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/Family Costa (2000) CTFB Growth percentage World’s percentage
Genera Species Genera Species Genera Species Genera Species
Archostemata Kolbe, 1908
Cupedoidea Laporte, 1838
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.
Cupedidae Laporte, 1838 1 2 1 1 0 -50 2 1
Micromalthidae Barber, 1913 1 1 1 1 0 0 50 50
Ommatidae Sharp and Muir, 1912 1 2 1 2 0 0 10 2
Myxophaga Crowson, 1955
Sphaeriusoidea Erichson, 1845
Torridincolidae Steffan, 1964 3 29 3 34 0 17 43 57
Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874 2 5 2 4 0 -20 67 18
Adephaga Claireville, 1806
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1810 4 48 3 168 -25 250 12 17
Carabidae 1 Latreille, 1802 205 1139 2262 18412 10 62 15 5
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836 1 5 1 14 0 180 20 6
Noteridae Thomson, 1860 6 42 12 75 100 79 86 30
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 21 161 38 315 81 96 20 8
Polyphaga Emery, 1886
Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900
Histeroidea Gyllenhaal, 1808
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 85 352 129 598 52 70 37 14
Hydrophiloidea Latreille, 1802
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 22 121 39 307 77 154 20 9
Epimetopidae 3,18 Zaitzev, 1908 1 13 33 18
Georissidae 3,19 Laporte, 1840 1 1 100 1
Hydrochidae 3,20 Thomson, 1859 1 70 100 35
Spercheidae 3,21 Erichson, 1837 1 1 100 6
Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 1 2 4 33 300 1550 10 2
Ptiliidae Erichson, 1845 4 9 8 25 100 178 10 4
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 4 22 11 54 175 145 3 1
Staphylinidae 4 Latreille, 1802 308 1635 474 2829 54 73 13 5
Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 5 44 9 76 80 73 13 8
Passalidae Leach, 1815 6 72 12 113 100 57 19 14
Trogidae MacLeay, 1819 1 10 2 15 100 50 40 5
Glaresidae Prudhomme de Borre, 1886 1 2 1 1 0 -50 33 2
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 11 70 14 76 27 9 12 5
Ochodaeidae Streubel, 1846 1 1 2 3 100 200 13 3
Hybosoridae 5 Erichson, 1847 12 72 19 88 58 22 25 15
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 204 1777 120 930 -41 -48 6 3
Melolonthidae 6 Leach, 1819 161 1592
Cetoniidae 6 Leach, 1815 30 85
Clambiformia Cai and Tihelka, 2022
Clamboidea Fischer, 1821
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857 1 1 2 4 100 300 18 8
Clambidae Fischer, 1821 1 4 17 2
Scirtiformia Lawrence, S´lipin´ski et al., 2011
Scirtoidea Fleming, 1821
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 4 31 4 46 0 48 11 6
Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
Dascilloidea Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834 2 6 2 5 0 -17 29 7
Buprestoidea Leach, 1815
Buprestidae Leach, 1815 68 1459 83 1562 22 7 18 11
Dryopoidea Billberg, 1820
Elmidae Curtis, 1830 15 70 26 197 73 181 17 13
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 5 25 7 29 40 16 21 10
Lutrochidae Kasap and Crowson, 1975 1 3 1 3 0 0 100 27
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 3 6 6 19 100 217 16 5
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 1 3 3 19 200 533 20 6
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 1 3 2 8 100 167 6 3
Cneoglossidae Champion, 1897 1 5 1 5 0 0 100 50
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 4 25 4 36 0 44 12 7
Chelonariidae 7 Blanchard, 1845 1 12 1 112 0 833 33 45
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924 1 11 2 11 100 0 22 7
Byrrhoidea Latreille, 1804
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0
Elateroidea Leach, 1815
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857 1 6 1 6 0 0 13 13
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834 1 3 1 7 0 133 33 33
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 40 143 42 144 5 1 21 10
Throscidae Laporte, 1840 1 4 1 4 0 0 20 3
Elateridae Leach, 1815 81 590 95 759 17 29 24 8
Lycidae Laporte, 1836 22 150 30 183 36 22 19 4
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861 12 48 17 61 42 27 55 24
Lampyridae Rafinesque, 1815 31 350 36 377 16 8 33 17
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 19 389 28 458 47 18 18 9
Jurasaidae 22 Rosa et al., 2020 2 725 100 100
