The Lexicon of Beetles of the Czech Republic

The atlas is structured as a taxonomically sorted list of photographs of individual species. The main page of the atlas shows the arrangement to the family level. Additional, subordinate pages then present atlases of individual families, which are opened by clicking on the name of the family.

For the higher taxonomy (order to tribus), the article was used as the primary source:

• Patrice Bouchard, Yves Bousquet, Anthony E. Davies, Chenyang Cai, On the nomenclatural status of type genera in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys 1194: 1–981 (2024), Published: 13 March 2024, ZooKeys, 2024

For some families, additional edits were then applied to be consistent with later published articles. The atlases for each family are arranged alphabetically by taxonomy. A "Taxonomic atlas" help block is located in the right column on the main atlas page for quick scrolling on the main atlas page. The atlas pages for each family are complemented by the "Atlas Legend" block in the right column.

COLEOPTERA

ADEPHAGA

	Carabidae (Latreille, 1802) The ground beetles In the Czech Republic, the family comprises 521 species ranging in size from 2 to 40 mm, arranged in 12 subfamilies, 29 tribes and 91 genera.
	Cicindelidae (Latreille, 1802) The tiger beetles In the Czech Republic, the family includes 9 species of 6.5 to 20 mm in size, arranged in a single tribe and 3 genera.
	Dytiscidae (Leach, 1815) The diving beetles In the Czech Republic, the family comprises 127 species ranging in size from 1.5 to 40 mm, arranged in 7 subfamilies, 12 tribes and 31 genera.
	Gyrinidae (Latreille, 1810) The whirligig beetles In the Czech Republic, the family includes 11 species ranging in size from 3.5 to 8.5 mm, arranged in 1 subfamily, 2 tribes and 3 genera.
	Haliplidae (Aubé, 1836) The crawling water beetles In the Czech Republic, the family includes 18 species of 2 to 4.5 mm in size, arranged in 3 genera.
	Hygrobiidae (Régimbart, 1879 (1837)) The screech beetles (or squeak beetles) In the Czech Republic, the family includes 1 species, 8 to 11 mm in size, assigned to 1 genus.
	Noteridae (C.G. Thomson, 1860) The burrowing water beetles In the Czech Republic, the family includes 2 species, 3.5 to 5 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily, 1 tribe and 1 genus.

MYXOPHAGA

Sphaeriusidae (Erichson, 1845)

The minute bog beetles
In the Czech Republic, the family includes 1 species of 0.5 to 1.2 mm in size.

Sphaerius acaroides

POLYPHAGA

BOSTRICHIFORMIA

Bostrichoidea (Latreille, 1802)

Bostrichidae (Latreille, 1802)

The horned powder-post beetles (or false powderpost beetles)
The family comprises 15 species, 2 to 15 mm in size, arranged in 5 subfamilies, 6 tribes and 11 genera.

Bostrichus capucinus Rhyzopertha dominica Lyctus linearis Psoa viennensis

Dermestidae (Latreille, 1804)

The skin beetles (or larder beetles or carpet beetles)
The family comprises 68 species ranging in size from 1 to 12 mm, arranged in 6 subfamilies, 9 tribes, and 16 genera.

Dermestes lardarius Dermestes laniarius Attagenus smirnovi Anthrenus verbasci Trogoderma granarium Orphilus niger Thylodrias contractus

Ptinidae (Latreille, 1802)

The spider beetles (spiderweb beetles)
The family comprises 100 species, 1 to 9 mm in size, arranged in 8 subfamilies, 12 tribes, and 33 genera.

Xyletinus longitarsis Ptinus rufipes Dorcatoma substriata Dryophilus pusillus Ernobius abietinus Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptilinus pectinicornis

CLAMBIFORMIA

Clamboidea (Fischer von Waldheim, 1821)

Clambidae (Fischer von Waldheim, 1821)

The fringe-winged beetles (or minute beetles)
The family comprises 8 species, 0.7 to 2 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies and 2 genera.

