List of beetle species of Great Britain
This is a list of beetle species in Britain.
Suborder [Adephaga]
;Family Carabidae;Families Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Paelobiidae and Dytiscidae
Suborder [Myxophaga]
;Family Sphaeriusidae- ''Sphaerius microsporus''
Suborder [Polyphaga]
Infraorder [Bostrichiformia]
Superfamily [Bostrichoidea]
;Family Dermestidae- Anthrenocerus australis - Australian carpet beetle
- Anthrenus coloratus
- Anthrenus flavipes - furniture carpet beetle
- Anthrenus fuscus
- Anthrenus museorum - museum beetle
- Anthrenus olgae
- Anthrenus pimpinellae
- Anthrenus sarnicus - Guernsey carpet beetle
- Anthrenus scrophulariae - common carpet beetle
- Anthrenus verbasci - varied carpet beetle
- Attagenus brunneus
- Attagenus cyphonoides
- Attagenus fasciatus - tobacco seed beetle
- Attagenus pellio - fur beetle
- Attagenus smirnovi
- Attagenus trifasciatus
- Attagenus unicolor - black carpet beetle
- Ctesias serra
- Dermestes ater
- Dermestes carnivorus
- Dermestes frischii
- Dermestes haemorrhoidalis - black larder beetle
- Dermestes lardarius - larder beetle
- Dermestes leechi
- Dermestes maculatus - hide beetle
- Dermestes murinus
- Dermestes peruvianus - Peruvian larder beetle
- Dermestes undulatus
- Globicornis nigripes
- Megatoma undata
- Orphinus fulvipes
- Reesa vespulae
- Thorictodes heydeni
- Thylodrias contractus - odd beetle, tissue paper beetle
- Trinodes hirtus
- Trogoderma angustum
- Trogoderma glabrum
- Trogoderma granarium - Khapra beetle, cabinet beetle
- Trogoderma inclusum - large cabinet beetle
- Trogoderma variabile
;Family Ptinidae
- Anitys rubens
- Anobium inexspectatum
- Anobium punctatum - common furniture beetle
- Caenocara affinis
- Caenocara bovistae
- Dorcatoma ambjoerni
- Dorcatoma chrysomelina
- Dorcatoma dresdensis
- Dorcatoma flavicornis
- Dorcatoma serra
- Dryophilus anobioides
- Dryophilus pusillus
- Ernobius abietis
- Ernobius angusticollis
- Ernobius gigas
- Ernobius mollis
- Ernobius nigrinus
- Ernobius pini
- Gastrallus immarginatus
- Gibbium aequinoctiale
- Gibbium psylloides
- Grynobius planus
- Hadrobregmus denticollis
- Hemicoelus fulvicornis
- Hemicoelus nitidus
- Lasioderma serricorne - cigarette beetle
- Mezium affine
- Niptus hololeucus - golden spider beetle
- Ochina ptinoides - ivy boring beetle
- Pseudeurostus hilleri
- Ptilinus pectinicornis - fan-bearing wood-borer
- Ptinomorphus imperialis
- Ptinus clavipes
- Ptinus dubius
- Ptinus exulans
- Ptinus fur - white-marked spider beetle
- Ptinus lichenum
- Ptinus palliatus
- Ptinus pilosus
- Ptinus pusillus
- Ptinus raptor
- Ptinus sexpunctatus
- Ptinus subpilosus
- Ptinus tectus - Australian spider beetle
- Ptinus villiger
- Sphaericus gibboides
- Stegobium paniceum - drugstore beetle, biscuit beetle
- Stethomezium squamosum
- Tipnus unicolor
- Trigonogenius globulum - globular spider beetle
- Tropicoptinus latefasciatus )
- Xestobium rufovillosum - deathwatch beetle
- ''Xyletinus longitarsis''
Superfamily [Derodontoidea]
;Family DerodontidaeLarcobius erichsonii----
Infraorder [Cucujiformia]
Superfamily [Chrysomeloidea]
;Family Cerambycidae;Family OrsodacnidaeOrsodacne cerasiOrsodacne humeralis
;Family MegalopodidaeZeugophora flavicollisZeugophora subspinosaZeugophora turneri
;Family Chrysomelidae
Superfamily [Cleroidea]
;Family PhloiophilidaePhloiophilus edwardsii;Family TrogossitidaeLophocateres pusillusNemozoma elongatumOstoma ferrugineumTenebroides mauritanicus - cadelle beetleThymalus limbatus
