Coleoptera > Coleoptera Index

The largest of all orders, Coleoptera represent almost 40% of known insects species and 25% of all known animal life-forms. We present the following selection of members of the Coleoptera order found here in Australia. We like to thank the many contributors, who have shared their insights and photographs of an interesting group of insects…

Coleoptera
Longhorn Beetles (genus Pachydissus), Alice Springs NT
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Amarygmus sp, Minnamurra Beach NSW © Greg McCroary
Amarygmus sp
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus porosus), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Anoplognathus sp
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus macleayi)
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus macleayi)
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus porosus), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus porosus)
Aphanestes gymnopleura, Glen Aplin QLD © Marc Newman
Aphanestes gymnopleura
Orange-black Leaf Cylinder Beetle (Aporocera speciosa), Perth & South West WA © Christopher Peacock
Aporocera speciosa
Ship Timber Beetle (Atractocerus crassicornis), Perth & South West WA © Christopher Peacock
Atractocerus crassicornis (Ship Timber Beetle)
Buprestidae & Castiarina
Buprestids (family Buprestidae) - Ausemade filmstrip
Buprestidae
Buprestids - Ausemade filmstrip
More Buprestidae
Jewel Beetles - Ausemade filmstrip
Jewel Beetles
Castiarina (family Buprestidae) - Ausemade filmstrip
Castiarina
Castiarina (family Buprestidae) - Ausemade filmstrip
Castiarina Index
Carphurus
Carphurus frenchi (family Melyridae), Black Mountain ACT © Bron King
Carphurus
Soft-winged Flower Beetle (genus Carphurus), Alice Springs NT
Carphurus cyaneipennis
Carphurus fasciculatus, Murrumba Downs QLD © Tony Eales
Carphurus fasciculatus
Carphurus frenchi (family Melyridae), Black Mountain ACT © Bron King
Carphurus frenchi
Carphurus longicollis, Mitchell QLD © Tony Eales
Carphurus longicollis
Carphurus pravus, Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Carphurus pravus
Cerambycidae
Rhytiphora decipiens, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Cerambycidae
Chlorophorus curtisi (Round-necked Longicorn), Emerald Beach NSW © Norm Farmer
Chlorophorus curtisi (Round-necked Longicorn)
Didymocantha obliqua, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Didymocantha obliqua
Longhorn Beetles (genus Pachydissus), Alice Springs NT
Pachydissus sp
Phoracantha punctata (Longhorn Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Phoracantha punctata (Longhorn Beetle)
Phoracantha recurva (Eucalyptus Longhorn Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Phoracantha recurva (Eucalyptus Longhorn Beetle)
Rhytiphora neglecta (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Rhytiphora
Rhytiphora dallasi (Longicorn Beetle), Yellowdine WA © Mark Hanlon
Rhytiphora dallasi
Christmas Beetles
Stag beetles (Lamprima aurata) emerging, Brisbane QLD © Hongming Kan
Christmas Beetles
Chrysomelidae
Silver Wattle Leaf Beetle (Calomela ioptera), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Cadmus luctuosus, (NATURA Issue 11) © Deb Taylor
Cadmus luctuosus
Pittosporum Leaf Beetle (Lamprolina impressicollis), Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW
Lamprolina impressicollis (Pittosporum Leaf Beetle)
Silver Wattle Leaf Beetle (Calomela ioptera), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Calomela ioptera (Silver Wattle Leaf Beetle)
Green Strip Leaf Beetle (Calomela pallida), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Calomela pallida (Green Strip Leaf Beetle)
Acacia Leaf Beetle (Dicranosterna picea), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Dicranosterna picea (Acacia Leaf Beetle)
Johannica gemellata (Pandorea Leaf Beetle), Murrumba Downs QLD © Tony Eales
Johannica gemellata (Pandorea Leaf Beetle)
Platymela hasenpuschi, Atherton Tablelands QLD © Jenny Wright
Platymela hasenpuschi
Curculionidae
Snout Beetle (genus Lixus, family Curculionidae), Alice Springs NT
Curculionidae
Botany Bay Diamond Weevil (Chrysolopus spectabilis), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Chrysolopus spectabilis (Botany Bay Diamond Weevil)
Snout Beetle (genus Lixus, family Curculionidae), Alice Springs NT
Lixus
White-striped Weevil (Perperus lateralis), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Perperus lateralis (White-striped Weevil)
Rhinotia haemoptera, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Rhinotia haemoptera
Rhinotia suturalis, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Rhinotia suturalis
Melyridae
Carphurus cyanopterus, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Malachiinae
Carphurus frenchi (family Melyridae), Black Mountain ACT © Bron King
Carphurus
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Beetle)
Paropsis & Paropsisterna
Red-blue Banded Leaf Beetle (Paropsis obsoleta) found on Eucalypt, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Paropsine Beetle
Tortoise Beetle (Paropsis maculata), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Paropsis maculata (Tortoise Beetle)
Red-blue Banded Leaf Beetle (Paropsis obsoleta) found on Eucalypt, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Paropsis obsoleta (Red-blue Banded Leaf Beetle)
Paropsis porosa, Newnes Plateau NSW © Eamonn Culhane
Paropsis porosa
Leaf Beetles (Paropsis sospita), Southwest QLD © Dianne Bickers
Paropsis sospita (Leaf Beetles)
Paropsisterna fastidiosa, Capertee NSW © Eamonn Culhane
Paropsisterna sp
Blessed Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna beata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Paropsisterna beata (Blessed Leaf Beetle)
Paropsisterna laesa (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Paropsisterna laesa (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle)
Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna m-fuscum), Watson ACT © Tony Eales
Paropsisterna m-fuscum (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle)
Paropsisterna pictipes, Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Paropsisterna pictipes
Eight-spotted Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna sexpustulata), Brisbane QLD © Tony Eales
Paropsisterna sexpustulata (Eight-spotted Leaf Beetle)
Scarabaeidae
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus macleayi)
Scarabaeidae
Dung Beetle (Onthophagus dandalu), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)n
Dung Beetle (Onthophagus dandalu), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Dung Beetle
Digitonthophagus gazella, Alice Springs NT
Digitonthophagus gazella
Euoniticellus intermedius (Northern Sandy Dung Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Euoniticellus intermedius (Northern Sandy Dung Beetle)
Euoniticellus pallipes (Southern Sandy Dung Beetle), Neergabby WA © Donna Inglis
Euoniticellus pallipes (Southern Sandy Dung Beetle)
Dung Beetle (Onthophagus dandalu), Roma QLD © Di Bickers
Onthophagus dandalu (Dung Beetle)
Onthophagus declivis (Declivis Dung Beetle), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Onthophagus declivis (Declivis Dung Beetle)
Onthophagus ferox (Western Dung Beetle), Neergabby WA © Donna Inglis
Onthophagus ferox (Western Dung Beetle)