Calyptomerus dubius Clambus punctulum Clambus simsoni

Derodontidae (J.L. LeConte, 1861)

The tooth-necked fungus beetles (or tooth-neck beetles)
The family comprises 2 species of 2.5 to 3.5 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies and 2 genera.

Derodontus macularis Laricobius erichsoni

Eucinetidae (Lacordaire, 1857)

The plate-thigh beetles
The family includes 1 species of 3 to 3.6 mm in size, placed in 1 genus.

Eucinetus haemorrhoidalis

CUCUJIFORMIA

Chrysomeloidea (Latreille, 1802)

	Cerambycidae (Latreille, 1802) The longhorn beetles (or longicorns) The family comprises 216 species ranging in size from 3 to 55 mm, arranged in 7 subfamilies, 44 tribes and 101 genera.
	Chrysomelidae (Latreille, 1802) The leaf beetles The family comprises 549 species ranging in size from 3 to 18 mm, arranged in 9 subfamilies, 21 tribes, and 88 genera.
	Megalopodidae (Latreille, 1802) The sometimes used trivial name is megalopodid leaf beetles. The family comprises 5 species of 2 to 4 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily and 1 genus.
	Orsodacnidae (C.G. Thomson, 1859) The sometimes used trivial name is "Orsodacnid leaf beetles" or ravenous leaf beetles. The family comprises 2 species, 4 to 7.9 mm in size, which are placed in 1 subfamily and 1 genus.

Cleroidea (Latreille, 1802)

	Biphyllidae (J.L. LeConte, 1861) The false skin beetles The family includes 3 species of 2.8 to 3.3 mm in size, which are arranged in 2 genera.
	Byturidae (Gistel, 1848) The fruitworm beetles (or raspberry beetles) The family includes 2 species, 3.2 to 4.6 mm in size, which are arranged in 1 subfamily and 1 genus.
	Cleridae (Latreille, 1802) The checkered beetles The family comprises 22 species ranging in size from 3.5 to 16 mm, arranged in 3 subfamilies and 12 genera.
	Lophocateridae (Crowson, 1964) The family does not have an established English name. The family comprises 2 species, 3.1 to 7 mm in size, which are arranged in 2 genera.
	Melyridae (Leach, 1815) The soft-winged flower beetles The family comprises 45 species ranging in size from 2.5 to 8.5 mm, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 3 tribes and 17 genera.
	Peltidae (W. Kirby, 1837) The shield beetles The family includes 3 species, 5 to 18 mm in size, arranged in 2 genera.
	Phloiophilidae (Kiesenwetter, 1863) The family does not have an established English name. The family includes 1 species, 1.8 to 3.3 mm in size, assigned to 1 genus.
	Rhadalidae (J.L. LeConte, 1861) The family does not have an established English name. The family comprises 6 species, 2 to 6 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily and 2 genera.
	Trogossitidae (Latreille, 1802) The bark-gnawing beetles The family comprises 5 species, 4 to 12 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 1 tribe and 4 genera.

Coccinelloidea (Latreille, 1807)

	Alexiidae (Imhoff, 1856) The family does not have an established English name. The family includes 3 species of 1 to 2 mm in size, which are assigned to 1 genus.
	Anamorphidae (Strohecker, 1953) The family does not have an established English name. The family includes 2 species of 1.5 to 2.5 mm in size, assigned to 2 genera.
	Bothrideridae (Erichson, 1845) The dry bark beetles (or potato beetles or cocoon-forming beetles) The family includes 1 species of 3 to 5 mm in size, which is assigned to 1 genus.
	Cerylonidae (Billberg, 1820) The minute bark beetles The family comprises 6 species, 1 to 3 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily and 2 genera.
	Coccinellidae (Latreille, 1807) The ladybirds (or ladybugs) The family comprises 85 species, 1 to 9 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily, 7 tribes, and 38 genera.
	Corylophidae (J.L. LeConte, 1852) The minute hooded beetles The family includes 9 species of 0.5 to 2 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily, 4 tribes and 5 genera.
	Endomychidae (Leach, 1815) The handsome fungus beetles The family comprises 11 species, 1 to 6 mm in size, arranged in 5 subfamilies and 7 genera.
	Latridiidae (Erichson, 1842) The minute scavenger beetles (or mould beetles or fungus beetles) The family comprises 67 species, 0.8 to 3 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies and 12 genera.
	Mycetaeidae (Jacquelin du Val, 1857) The family does not have an established English name. The family includes 1 species, 1.5 to 1.8 mm in size, assigned to 1 genus.
	Teredidae (Seidlitz, 1888) The family does not have an established English name. The family comprises 8 species, 1.5 to 4.5 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 1 tribe and 3 genera.