;Family CleridaeKorynetes caeruleus - steely blue beetleNecrobia ruficollis Necrobia rufipes - red-legged ham beetleNecrobia violaceaOpilo mollisParatillus carusTarsostenus univittatusThanasimus femoralisThanasimus formicarius - ant beetle, European red-bellied clerid Thaneroclerus buquetTilloidea unifasciataTillus elongatusTrichodes alveariusTrichodes apiarius
;Family MelyridaeAnthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus rufusAplocnemus impressusAplocnemus nigricornisAxinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus pulicariusAxinotarsus ruficollisCerapheles terminatusClanoptilus barnevilleiClanoptilus marginellusClanoptilus strangulatusCordylepherus viridisDasytes aeratusDasytes cyaneusDasytes nigerDasytes plumbeusDasytes virensDolichosoma lineareEbaeus pediculariusHypebaeus flavipesMalachius aeneusMalachius bipustulatus - malachite beetlePsilothrix viridicoeruleusSphinginus lobatus
- ''Troglops cephalotes''
Superfamily [Cucujoidea]
;Family SphindidaeAspidiphorus orbiculatusSphindus dubius;Family KateretidaeBrachypterolus antirrhiniBrachypterolus linariaeBrachypterolus pulicariusBrachypterolus vestitusBrachypterus glaberBrachypterus urticaeKateretes pediculariusKateretes pusillusKateretes rufilabris
;Family Nitidulidae
;Family MonotomidaeCyanostolus aeneusMonotoma angusticollisMonotoma bicolorMonotoma brevicollisMonotoma conicicollisMonotoma longicollisMonotoma picipesMonotoma quadricollisMonotoma quadrifoveolataMonotoma spinicollisMonotoma testaceaRhizophagus bipustulatusRhizophagus cribratusRhizophagus depressusRhizophagus disparRhizophagus ferrugineusRhizophagus grandisRhizophagus nitidulusRhizophagus oblongicollisRhizophagus parallelocollisRhizophagus parvulusRhizophagus perforatusRhizophagus picipes
;Family SilvanidaeAhasverus advena - foreign grain beetleCathartus quadricollis - square-necked grain beetleCryptamorpha desjardinsii - Desjardins' beetleDendophagus crenatusNausibius clavicornis Oryzaephilus mercator - merchant grain beetleOryzaephilus surinamensis - saw-toothed grain beetlePsammoecus bipunctatusSilvanus bidentatusSilvanoprus fagiSilvanus unidentatusUleiota planata
;Family CucujidaePediacus depressusPediacus dermestoides
;Family LaemophloeidaeCryptolestes capensisCryptolestes duplicatusCryptolestes ferrugineusCryptolestes pusilloidesCryptolestes pusillusCryptolestes spartiiCryptolestes turcicusLaemophloeus monilisLeptophoeus clematidisLeptophoeus janetiNotolaemus unifasciatus
;Family Phalacridae
- Olibrus aeneus
- Olibrus affinis
- Olibrus corticalis
- Olibrus flavicornis
- Olibrus liquidus
- Olibrus millefolii
- Olibrus pygmaeus
- Phalacrus brunnipes
- Phalacrus caricis
- Phalacrus corruscus
- Phalacrus fimetarius
- Phalacrus substriatus
- Stilbus atomarius
- Stilbus oblongus
- Stilbus testaceus
;Family ErotylidaeDacne bipustulataDacne rufifronsTriplax aeneaTriplax lacordairiiTriplax russicaTriplax scutellarisTritoma bipustulata
;Family ByturidaeByturus ochraceusByturus tomentosus - raspberry beetle
;Family BiphyllidaeBiphyllus lunatusDiplocoelus fagi
;Family BothrideridaeAnommatus dieckiAnommatus duodecimstriatusOxylaemus cylindricusOxylaemus variolosusTeredus cylindricus
;Family CerylonidaeCerylon fagiCerylon ferrugineumCerylon histeroidesMurmidius ovalisMurmidius segregatus
;Family AlexiidaeSphaerosoma pilosum
;Family EndomychidaeEndomychus coccineusHoloparamecus caularumHoloparamecus depressusHoloparamecus singularisLycoperdina bovistaeLycoperdina succinctaMycetaea subterraneaSymbiotes latus
;Family Coccinellidae
;Family CorylophidaeCorylophus cassidoidesCorylophus sublaevipennisOrthoperus aequalisOrthoperus atomariusOrthoperus atomusOrthoperus brunnipesOrthoperus corticalisOrthoperus nigrescensRypobius praetermissusSericoderus lateralis
;Family Latridiidae
- Adistemia watsoni
- Cartodere bifasciata