Nosodendriformia Cai and Tihelka, 2022
Nosodendroidea Erichson, 1846
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846 1 3 1 5 0 67 100 10
Bostrichiformia Forbes, 1926
Bostrichoidea Latreille, 1802
Dermestidae Latreille, 1802 8 46 11 59 38 28 22 5
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 15 34 20 46 33 35 22 8
Ptinidae 8 Latreille, 1802 14 81 28 148 100 83 12 7
Cucujiformia Lameere, 1938
Lymexyloidea Fleming, 1821
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821 2 7 3 11 50 57 30 16
Cleroidea Latreille, 1802
Rhadalidae 9 LeConte, 1861 1 1
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802 9 76 11 87 22 14 22 15
Cleridae Latreille, 1802 25 317 71 506 184 60 36 15
Melyridae Leach, 1815 10 68 12 85 20 25 4 1
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861 1 2 1 2 0 0 14 1
Erotyloidea Latreille, 1802
Erotylidae 10 Latreille, 1802 35 401 34 513 -3 28 13 15
Nitiduloidea Latreille, 1802
Sphindidae Jacquelin du Val, 1860 2 3 2 3 0 0 22 5
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840 3 7 5 11 67 57 15 4
Kateretidae 11 Kirby, 1837 2 2 2 2 0 0 14 2
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 40 208 45 223 13 7 13 5
Cucujoidea Latreille, 1802
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1826 6 22 3 3 -50 -86 5 1
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837 12 30 11 27 -8 -10 19 5
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 1 1 1 1 0 0 25 2
Cavognathidae Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966 1 1 100 11
Passandridae Blanchard, 1845 2 15 6 20 200 33 67 18
Phalacridae Leach, 1815 9 21 7 24 -22 14 14 4
Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer, 1899 4 40 11 56 175 40 30 13
Coccinelloidea Latreille, 1807
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845 4 13 11 3
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820 7 23 4 13 -43 -43 8 3
Murmidiidae 12,23 Jacquelin du Val, 1857 1 3 25 9
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878 3 15 3 15 0 0 19 4
Endomychidae Leach, 1815 10 94 15 150 50 60 12 8
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 49 325 106 776 116 139 29 13
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852 3 4 2 4 -33 0 7 2
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 6 22 4 6 -33 -73 14 1
Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815 5 5 28 4
Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964 1 1 2 2 100 100 20 3
Ciidae Leach, 1819 7 16 12 60 71 275 29 9
Tetratomidae 13 Billberg, 1820 1 15 8 10
Melandryidae Leach, 1815 12 41 9 24 -25 -41 15 6
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 8 125 18 129 125 3 18 9
Ripiphoridae Laporte, 1840 4 43 4 37 0 -14 11 9
Zopheridae 14 Solier, 1834 29 72 28 108 -3 50 15 6
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 147 1234 166 1328 13 8 7 7
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810 12 47 14 70 17 49 14 14
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 10 155 21 140 110 -10 18 5
Mycteridae Oken, 1843 11 48 11 54 0 13 38 34
Pythidae Solier, 1834 1 1 14 4
Salpingidae Leach, 1815 5 10 6 10 20 0 13 3
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 9 69 17 129 89 87 17 4
Aderidae Csiki, 1909 1 40 2 45 100 13 4 5
Scraptiidae Gistel, 1848 1 9 1 8 0 -11 3 2
Lagrioididae 15,24 Abdullah and Abdullah, 1968 1 1 100 17
Chrysomeloidea Latreille, 1802
Vesperidae 16 Mulsant, 1839 5 15 29 20
Disteniidae 16 Thomson, 1861 12 48 38 14
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 1000 4000 1056 4366 6 9 20 15
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802 8 124 11 153 38 23 37 44
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859 1 1 33 3
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 356 4362 562 6079 58 39 27 19
Curculionoidea Latreille, 1802
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882 1 1 2 2 100 100 10 3
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 36 233 38 293 6 26 10 8
Belidae Schönherr, 1826 2 12 4 14 100 17 11 4
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 5 16 13 96 160 500 9 4
Brentidae Billberg, 1820 32 222 46 316 44 42 12 8
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 648 5041 737 5904 14 17 16 12
Total 385117 26755 4958 35699 29 33 17 9