This article classifies the subgroups of the order Coleoptera (beetles) down to the level of families, following the system in "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)", Bouchard, et al. (2011), with corrections and additions from 2020, with common names from bugguide.net.

  • Order Coleoptera
  • Suborder †Protocoleoptera
  • Superfamily †Tshekardocoleoidea <small>Rohdendorf, 1944</small>
  • Family †Tshekardocoleidae <small>Rohdendorf, 1944</small>
  • Family †Labradorocoleidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1969</small>
  • Family †Oborocoleidae <small>Kukalová, 1969</small>
  • Superfamily †Permocupedoidea <small>Martynov, 1933</small>
  • Family †Permocupedidae <small>Martynov, 1933</small>
  • Family †Taldycupedidae <small>Rohdendorf, 1961</small>
  • Superfamily †Permosynoidea <small>Tillyard, 1924</small>
  • Family †Ademosynidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1968</small>
  • Family †Permosynidae <small>Tillyard, 1924</small>
  • Suborder Archostemata
  • Superfamily Cupedoidea <small>Laporte, 1836</small>
  • Family Crowsoniellidae <small>Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1983</small>
  • Family Cupedidae <small>Laporte, 1836</small>
  • Family Micromalthidae <small>Barber, 1913</small> thumb|Micromalthus debilis
  • Family Ommatidae <small>Sharp and Muir, 1912</small>
  • Family Jurodidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1985</small>
  • Family †Triadocupedidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1966</small>
  • Family †Magnocoleidae <small>Hong, 1998</small>
  • Family †Obrieniidae <small>Zherikhin and Gratshev, 1994</small>
  • Superfamily †Asiocoleoidea <small>Rohdendorf, 1961</small>
  • Family †Asiocoleidae <small>Rohdendorf, 1961</small>
  • Family †Tricoleidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1969</small>
  • Superfamily †Rhombocoleoidea <small>Rohdendorf, 1961</small>
  • Family †Rhombocoleidae <small>Rohdendorf, 1961</small>
  • Superfamily †Schizocoleoidea <small>Rohdendorf, 1961</small> (formerly Schizophoroidea <small>Ponomarenko, 1968</small>)
  • Family †Phoroschizidae <small>Bouchard and Bousquet, 2020</small> (formerly Schizophoridae <small>Ponomarenko, 1968</small>)
  • Family †Catiniidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1968</small>
  • Family †Schizocoleidae <small>Rohdendorf, 1961</small>
  • Suborder Myxophaga
  • Superfamily Lepiceroidea <small>Hinton, 1936 (1882)</small>
  • Family Lepiceridae <small>Hinton, 1936 (1882)</small>
  • Superfamily Sphaeriusoidea <small>Erichson, 1845</small>
  • Family Torridincolidae <small>Steffan, 1964</small>
  • Family Hydroscaphidae <small>LeConte, 1874</small>
  • Family Sphaeriusidae <small>Erichson, 1845</small>
  • Suborder Adephaga
  • Family †Tritarsusidae <small>Hong, 2002</small> (formerly Tritarsidae <small>Hong, 2002</small>)
  • Family Gyrinidae <small>Latreille, 1810</small> (whirligig beetles)
  • Family Trachypachidae <small>Thomson, 1857</small> (false ground beetles)
  • Family Rhysodidae <small>Laporte, 1840</small>
  • Family Carabidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (ground beetles) thumb| Harpalus, in the [[ground beetle|Carabidae]]
  • Family Haliplidae <small>Aubé, 1836</small> (crawling water beetles)
  • Family †Triaplidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1977</small>
  • Family †Colymbotethidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1994</small>
  • Family †Parahygrobiidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1977</small>
  • Family †Coptoclavidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1961</small>
  • Family †Liadytidae <small>Ponomarenko, 1977</small>
  • Family Meruidae <small>Spangler and Steiner, 2005</small>
  • Family Noteridae <small>Thomson, 1860</small> (burrowing water beetles)
  • Family Amphizoidae <small>LeConte, 1853</small>
  • Family Aspidytidae <small>Ribera, Beutel, Balke and Vogler, 2002</small>
  • Family Hygrobiidae <small>Régimbart, 1879 (1837)</small>
  • Family Dytiscidae <small>Leach, 1815</small> (predaceous diving beetles) thumb|Dytiscus latissimus, in the [[Dytiscidae]]
