FAMILY PTINIDAE (Spider beetles) Y. Bousquet Only 16 ptinid species are found in Canada and Alaska and all but three are introduced on this ... more>>
FAMILY ENDOMYCHIDAE (Handsome fungus beetles) J.M. Campbell This family is found in most regions of the world, but the majority of species occur in ... more>>
FAMILY MICROPEPLIDAE (Micropeplid beetles) J.M. Campbell Ten species of this small family of beetles are known from Canada and Alaska. They are found ... more>>
FAMILY CUCUJIDAE (Flat bark beetles) Y. Bousquet The cucujids currently include 30 species in Canada and Alaska. The adults are usually found under ... more>>
FAMILY BRUCHIDAE (Bean weevils or seed beetles) J. McNamara The bruchids comprise 18 species in Canada and Alaska. Their habits vary considerably but ... more>>
FAMILY MORDELLIDAE (Tumbling flower beetles) J. McNamara Fifty-six species of mordellids have been recorded from Canada. The adults are small, ... more>>
FAMILY MYCETOPHAGIDAE (Hairy fungus beetles) Y. Bousquet Of the 26 species of mycetophagids recorded from North America, 15 are known from Canada. ... more>>
FAMILY CERYLONIDAE (Cerylonid beetles) J.M. Campbell Only about 400 species of this family of small to very small beetles are known for the world of ... more>>
FAMILY CIIDAE (Minute tree-fungus beetles) J. McNamara This family of small beetles comprises 29 species in Canada and Alaska. The larvae and adults ... more>>
FAMILY RHIZOPHAGIDAE (Rhizophagid beetles) Y. Bousquet Twenty-one species of rhizophagids are known from Canada and Alaska. They are collected most ... more>>
FAMILY SCARABAEIDAE (Scarab beetles) J. McNamara The Scarabaeidae is one of the largest families of beetles in the world; 245 species are known to ... more>>
FAMILY TENEBRIONIDAE (Darkling beetles) Y. Bousquet & J.M. Campbell This family comprises over 1200 species in North America but more than 80% of ... more>>
FAMILY STAPHYLINIDAE (Rove beetles) J.M. Campbell & A. Davies The rove beetles form one of the largest families of insects in the world with over ... more>>
FAMILY CHRYSOMELIDAE (Leaf beetles) L. LeSage This family is one of the largest group of beetles worldwide with over 50,000 known species and many ... more>>
FAMILY DYTISCIDAE (Predaceous diving beetles) D.J. Larson and R.E. Roughley Two hundred and sixty species of Dytiscidae are known from Canada and ... more>>