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C. Linnaeus, 1758
- beetles
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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Protostomia
............................Ecdysozoa - ecdysozoans
..............................Superphylum Panarthropoda
................................Phylum Arthropoda - arthropods
..................................Euarthropoda
....................................Mandibulata
......................................Crustaceomorpha
........................................Labrophora
..........................................Subphylum Pancrustacea
............................................Altocrustacea
..............................................Miracrustacea
................................................(Hexapoda) - insects
..................................................(Insecta) - insects
....................................................(Dicondylia)
......................................................(Pterygota)
........................................................Metapterygota
..........................................................Neoptera
............................................................Eumetabola
..............................................................Holometabola
................................................................Order †Glosselytrodea - glosselytrodeans
................................................................Superorder Hymenopterida
................................................................Superorder Neuropterida
................................................................Superorder Panorpida
................................................................(Mecopterida)
................................................................(Neuropterida)
................................................................Order Coleoptera - beetles
..................................................................Genus Abbotia
..................................................................Genus Eriopis
..................................................................Genus Linostoma
..................................................................Genus Lophocephalus
..................................................................Genus Phelipara
..................................................................Suborder Adephaga
..................................................................Suborder Archostemata - reticulated beetles
..................................................................Suborder Myxophaga - skiff beetles
..................................................................Suborder Polyphaga
..................................................................Suborder †Protocoleoptera - protocoleopterans
..................................................................»Genus Attelabus
..................................................................»Genus Blatta
..................................................................»Genus Bruchus
..................................................................»Genus Buprestis
..................................................................»Genus Byrrhus
..................................................................»Genus Cantharis
..................................................................»Genus Carabus
..................................................................»Genus Cassida
..................................................................»Genus Cerambyx
..................................................................»Genus Chrysomela
..................................................................»Genus Cicindela
..................................................................»Genus Coccinella
..................................................................»Genus Curculio
..................................................................»Genus Dermestes
..................................................................»Genus Dytiscus
..................................................................»Genus Elater
..................................................................»Genus Forficula
..................................................................»Genus Gryllus - field and house crickets
..................................................................»Genus Gyrinus
..................................................................»Genus Hister
..................................................................»Genus Lampyris
..................................................................»Genus Leptura
..................................................................»Genus Lucanus
..................................................................»Genus Meloe
..................................................................»Genus Mordella
..................................................................»Genus Necydalis
..................................................................»Genus Ptinus
..................................................................»Genus Scarabaeus
..................................................................»Genus Silpha
..................................................................»Genus Staphylinus
..................................................................»Genus Tenebrio
..................................................................(Genus Hispa)
..................................................................(Genus Sericogaster)
..................................................................(Family Dynastidae)
..................................................................(Family group Adephaga)
..................................................................(Family group Clavicornia)
..................................................................(Family group Histeroidea)
..................................................................(Family group Palpicornia)
..................................................................(Family group Staphylinoidea)
..................................................................(Suborder †Archecoleoptera) - archecoleopterans
Authorship
Original name
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. nat., ed. 10. 1..
: 345
Original rank
Original spelling
Variants
Unavailable name
Coleoptera
(Order)
nom. inval.
Unranked name
Coleoptera
Incorrect authorship
Coleoptera
(Order)
De Geer, 1774
Synonyms
Synonym
Scaraboides
(Order)
von Laicharting, 1781
[
A.B.T. Smith, 2006
: 148
]
Taxonomic positions
Original position
Insecta
(Class)
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Subsequent position
Endopterygota
(Subdivision)
Vernacular Names
Dutch
:
kevers; schildvleugeligen
English
:
beetles
Number of Subtaxa
2013
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
176f;4777g;4899s;366ss;93v; †31f;11g;1s
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
>300,000s
2011
S.A. Slipinski et al.
: 203
4so;[176f; †31f]
2000
72s
1990
R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca
>300,000s
1982
L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz
>290,000s
1982
J.F. Lawrence
4so;153f
1965
H. Freude et al.
>250,000s
1767
C. Linnaeus
[30g]
1758
C. Linnaeus
[25g;665s]
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012