  • Suborder Polyphaga
  • Infraorder Staphyliniformia
  • Superfamily Histeroidea <small>Gyllenhal, 1808</small>
  • Family Histeridae <small>Gyllenhal, 1808</small>
  • Family Sphaeritidae <small>Shuckard, 1839</small>
  • Family Synteliidae <small>Lewis, 1882</small>
  • Superfamily Hydrophiloidea <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Epimetopidae <small>Zaitzev, 1908</small>
  • Family Georissidae <small>Laporte, 1840</small>
  • Family Helophoridae <small>Leach, 1815</small>
  • Family Hydrochidae <small>Thomson, 1859</small>
  • Family Hydrophilidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (water scavenger beetles)
  • Family Spercheidae <small>Erichson, 1837</small>
  • Superfamily Staphylinoidea <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Hydraenidae <small>Mulsant, 1844</small>
  • Family Ptiliidae <small>Erichson, 1845</small>
  • Family Agyrtidae <small>Thomson, 1859</small>
  • Family Leiodidae <small>Fleming, 1821</small>
  • Family Silphidae <small>Latreille, 1806</small>
  • Family Staphylinidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (rove beetles) thumb|[[Devil's coach horse beetle, Ocypus olens, a rove beetle]]
  • Infraorder Scarabaeiformia
  • Superfamily Scarabaeoidea <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Pleocomidae <small>LeConte, 1861</small> (rain beetles)
  • Family Bolboceratidae <small>Mulsant, 1842</small>
  • Family Geotrupidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (earth-boring scarab beetles)
  • Family Belohinidae <small>Paulian, 1959</small>
  • Family Passalidae <small>Leach, 1815</small> (bess beetles)
  • Family Trogidae <small>MacLeay, 1819</small> (hide beetles)
  • Family Glaresidae <small>Prudhomme de Borre, 1886</small>
  • Family Diphyllostomatidae <small>Holloway, 1972</small>
  • Family Lucanidae <small>Latreille, 1804</small> (stag beetles) thumb|Lucanus cervus, a [[stag beetle]]
  • Family Ochodaeidae <small>Streubel, 1846</small> (sand-loving scarab beetles)
  • Family Hybosoridae <small>Erichson, 1847</small>
  • Family Glaphyridae <small>MacLeay, 1819</small> (bumble bee scarab beetles)
  • Family Scarabaeidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (scarab beetles)
  • Family †Coprinisphaeridae <small>Genise, 2004</small> (ichnotaxon)
  • Family †Pallichnidae <small>Genise, 2004</small> (ichnotaxon)
  • Infraorder Elateriformia
  • Superfamily Scirtoidea <small>Fleming, 1821</small>
  • Family Decliniidae <small>Nikitsky, Lawrence, Kirejtshuk and Gratshev, 1994</small>
  • Family Eucinetidae <small>Lacordaire, 1857</small>
  • Family Clambidae <small>Fischer von Waldheim, 1821</small>
  • Family Scirtidae <small>Fleming, 1821</small>
  • Family †Elodophthalmidae <small>Kirejtshuk and Azar, 2008</small>
  • Family †Mesocinetidae <small>Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko, 2010</small>
  • Superfamily Dascilloidea <small>Guérin-Méneville, 1843 (1834)</small>
  • Family Dascillidae <small>Guérin-Méneville, 1843 (1834)</small>
  • Family Rhipiceridae <small>Latreille, 1834</small>
  • Superfamily Buprestoidea <small>Leach, 1815</small>
  • Family Schizopodidae <small>LeConte, 1859</small>
  • Family Buprestidae <small>Leach, 1815</small> thumb|[[Buprestidae]]
  • Superfamily Byrrhoidea <small>Latreille, 1804</small>
  • Family Byrrhidae <small>Latreille, 1804</small>
  • Family Protelmidae <small>Jeannel, 1950</small>
  • Family Elmidae <small>Curtis, 1830</small>
  • Family Dryopidae <small>Billberg, 1820 (1817)</small>
  • Family Lutrochidae <small>Kasap and Crowson, 1975</small>
  • Family Limnichidae <small>Erichson, 1846</small>
  • Family Heteroceridae <small>MacLeay, 1825</small>
  • Family Psephenidae <small>Lacordaire, 1854</small>
  • Family Cneoglossidae <small>Champion, 1897</small>
  • Family Ptilodactylidae <small>Laporte, 1836</small>
  • Family Podabrocephalidae <small>Pic, 1930</small>
  • Family Chelonariidae <small>Blanchard, 1845</small>
  • Family Eulichadidae <small>Crowson, 1973</small>
  • Family Callirhipidae <small>Emden, 1924</small>
