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There are over 2,154 species of Coleoptera (beetles) native to Ireland. These are disposed in 84 families. By contrast there are 4,034 species of Coleoptera in the British Isles, consisting of 106 families . The largest beetle families in Ireland are the rove beetles (Staphylinidae) with 641 species, the weevils (Curculionidae) with 214 species, and the ground beetles (Carabidae) with 210 species.[1][2] [3]

Rhopalomesites tardyi described in 1825 from specimens collected in Killarney by James Tardy
Rhopalomesites tardyi described in 1825 from specimens collected in Killarney by James Tardy

Suborder Adephaga (adephagans)



Family Carabidae (ground beetles)



Cicindelinae Latreille, 1802


Brachininae Bonelli, 1810


Carabinae Latreille, 1802

Carabini Latreille, 1802
Nebriini Laporte, 1834
Notiophilini Motschulsky, 1850
Elaphrini Latreille, 1802
Loricerini Bonelli, 1810
Broscini Hope, 1838
Trechini Bonelli, 1810
Patrobini Kirby, 1837
Pterostichini Bonelli, 1810
Sphodrini Laporte, 1834
Harpalini Bonelli, 1810
Licinini Bonelli, 1810
Panagaeini Bonelli, 1810
Masoreini Chaudoir, 1870

Family Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles, water tigers)



Family Noteridae (burrowing water beetles)



Family Haliplidae (crawling water beetles)



Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles)



Family Hygrobiidae (screech-beetles)


1 species


Suborder Polyphaga



Infraorder Bostrichiformia



Family Ptinidae (woodworm, woodborers, spider beetles)

18 species Subfamily Anobiinae

Subfamily Dryophilinae

Subfamily Ernobiinae

Subfamily Eucradinae

Subfamily Ptilininae

Subfamily Ptininae

Subfamily Xyletininae


Family Bostrichidae (horned powderpost beetles, powderpost beetles, branch and twig borers)


Family Dermestidae (skin beetles)

Subfamily Attageninae

Subfamily Dermestinae

Subfamily Megatominae


Infraorder Cucujiformia



Family Alexiidae (minute bark beetles)


Family Anthicidae (ant-like flower beetles)


Family Anthribidae (fungus weevils)


Family Apionidae (seed weevils)

Subfamily Apioninae

Subfamily Nanophyinae


Family Bothrideridae (dry bark beetles)


Family Byturidae (fruitworms)


Family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles)


Family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)


Family Cleridae (chequered beetles)


Family Colydiidae (cylindrical bark beetles)


Family Corylophidae (minute fungus beetles)


Family Endomychidae (handsome fungus beetles)


Family Phloiophilidae


Family Trogossitidae


Family Ciidae (minute tree-fungus beetles)


Family Coccinellidae (ladybirds)


Family Cryptophagidae (silken fungus beetles)

Subfamily Atomariinae

Subfamily Cryptophaginae


Family Curculionidae (true weevils)

Subfamily Baridinae

Subfamily Entiminae

Subfamily Hyperinae

Subfamily Cossoninae

Subfamily Curculioninae

Subfamily Molytinae

Subfamily Scolytinae


Family Attelabidae (leaf-rolling weevils)


Family Erirhinidae (wetland weevils)


Family Dryophthoridae (palm weevils)


Family Cerylonidae


Family Erotylidae (pleasing fungus beetles)


Family Kateretidae (short-winged flower beetles)


Family Laemophloeidae (lined flat bark beetles)


Family Latridiidae (minute brown scavenger beetles)

Subfamily Corticariinae

Subfamily Latridiinae


Family Lymexylidae (ship-timber beetles)


Family Malachiidae (soft-winged flower beetles)


Family Melandryidae (false darkling beetles)

Subfamily Hallomeninae

Subfamily Melandryinae

Subfamily Osphyinae


Family Mycetophagidae (hairy fungus beetles)


Family Pyrochroidae (fire-coloured beetles)


Family Salpingidae (narrow-waisted bark beetles)

Subfamily Agleninae

Subfamily Salpinginae


Family Tetratomidae (polypore fungus beetles)


Family Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles)

Subfamily Alleculinae

Subfamily Diaperinae

Subfamily Lagriinae

Subfamily Tenebrioninae


Family Meloidae (blister beetles)


Family Melyridae (soft-wing flower beetles)

Subfamily Dasytinae

Subfamily Malachiinae


Family Mordellidae (tumbling flower beetles)


Family Monotomidae (root-eating beetles)


Family Nitidulidae (sap beetles)

Subfamily Carpophilinae

Subfamily Cryptarchinae

Subfamily Meligethinae

Subfamily Nitidulinae


Family Oedemeridae (pollen-feeding beetles)


Family Phalacridae (shining flower beetles)


Family Rhynchitidae (tooth-nosed snout weevils)


Family Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles)


Family Scraptiidae (false flower beetles)


Family Sphindidae (dry-fungus beetles)


Family Silvanidae (silvan flat bark beetles)


Infraorder Elateriformia



Family Dascillidae


Family Byrrhidae (pill beetles)


Family Dryopidae (long-toed water beetles)


Family Elmidae (riffle beetles)


Family Heteroceridae (variegated mud-loving beetles)


Family Elateridae (click beetles)


Family Cantharidae (soldier beetles / leatherwings)


Family Eucnemidae (false click beetles)


Family Lycidae


Throscidae (false metallic wood-boring beetles)


Family Clambidae (minute beetle or fringe-winged beetles)


Family Scirtidae (marsh beetles)


Infraorder Scarabaeiformia (scarab beetles)



Family Scarabaeidae


Family Trogidae


Family Geotrupidae (earth-boring dung beetles)


Family Lucanidae


Infraorder Staphyliniformia



Family Histeridae (clown beetles)

Subfamily Abraeinae

Subfamily Histerinae

Subfamily Onthophilinae

Subfamily Saprininae


Family Silphidae (large carrion beetles, burying beetles)


Ptiliidae (featherwing beetles)

Subfamily Acrotrichinae

Subfamily Ptiliinae


Family Hydraenidae (minute moss beetles)


Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetles)

Subfamily Hydrophilinae

Subfamily Sphaeridiinae


Family Georissidae


Family Hydrochidae


Family Helophoridae


Family Leiodidae (round fungus beetles)

Subfamily Cholevinae

Subfamily Coloninae

Subfamily Leiodinae


Family Staphylinidae (rove beetles)

Subfamily Aleocharinae

Subfamily Euaesthetinae

Subfamily Habrocerinae

Subfamily Micropeplinae

Subfamily Omaliinae

Subfamily Oxytelinae

Subfamily Paederinae

Subfamily Phloeocharinae

Subfamily Piestinae

Subfamily Proteininae

Subfamily Pseudopsinae

Subfamily Staphylininae

Subfamily Steninae

Subfamily Tachyporinae

Subfamily Pselaphinae

Subfamily Scydmaeninae

Subfamily Scaphidiinae


See also


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References


  1. Ferriss, S. E., Smith, K. G. and Inskipp, T. P.(editors), 2009 Irish Biodiversity: a taxonomic inventory of fauna. Online here:
  2. Anderson, R., Nash, R. & O'Connor, J.P.. 1997 Irish Coleoptera: a revised and annotated list Irish Naturalists' Journal Special Entomological Supplement, 1-81
  3. Nash, R., Anderson, R. & O'Connor, J.P. 1997 Recent additions to the list of Irish Coleoptera. Irish Naturalists' Journal 25: 319-325

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