Cucujoidea (Latreille, 1802)

	Cryptophagidae (W. Kirby, 1826) The silken fungus beetles The family comprises 112 species, 1 to 5 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 4 tribes and 14 genera.
	Cucujidae (Latreille, 1802) The flat bark beetles The family comprises 4 species ranging in size from 3.5 to 16 mm, which are arranged in 2 subfamilies and 2 genera.
	Laemophloeidae (Ganglbauer, 1899) The lined flat bark beetles The family comprises 16 species, 1 to 5 mm in size, arranged in 6 genera.
	Phalacridae (Leach, 1815) The shining flower beetles The family comprises 23 species, 1.5 to 3.5 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily and 3 genera.
	Phloeostichidae (Reitter, 1911) The family does not have an established English name. The family includes 1 species of 3.5 to 4.5 mm in size, which is assigned to 1 genus.
	Silvanidae (W. Kirby, 1837) The flat grain beetles (or flat bark beetles) The family includes 10 species, 1.7 to 7 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 2 tribes, and 8 genera.

Curculionoidea (Latreille, 1802)

	Anthribidae (Billberg, 1820) The fungus weevils The family comprises 26 species, 1.5 to 15 mm in size, arranged in 3 subfamilies, 8 tribes and 17 genera.
	Attelabidae (Billberg, 1820) The leaf-rolling beetles The family comprises 29 species ranging in size from 1.8 to 9 mm, arranged in 3 subfamilies, 6 tribes and 15 genera.
	Brentidae (Billberg, 1820) The straight-snouted weevils The family comprises 131 species, 1.4 to 3.5 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 11 tribes and 46 genera.
	Cimberididae (Gozis, 1882) The pine-flower snout beetles (or pine cone weevils) The family includes 2 species of 3.3 to 4.7 mm in size, which are placed in 1 subfamily, 2 tribes and 2 genera.
	Curculionidae (Latreille, 1802) The weevils (or true weevils or snout beetles) The family comprises 910 species ranging in size from 1.5 to 21 mm, arranged in 18 subfamilies, 79 tribes, and 222 genera.
	Nemonychidae (Bedel, 1882) The pine-flower weevils The family includes 1 species, 4.3 to 6 mm in size, placed in 1 genus.

Erotyloidea (Latreille, 1802)

Erotylidae (Latreille, 1802)

The pleasing fungus beetles
The family comprises 15 species ranging in size from 1.8 to 6.5 mm, arranged in 3 subfamilies, 3 tribes and 6 genera.

Triplax aenea Dacne bipustulata Tritoma bipustulata Cryptophilus integer Pharaxonotha kirschii

Lymexyloidea (Fleming, 1821)

Lymexylidae (Fleming, 1821)

The timberworm beetles (or ship-timber beetles)
The family includes 3 species, 6 to 18 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies and 2 genera.

Elateroides dermestoides Lymexylon navale

Nitiduloidea (Latreille, 1802)

	Kateretidae (W. Kirby, 1837) The short-winged flower beetles (or false pollen beetles) The family comprises 12 species, 1.5 to 3.1 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily and 4 genera.
	Monotomidae (Laporte, 1840) The root-eating beetles (or minute clubbed beetles) The family comprises 23 species ranging in size from 1.4 to 4.3 mm, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 1 tribe and 5 genera.
	Nitidulidae (Latreille, 1802) The sap beetles (or pollen beetles) The family comprises 124 species, 1.5 to 8 mm in size, arranged in 6 subfamilies, 5 tribes, and 32 genera.
	Sphindidae (Jacquelin du Val, 1860) The dry fungus beetles (or slime mold beetles) The family includes 3 species of 1.2 to 2.5 mm in size, which are arranged in 1 subfamily and 2 genera.