  • Superfamily Elateroidea <small>Leach, 1815</small>
  • Family Artematopodidae <small>Lacordaire, 1857</small>
  • Family Brachypsectridae <small>Horn, 1881</small>
  • Family Cantharidae <small>Imhoff, 1856 (1815)</small> (soldier beetles)
  • Family Cerophytidae <small>Latreille, 1834</small>
  • Family Elateridae <small>Leach, 1815</small> (click beetles; includes former Drilidae, Omalisidae, and Plastoceridae) thumb|Agrypnus murinus, a [[click beetle]]
  • Family Eucnemidae <small>Eschscholtz, 1829</small>
  • Family Lampyridae <small>Rafinesque, 1815</small> (fireflies)
  • Family Lycidae <small>Laporte, 1836</small>
  • Family Omethidae <small>LeConte, 1861</small> (includes former Telegeusidae)
  • Family Phengodidae <small>LeConte, 1861</small>
  • Family Rhagophthalmidae <small>Olivier, 1907</small>
  • Family Sinopyrophoridae <small>Bi, 2018</small>
  • Family Throscidae <small>Laporte, 1840 nomen protectum</small>
  • Family †Berendtimiridae <small>Winkler, 1987</small>
  • Family †Praelateriidae <small>Dolin, 1973</small>
  • Superfamily Rhinorhipoidea <small>Lawrence, 1988</small>
  • Family Rhinorhipidae <small>Lawrence, 1988</small>
  • Infraorder Bostrichiformia
  • Superfamily Derodontoidea <small>LeConte, 1861</small>
  • Family Derodontidae <small>LeConte, 1861</small>
  • Family Nosodendridae <small>Erichson, 1846</small>
  • Family Jacobsoniidae <small>Heller, 1926</small>
  • Superfamily Bostrichoidea <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Dermestidae <small>Latreille, 1804</small> (carpet beetles) thumb|Anthrenus verbasci, in the [[Dermestidae]]
  • Family Endecatomidae <small>LeConte, 1861</small>
  • Family Bostrichidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Ptinidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Infraorder Cucujiformia
  • Superfamily Lymexyloidea <small>Fleming, 1821</small>
  • Family Lymexylidae <small>Fleming, 1821</small>
  • Superfamily Cleroidea <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Phloiophilidae <small>Kiesenwetter, 1863</small>
  • Family Trogossitidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Chaetosomatidae <small>Crowson, 1952</small>
  • Family Metaxinidae <small>Kolibáč, 2004</small>
  • Family Thanerocleridae <small>Chapin, 1924</small>
  • Family Cleridae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (checkered beetles)
  • Family Acanthocnemidae <small>Crowson, 1964</small>
  • Family Phycosecidae <small>Crowson, 1952</small>
  • Family Prionoceridae <small>Lacordaire, 1857</small>
  • Family Mauroniscidae <small>Majer, 1995</small>
  • Family Melyridae <small>Leach, 1815</small> (soft-winged flower beetles)
  • Superfamily Cucujoidea <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family †Parandrexidae <small>Kirejtshuk, 1994</small>
  • Family †Sinisilvanidae <small>Hong, 2002</small>
  • Family Boganiidae <small>Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1966</small>
  • Family Byturidae <small>Gistel, 1848</small>
  • Family Helotidae <small>Chapuis, 1876</small>
  • Family Protocucujidae <small>Crowson, 1954</small>
  • Family Sphindidae <small>Jacquelin du Val, 1860</small>
  • Family Biphyllidae <small>LeConte, 1861</small>
  • Family Erotylidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Monotomidae <small>Laporte, 1840</small>
  • Family Hobartiidae <small>Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1966</small>
  • Family Cryptophagidae <small>Kirby, 1826</small>
  • Family Agapythidae <small>Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1969</small>
  • Family Priasilphidae <small>Crowson, 1973</small>
  • Family Phloeostichidae <small>Reitter, 1911</small>
  • Family Silvanidae <small>Kirby, 1837</small>
  • Family Cucujidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Myraboliidae <small>Lawrence and Britton, 1991</small>
  • Family Cavognathidae <small>Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1966</small>
  • Family Lamingtoniidae <small>Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1969</small>
  • Family Passandridae <small>Blanchard, 1845</small>
  • Family Phalacridae <small>Leach, 1815</small>
