetles) [Fig. 25]....................................... 45 Deleted: 44 Family SCARABAEIDAE (Scarab Beetles) [Fig. 26]......................................................... 45 Deleted: 45 Series ELATERIFORMIA.........................................................................................................46 Deleted: 45 Superfamily SCIRTOIDEA.......................................................................................................46 Deleted: 46 Family EUCINETIDAE (Plate-thigh Beetles) [Fig. 27]....................................................... 46 Deleted: 46 Family CLAMBIDAE (Minute Beetles) [Fig. 28] ............................................................... 47 Deleted: 46 Deleted: 47 Coleoptera Families of British Columbia Deleted: 47 Deleted: 48 Family SCIRTIDAE (Marsh Beetles) [Fig. 29].................................................................... 47 Deleted: 48 Superfamily BUPRESTOIDAE.................................................................................................48 Deleted: 49 Family BUPRESTIDAE (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles) [Fig. 30].................................... 48 Deleted: 49 Superfamily BYRRHOIDEA.....................................................................................................49 Deleted: 50 Family BYRRHIDAE (Pill or Moss Beetles) [Fig. 31]........................................................ 49 Deleted: 50 Family ELMIDAE (Riffle Beetles) [Fig. 32] ....................................................................... 50 Deleted: 50 Family DRYOPIDAE (Long-toed Water Beetles) [Fig. 33] ................................................ 50 Deleted: 51 Family LIMNICHIDAE (Minute Marsh-loving Beetles) [Fig. 34]...................................... 50 Deleted: 51 Family HETEROCERIDAE (Variegated Mud-loving Beetles) [Fig. 35]............................ 51 Deleted: 52 Family PTILODACTYLIDAE (Ptilodactylid Beetles) [Fig. 36] ......................................... 51 Deleted: 52 Superfamily ELATEROIDEA...................................................................................................52 Deleted: 52 Family ARTEMATOPODIDAE (Artematopodid Beetles) [Fig. 37]................................... 52 Deleted: 53 Family EUCNEMIDAE (False Click Beetles) [Fig. 38] ...................................................... 52 Deleted: 53 Family THROSCIDAE (Throscid Beetles) [Fig. 39] ........................................................... 53 Deleted: 54 Family ELATERIDAE (Click Beetles) [Fig. 40] ................................................................. 53 Deleted: 55 Family LYCIDAE (Net-winged Beetles) [Fig. 41] .............................................................. 54 Family LAMPYRIDAE (Fireflies) [Fig. 42]........................................................................ 55 Deleted: 55 Family CANTHARIDAE (Soldier Beetles) [Fig. 43] .......................................................... 55 Deleted: 56 Series BOSTRICHIFORMIA ....................................................................................................56 Deleted: 56 Superfamily DERODONTOIDEA ............................................................................................56 Deleted: 56 Family DERODONTIDAE (Tooth-necked Fungus Beetles ) [Fig. 44] ............................... 56 Deleted: 57 Superfamily BOSTRICHOIDEA...............................................................................................57 Deleted: 57 Family NOSODENDRIDAE (Wounded-tree Beetles) [Fig. 45].......................................... 57 Deleted: 57 Family DERMESTIDAE (Dermestid Beetles) [Fig. 46]...................................................... 57 Deleted: 58 Family BOSTRICHIDAE (Bostrichids and Powder-post Beetles) [Fig. 47] ....................... 58 Deleted: 59 Family ANOBIIDAE (Deathwatch, Furniture and Spider Beetles) [Fig. 48] ...................... 59 Deleted: 59 Series CUCUJIFORMIA ...........................................................................................................59 Deleted: 60 Superfamily CLEROIDEA ........................................................................................................60 Deleted: 60 Family TROGOSSITIDAE (Bark-gnawing Beetles) [Fig. 49] ............................................ 60 Deleted: 60 Family CLERIDAE (Checkered Beetles) [Fig. 50].............................................................. 60 Deleted: 61 Family MELYRIDAE (Soft-winged Flower Beetles) [Fig. 51] ........................................... 61 Deleted: 61 Superfamily CUCUJOIDEA......................................................................................................61 Deleted: 61 Family SPHINDIDAE (Cryptic Slime Mold Beetles) [Fig. 52]........................................... 61 Deleted: 62 Family BRACHYPTERIDAE