Tenebrionoidea (Latreille, 1802)

	Aderidae (Csiki, 1909) The antlike leaf beetles (or ant leaf beetles) The family includes 8 species of 1.5 to 3 mm in size, arranged in 7 genera.
	Anthicidae (Latreille, 1819) The antlike flower beetles (or ant flower beetles) The family comprises 26 species, 2 to 5.5 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 3 tribes and 11 genera.
	Boridae (C.G. Thomson, 1859) The conifer bark beetles The family includes 1 species, 12 to 14 mm in size, placed in 1 subfamily and 1 genus.
	Ciidae (Leach, 1819) The tree fungus beetles (or minute tree-fungus beetles) The family includes 39 species, 0.8 to 5 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily, 2 tribes, and 10 genera.
	Melandryidae (Leach, 1815) The false darkling beetles The family comprises 30 species ranging in size from 2.5 to 18 mm, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 7 tribes and 15 genera.
	Meloidae (Gyllenhal, 1810) The blister beetles (or oil beetles) The family comprises 31 species ranging in size from 6 to 40 mm, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 6 tribes and 13 genera.
	Mordellidae (Latreille, 1802) The tumbling flower beetles (or pintail beetles) The family comprises 63 species, 2 to 10 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily, 3 tribes, and 10 genera.
	Mycetophagidae (Leach, 1815) The hairy fungus beetles The family comprises 16 species, 1.5 to 6 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 2 tribes and 6 genera.
	Mycteridae (Perty, 1840) The palm and flower beetles The family comprises 2 species, 5 to 10 mm in size, which are arranged in 1 subfamily and 1 genus.
	Oedemeridae (Latreille, 1810) The false blister beetles (or false oil Beetles or pollen-feeding beetles) The family comprises 28 species, 5 to 15 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 4 tribes and 8 genera.
	Prostomidae (C.G. Thomson, 1859) The jugular-horned beetles The family includes 1 species of 5 to 6 mm in size, which is assigned to 1 genus.
	Pyrochroidae (Latreille, 1806) The fire-colored beetles (or cardinal beetles) The family comprises 4 species ranging in size from 4.3 to 18 mm, which are arranged in 2 subfamilies and 3 genera.
	Pythidae (Solier, 1834) The log bark beetles (or dead log bark beetles or flat pine beetles) The family comprises 2 species, 5.6 to 16 mm in size, which are placed in 1 subfamily and 1 genus.
	Ripiphoridae (Laporte, 1840) The wedge-shaped beetles (or wedge beetles) The family comprises 3 species, 3 to 12 mm in size, which are arranged in 3 subfamilies, 2 tribes and 3 genera.
	Salpingidae (Leach, 1815) The narrow-waisted bark beetles (or narrow bark beetles) The family comprises 13 species of 2 to 4.5 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies and 7 genera.
	Scraptiidae (Gistel, 1848) The false flower beetles The family comprises 17 species, 2 to 4.5 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 2 tribes and 3 genera.
	Tenebrionidae (Latreille, 1802) The darkling beetles The family comprises 92 species ranging in size from 1.3 to 31 mm, arranged in 6 subfamilies, 23 tribes and 45 genera.
	Tetratomidae (Billberg, 1820) The polypore fungus beetles The family comprises 7 species of 3 to 6 mm in size, arranged in 3 subfamilies, 2 tribes and 4 genera.
	Zopheridae (Solier, 1834) The ironclad beetles (or cylindrical bark beetles) The family comprises 18 species ranging in size from 2.5 to 7 mm, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 5 tribes and 11 genera.