  • Family Propalticidae <small>Crowson, 1952</small>
  • Family Laemophloeidae <small>Ganglbauer, 1899</small>
  • Family Tasmosalpingidae <small>Lawrence and Britton, 1991</small>
  • Family Cyclaxyridae <small>Gimmel, Leschen and Ślipiński, 2009</small>
  • Family Kateretidae <small>Kirby, 1837</small>
  • Family Nitidulidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Smicripidae <small>Horn, 1880</small>
  • Family Bothrideridae <small>Erichson, 1845</small>
  • Family Cerylonidae <small>Billberg, 1820</small>
  • Family Alexiidae <small>Imhoff, 1856</small>
  • Family Discolomatidae <small>Horn, 1878</small>
  • Family Endomychidae <small>Leach, 1815</small>
  • Family Coccinellidae <small>Latreille, 1807</small> (ladybirds or lady beetles) thumb|[[Asian multicolored lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis]]
  • Family Corylophidae <small>LeConte, 1852</small>
  • Family Akalyptoischiidae <small>Lord, Hartley, Lawrence, McHugh, Whiting and Miller, 2010</small>
  • Family Latridiidae <small>Erichson, 1842</small>
  • Superfamily Tenebrionoidea <small>Latreille, 1802</small> thumb|[[Tenebrionoidea - Tenebrio molitor]]
  • Family Mycetophagidae <small>Leach, 1815</small>
  • Family Archeocrypticidae <small>Kaszab, 1964</small>
  • Family Pterogeniidae <small>Crowson, 1953</small>
  • Family Ciidae <small>Leach, 1819</small>
  • Family Tetratomidae <small>Billberg, 1820</small>
  • Family Melandryidae <small>Leach, 1815</small>
  • Family Mordellidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (tumbling flower beetles)
  • Family Ripiphoridae <small>Laporte, 1840</small>
  • Family Zopheridae <small>Solier, 1834</small>
  • Family Ulodidae <small>Pascoe, 1869</small>
  • Family Promecheilidae <small>Lacordaire, 1859</small>
  • Family Chalcodryidae <small>Watt, 1974</small>
  • Family Trachelostenidae <small>Lacordaire, 1859</small>
  • Family Tenebrionidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (darkling beetles) thumb|Heliotaurus ruficollis, a [[darkling beetle]]
  • Family Prostomidae <small>Thomson, 1859</small>
  • Family Synchroidae <small>Lacordaire, 1859</small>
  • Family Stenotrachelidae <small>Thomson, 1859</small>
  • Family Oedemeridae <small>Latreille, 1810</small>
  • Family Meloidae <small>Gyllenhal, 1810</small> (blister beetles) thumb|Lytta magister, in the [[Meloidae]]
  • Family Mycteridae <small>Perty, 1840</small> (palm beetles and flower beetles)
  • Family Boridae <small>Thomson, 1859</small>
  • Family Trictenotomidae <small>Blanchard, 1845</small>
  • Family Pythidae <small>Solier, 1834</small>
  • Family Pyrochroidae <small>Latreille, 1806</small>
  • Family Salpingidae <small>Leach, 1815</small>
  • Family Anthicidae <small>Latreille, 1819</small>
  • Family Aderidae <small>Csiki, 1909</small>
  • Family Scraptiidae <small>Gistel, 1848</small>
  • Clade Phytophaga
  • Superfamily Chrysomeloidea <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Oxypeltidae <small>Lacordaire, 1868</small>
  • Family Vesperidae <small>Mulsant, 1839</small>
  • Family Disteniidae <small>Thomson, 1861</small>
  • Family Cerambycidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (longhorn beetles)
  • Family Megalopodidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Orsodacnidae <small>Thomson, 1859</small>
  • Family Chrysomelidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (leaf beetles) thumb|[[Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, a leaf beetle]]
  • Superfamily Curculionoidea <small>Latreille, 1802</small>
  • Family Nemonychidae <small>Bedel, 1882</small>
  • Family Anthribidae <small>Billberg, 1820</small>
  • Family †Ulyanidae <small>Zherikhin, 1993</small>
  • Family Belidae <small>Schönherr, 1826</small>
  • Family Caridae <small>Thompson, 1992</small>
  • Family Attelabidae <small>Billberg, 1820</small>
  • Family Brentidae <small>Billberg, 1820</small>
  • Family Brachyceridae <small>Billberg, 1820</small>
  • Family Curculionidae <small>Latreille, 1802</small> (snout beetles, weevils, and bark beetles)

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