- Cartodere constricta
- Cartodere nodifer
- Cartodere norvegica
- Corticaria abietorum
- Corticaria alleni
- Corticaria crenulata
- Corticaria dubia
- Corticaria elongata
- Corticaria fagi
- Corticaria ferruginea
- Corticaria fulva
- Corticaria impressa
- Corticaria inconspicua
- Corticaria longicollis
- Corticaria polypori
- Corticaria punctulata
- Corticaria rubripes
- Corticaria serrata
- Corticaria umbilicata
- Corticarina fulvipes
- Corticarina fuscula
- Corticarina lambiana
- Corticarina latipennis
- Corticarina similata
- Corticarina truncatella
- Cortinicara gibbosa
- Dienerella argus
- Dienerella clathrata
- Dienerella elegans
- Dienerella elongata
- Dienerella filiformis
- Dienerella filum
- Dienerella ruficollis
- Dienerella schueppeli
- Enicmus brevicornis
- Enicmus fungicola
- Enicmus histrio
- Enicmus rugosus
- Enicmus testaceus
- Enicmus transversus
- Latridius anthracinus
- Latridius consimilis
- Latridius minutus
- Latridius pseudominutus
- Lithostygnus serripennis
- Melanophthalma curticollis
- Melanophthalma distinguenda
- Melanophthalma suturalis
- Stephostethus alternans
- Stephostethus angusticollis
- Stephostethus lardarius
- ''Thes bergrothi''
Superfamily [Lymexyloidea]
;Family LymexylidaeHylecoetus dermestoides- ''Lymexylon navale''
Superfamily [Tenebrionoidea]
----Infraorder [Elateriformia]
Superfamily [Buprestoidea]
;Family BuprestidaeAgrilus angustulusAgrilus biguttatusAgrilus laticornisAgrilus sinuatusAgrilus sulcicollisAgrilus viridis - beech splendour beetleAnthaxia nitidulaAnthaxia quadripunctataAnthaxia salicisAphanisticus emarginatusAphanisticus pusillusBupretis aurulenta - golden buprestidMelanophila acuminataTrachys minutusTrachys scrobiculatus- ''Trachys troglodytes''
Superfamily [Byrrhoidea]
;Family ByrrhidaeByrrhus arietinusByrrhus fasciatusByrrhus pilulaByrrhus pustulatusChaetophora spinosaCurimopsis maritimaCurimopsis nigrita - mire pill beetleCurimopsis setigeraCytilus sericeusMorychus aeneusPorcinolus murinusSimplocaria maculosaSimplocaria semistriata;Families Elmidae, Dryopidae and Limnichidae
;Family HeteroceridaeAugyles hispidulusAugyles maritimusHeterocerus femoralisHeterocerus fenestratusHeterocerus flexuosusHeterocerus fossorHeterocerus fusculusHeterocerus marginatusHeterocerus obsoletus
;Family Psephenidae
- ''Eubria palustris''
Superfamily [Dascilloidea]
;Family Dascillidae- ''Dascillus cervinus''
Superfamily [Elateroidea]
;Family EucnemidaeEpiphanis cornutusEucnemis capucinaHylis carinicepsHylis olexaiMelasis buprestoidesMicrorhagus pygmaeus;Family ThroscidaeAulonothrosucus brevicollisTrixagus carinifronsTrixagus dermestoidesTrixagus gracilisTrixagus obtusus
;Family Elateridae
;Family DrilidaeDrilus flavescens
;Family LycidaeDictyoptera auroraPlatycis cosnardiPlatycis minutusPyropterus nigroruber
;Family LampyridaeLamprohiza splendidulaLampyris noctiluca - common glow-wormPhosphaenus hemipterus - lesser glow-worm
;Family Cantharidae
Superfamily [Scirtoidea]
;Family EucinetidaeEucinetus meridionalis;Family ClambidaeCalyptomerus dubiusClambus armadilloClambus evaeClambus gibbulusClambus nigrellusClambus nigriclavisClambus pallidulusClambus pubescensClambus punctulusClambus simsoni
;Family ScirtidaeCyphon coarctatusCyphon hilarisCyphon kongsbergensisCyphon laevipennisCyphon ochraceusCyphon padiCyphon palustrisCyphon pubescensCyphon punctipennisCyphon variabilisElodes elongataElodes minutaElodes pseudominutaElodes tricuspisHydrocyphon deflexicollisMicrocara testaceaOdeles marginataPrionocyphon serricornisScirtes hemisphaericusScirtes orbicularis
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Infraorder [Staphyliniformia]
Superfamily [Histeroidea]