ELATERIFORMIA

Buprestoidea (Leach, 1815)

Buprestidae (Leach, 1815)

The jewel beetles (or metallic wood-boring beetles)
The family comprises 56 species ranging in size from 1.5 to 30 mm, arranged in 4 subfamilies, 14 tribes and 25 genera.

Agrilus biguttatus Buprestis octoguttata Trachys minutus Anthaxia nitidula Chrysobothris affinis Chalcophora mariana Dicerca berolinensis Lamprodila festiva Acmaeodera octodecimguttata

Byrrhoidea (Latreille, 1804)

Byrrhidae (Latreille, 1804)

The pill beetles (or moss beetles)
The family comprises 20 species, 1 to 11 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 5 tribes and 10 genera.

Byrrhus pilula Byrrhus pustulatus Morychus aeneus Simplocaria semistriata Curimopsis austriaca

Dascilloidea (Guérin-Méneville, 1843 (1834))

Dascillidae (Guérin-Méneville, 1843 (1834))

The soft-bodied plant beetles (or orchid beetles)
The family includes 1 species, 9 to 11.5 mm in size, assigned to 1 subfamily, 1 tribe, and 1 genus.

Dascillus cervinus

Dryopoidea (Billberg, 1820 (1817))

	Dryopidae (Billberg, 1820 (1817)) The long-toed water beetles The family comprises 12 species of 3 to 5.5 mm in size, arranged in 2 genera.
	Elmidae (Curtis, 1830) The riffle beetles The family comprises 19 species, 1.5 to 7 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 3 tribes, and 8 genera.
	Heteroceridae (W.S. MacLeay, 1825) The variegated mud-loving beetles (or mud-loving beetles) The family comprises 11 species, 2 to 5 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily, 2 tribes, and 2 genera.
	Limnichidae (Erichson, 1846) The minute marsh-loving beetles The family comprises 4 species of 1.2 to 2.2 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily, 1 tribe and 2 genera.
	Psephenidae (Lacordaire, 1854) The water penny beetles The family comprises 1 species, 2 to 2.7 mm in size, assigned to 1 subfamily and 1 genus.
	Ptilodactylidae (Laporte, 1838) Toe-winged Beetles The family includes 1 species of 3.7 to 5 mm in size, assigned to 1 subfamily and 1 genus.

Elateroidea (Leach, 1815)

	Cantharidae (Imhoff, 1856 (1815)) The soldier beetles The family comprises 95 species ranging in size from 2 to 15 mm, arranged in 3 subfamilies, 6 tribes and 13 genera.
	Cerophytidae (Latreille, 1834) The rare click beetles The family includes 1 species of 6 to 7 mm in size, which is assigned to 1 genus.
	Elateridae (Leach, 1815) The click beetles The family comprises 162 species ranging in size from 2.5 to 30 mm, arranged in 9 subfamilies, 15 tribes, and 62 genera.
	Eucnemidae (Eschscholtz, 1829) The false click beetles The family comprises 22 species, 3 to 11 mm in size, arranged in 3 subfamilies, 8 tribes and 13 genera.
	Lampyridae (Rafinesque, 1815) The fireflies (or lightning bugs or glow-worms) The family comprises 3 species ranging in size from 6 to 23 mm, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 2 tribes and 3 genera.
	Lycidae (Laporte, 1838) The net-winged beetles The family includes 7 species, 5 to 13 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 1 tribe and 7 genera.
	Throscidae (Laporte, 1840) The small false click beetles The family includes 12 species of 1.5 to 4 mm in size, placed in 2 genera.

NOSODENDRIFORMIA

Nosodendroidea (Erichson, 1846)

Nosodendridae (Erichson, 1846)

The wounded-tree beetles
The family includes 1 species of 4 to 4.5 mm in size, placed in 1 genus.

Nosodendron fasciculare

SCIRTIFORMIA

Scirtoidea (Fleming, 1821)

Scirtidae (Fleming, 1821)

The marsh beetles
The family comprises 23 species, 1.9 to 6.3 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily and 7 genera.