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborders:
    • Adephaga
    • Archostemata
    • Myxophaga
    • Polyphaga
  • Family:
    • Apionidae
    • Brachyceridae
    • Cetoniidae

Footnote & References

  1. Beetles: Order Coleoptera, Auystralian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/beetles-order-coleoptera/
  2. Beetle, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetle (last visited Apr. 24, 2022)
  3. Coleoptera: beetles and weevils, Insects and their Allies, CSIRO, https://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/coleoptera.html

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Anoplognathus macleayi (Christmas Beetle) Anoplognathus porosus Washerwoman (Anoplognathus porosus) Aphanestes gymnopleura Aporocera speciosa Atractocerus crassicornis Blackburnium cavicolle Buprestidae More Buprestidae Buprestidae Index Jewel Beetles Astraeus Bubastes pilbarensis Calodema plebeia Calotemognatha Castiarina Cyrioides Diadoxus Hypocisseis suturalis Diphucrania Julodimorpha saundersii Melobasis Merimna atrata Metaxymorpha grayii Metaxymorpha gloriosa Stigmodera Temognatha Torresita cuprifera Carphurus Carphurus Index Carphurus cyaneipennis Carphurus cyanopterus Carphurus fasciculatus Carphurus frenchi Carphurus longicollis Carphurus pravus Cerambycidae Longhorn Beetles Index Chlorophorus curtisi Didymocantha obliqua Pachydissus sp Rhytiphora Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Christmas Beetles Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus brunnipennis) Christmas Beetles (Anoplognathus) Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus macleayi) Christmas Beetles (Diphucephala) Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Chrysomelidae Index Johannica gemellata (Pandorea Leaf Beetle) Pittosporum Leaf Beetle (Lamprolina impressicollis) Platymela hasenpuschi Spilopyra sumptuosa (Rainbow Leaf Beetle) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Chrysolopus spectabilis (Botany Bay Diamond Weevil) Lixus Perperus lateralis (White-striped Weevil) Dicranolaius cinctus Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Australoneda bourgeoisi Coccinella transversalis Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Harmonia conformis Olla v-nigrum Orcus australasiae Lepidiota Lucanidae Lucanidae Index Lamprima aurata Lissapterus obesus Prosopocoilus torresensis Lycidae Malachiinae Mordellidae (Pintail Beetles) Hoshihananomia leucosticte Mordella australis Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsis maculata Paropsis porosa Paropsis sospita Paropsisterna sp Paropsisterna Index Paropsisterna beata Paropsisterna fastidiosa Paropsisterna m-fuscum Paropsisterna pictipes Paropsisterna sexpustulata Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhinotia haemoptera Rhinotia suturalis Rhipiceridae Feather-horned Beetle (Rhipicera carinata) Feather-horned Beetle (Rhipicera femorata) Scarabaeidae Scarabaeidae Index Bisallardiana Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles) Schizognathus compressicornis Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

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