FAMILY ATTELABIDAE (Leaf-rolling weevils) J. McNamara Three species of Attelabidae occur in Canada. The females form rolls from leaves and lay a ... more>>
FAMILY NOTERIDAE (Burrowing water beetles) R.E. Roughley This family of aquatic beetles includes only two species in Canada. Adults and larvae are ... more>>
FAMILY LYMEXYLIDAE (Ship-timber beetles) J.M. Campbell Thirty-seven species of Lymexylidae are known worldwide. Only one rare species occurs in ... more>>
FAMILY CLAMBIDAE (Minute beetles) J.M. Campbell The Clambidae forms a family of small beetles which are rarely collected because of their size and ... more>>
FAMILY LATHRIDIIDAE (Minute brown scavenger beetles) Y. Bousquet Fifty-three species of lathridiids have been recorded from Canada and Alaska. These ... more>>
FAMILY CRYPTOPHAGIDAE (Silken fungus beetles) Y. Bousquet Sixty-five species of cryptophagids are recorded from Canada and Alaska. These beetles are ... more>>
FAMILY COCCINELLIDAE (Ladybird beetles) J. McNamara This family comprises 155 species and subspecies in Canada and Alaska. Many species are ... more>>
FAMILY BUPRESTIDAE (Metallic wood-boring beetles) A. Davies One hundred and fifty-three species of Buprestidae have been recorded from Canada and ... more>>
FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE (Longhorn beetles) J. McNamara This family is represented in Canada and Alaska by 353 species; it is one of the largest groups of ... more>>
FAMILY ANOBIIDAE (Deathwatch beetles) J. McNamara The anobiids include 74 species in Canada and Alaska. Larvae of most species bore into dead ... more>>
FAMILY LUCANIDAE (Stag beetles) J. McNamara This family includes 14 species in Canada. The larvae of all species breed in or beneath the decaying ... more>>
FAMILY LANGURIIDAE (Lizard beetles) J.M. Campbell This family, as recently defined, is widely distributed in all faunal regions, but is best ... more>>
FAMILY COLYDIIDAE (Cylindrical bark beetles) Y. Bousquet Only 20 species of colydiids are found in Canada. These species are usually found under ... more>>
FAMILY DRYOPIDAE (Long-toed water beetles) L. LeSage The family includes over 200 species worldwide but only six occur in Canada. Adults are ... more>>
FAMILY BYRRHIDAE (Pill beetles) P.J. Johnson The family Byrrhidae is represented in Canada and Alaska by 24 of the 32 North American species, ... more>>