;Family SphaeritidaeSphaerites glabratus;Family Histeridae
- Abraeus granulum
- Abraeus perpusillus
- Acritus homoeopathicus
- Acritus nigricornis
- Aeletes atomarius
- Atholus bimaculatus
- Atholus duodecimstriatus
- Carcinops pumilio
- Dendrophilus punctatus
- Dendrophilus pygmaeus
- Dendrophilus xavieri
- Epierus comptus
- Gnathoncus buyssoni
- Gnathoncus communis
- Gnathoncus nannetensis
- Gnathoncus rotundatus
- Haeterius ferrugineus
- Halacritus punctum
- Hister bissexstriatus
- Hister illigeri
- Hister quadrimaculatus
- Hister quadrinotatus
- Hister unicolor
- Hypocaccus dimidiatus
- Hypocaccus metallicus
- Hypocaccus rugiceps
- Hypocaccus rugifrons
- Kissister minimus
- Margarinotus brunneus
- Margarinotus marginatus
- Margarinotus merdarius
- Margarinotus neglectus
- Margarinotus obscurus
- Margarinotus purpurascens
- Margarinotus striola
- Margarinotus ventralis
- Myrmetes paykulli
- Onthophilus punctatus
- Onthophilus striatus
- Paromalus flavicornis
- Paromalus parallelepipedus
- Plegaderus dissectus
- Plegaderus vulneratus
- Saprinus aeneus
- Saprinus immundus
- Saprinus planiusculus
- Saprinus semistriatus
- Saprinus subnitescens
- Saprinus virescens
- ''Teretrius fabricii''
Superfamily [Staphylinoidea]
;Family Hydraenidae;Family Ptiliidae
- Acrotrichis arnoldi
- Acrotrichis atomaria
- Acrotrichis brevipennis
- Acrotrichis cephalotes
- Acrotrichis cognata
- Acrotrichis danica
- Acrotrichis dispar
- Acrotrichis fascicularis
- Acrotrichis grandicollis
- Acrotrichis insularis
- Acrotrichis intermedia
- Acrotrichis josephi
- Acrotrichis lucidula
- Acrotrichis montandonii
- Acrotrichis norvegica
- Acrotrichis parva
- Acrotrichis pumila
- Acrotrichis rosskotheni
- Acrotrichis rugulosa
- Acrotrichis sanctaehelenae
- Acrotrichis sericans
- Acrotrichis silvatica
- Acrotrichis sitkaensis
- Acrotrichis strandi
- Acrotrichis thoracica
- Actidium aterrimum
- Actidium coarctatum
- Actinopteryx fucicola
- Baeocrara variolosa
- Euryptilium gillmeisteri
- Euryptilium saxonicum
- Micridium halidaii
- Microptilium palustre
- Microptilium pulchellum
- Millidium minutissimum
- Nephanes titan
- Nossidium pilosellum
- Oligella foveolata
- Oligella insignis
- Oligella intermedia
- Ptenidium brenskei
- Ptenidium formicetorum
- Ptenidium fuscicorne
- Ptenidium gressneri
- Ptenidium intermedium
- Ptenidium laevigatum
- Ptenidium longicorne
- Ptenidium nitidum
- Ptenidium punctatum
- Ptenidium pusillum
- Ptenidium turgidum
- Pteryx suturalis
- Ptiliola brevicollis
- Ptiliola kunzei
- Ptiliolum caledonicum
- Ptiliolum fuscum
- Ptiliolum marginatum
- Ptiliolum sahlbergi
- Ptiliolum schwarzi
- Ptiliolum spencei
- Ptilium affine
- Ptilium caesum
- Ptilium exaratum
- Ptilium horioni
- Ptilium myrmecophilum
- Ptinella aptera
- Ptinella britannica
- Ptinella cavelli
- Ptinella denticollis
- Ptinella errabunda
- Ptinella limbata
- Ptinella simsoni
- Ptinella taylorae
- Smicrus filicornis
;Family Scydmaenidae
- Cephennium gallicum
- Euconnus denticornis
- Euconnus duboisi
- Euconnus fimetarius
- Euconnus hirticollis
- Euconnus maeklinii
- Euconnus pragensis
- Euconnus rutilipennis
- Eutheia formicetorum
- Eutheia linearis
- Eutheia plicata
- Eutheia schaumii
- Eutheia scydmaenoides
- Euthiconus conicicollis
- Microscydmus minimus
- Microscydmus nanus
- Neuraphes angulatus
- Neuraphes carinatus
- Neuraphes elongatulus
- Neuraphes plicicollis
- Neuraphes praeteritus
- Neuraphes talparum
- Scydmaenus rufus
- Scydmaenus tarsatus
- Scydmoraphes helvolus
- Scydmoraphes sparshalli
- Stenichnus bicolor
- Stenichnus collaris
- Stenichnus godarti
- Stenichnus poweri
- Stenichnus pusillus
- Stenichnus scutellaris
;Family Staphylinidae