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]
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- Suborder Adephaga (adephagans)
- Family Carabidae (ground beetles)
- 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)
- Suborder Polyphaga
- Infraorder Bostrichiformia
- Infraorder Cucujiformia
- Infraorder Elateriformia
- Infraorder Scarabaeiformia (scarab beetles)
- Infraorder Staphyliniformia
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