Contacyphon coarctatus Elodes minutus Odeles marginata Scirtes hemisphaericus

STAPHYLINIFORMIA

Histeroidea (Gyllenhal, 1808)

	Georissidae (Laporte, 1840) The minute mud-loving beetles The family includes 2 species of 1 to 2.2 mm in size, assigned to 1 genus.
	Helophoridae (Leach, 1815) The grooved water scavenger beetles (or water scavenger beetles) The family comprises 26 species ranging in size from 2 to 9 mm, placed in 1 genus.
	Histeridae (Gyllenhal, 1808) The clown beetles The family comprises 94 species ranging in size from 0.9 to 11 mm, arranged in 7 subfamilies, 14 tribes and 31 genera.
	Hydrochidae (C.G. Thomson, 1859) The water scavenger beetles The family includes 5 species, 2 to 4.3 mm in size, placed in 1 genus.
	Hydrophilidae (Latreille, 1802) The water scavenger beetles The family comprises 80 species ranging in size from 1.5 to 50 mm, arranged in 5 subfamilies, 9 tribes and 19 genera.
	Spercheidae (Erichson, 1837) The filterfeeding water scavenger beetles (or false water scavenger beetles) The family includes 1 species, 5.5 to 7 mm in size, assigned to 1 genus.
	Sphaeritidae (Shuckard, 1839) The false clown beetles The family comprises 1 species, 4.5 to 7 mm in size, assigned to 1 genus.

Scarabaeoidea (Latreille, 1802)

	Bolboceratidae (Mulsant, 1842) The family does not have an established English name (occasionally used trivial name is dor beetles). The family comprises 2 species, 7 to 15 mm in size, which are arranged in 1 subfamily, 2 tribes and 2 genera.
	Geotrupidae (Latreille, 1802) The earth-boring dung beetles (or dor beetles) The family comprises 7 species, 14 to 26 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily, 3 tribes and 5 genera.
	Glaresidae (Prudhomme de Borre, 1886) The enigmatic scarab beetles The family includes 1 species of 3 to 3.5 mm in size, assigned to 1 genus.
	Lucanidae (Latreille, 1804) The stag beetles The family comprises 7 species, 5 to 75 mm in size, arranged in 3 subfamilies, 6 tribes and 6 genera.
	Ochodaeidae (Streubel, 1846) The sand-loving scarab beetles The family comprises 3 species of 4.5 to 7.5 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily, 1 tribe and 2 genera.
	Scarabaeidae (Latreille, 1802) The scarab beetles The family comprises 153 species ranging in size from 2 to 40 mm, arranged in 8 subfamilies, 18 tribes, and 78 genera.
	Trogidae (W.S. MacLeay, 1819) The hide beetles (or skin beetles) The family comprises 8 species, 5 to 14 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies and 2 genera.

Staphylinoidea (Latreille, 1802)

	Agyrtidae (C.G. Thomson, 1859) The primitive carrion beetles The family comprises 4 species of 4 to 8 mm in size, arranged in 3 subfamilies of 3 genera.
	Colonidae (G.H. Horn, 1880 (1859)) The family does not have an established English name. The family comprises 18 species, 1.3 to 3.5 mm in size, placed in 1 genus.
	Hydraenidae (Mulsant, 1844) The minute moss beetles (or moss beetles) The family comprises 50 species, 1 to 3 mm in size, arranged in 2 subfamilies, 3 tribes and 4 genera.
	Leiodidae (Fleming, 1821) The round fungus beetles The family comprises 117 species ranging in size from 1.3 to 7 mm, arranged in 3 subfamilies, 8 tribes and 28 genera.
	Ptiliidae (Erichson, 1845) The featherwing beetles The family comprises 60 species, 0.8 to 1.3 mm in size, arranged in 1 subfamily, 4 tribes, and 16 genera.
	Staphylinidae (Latreille, 1802) The rove beetles The family comprises 1462 species ranging in size from 0.9 to 32 mm, arranged in 25 subfamilies, 52 tribes, and 290 genera.