Insects By Order:    Coleoptera
 
The classification below is according to Crowson, 1981, with the exeption of the Cicindelidae which is now placed as a sub-family (Cicindelinae) of Carabidae. .             
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Sub-order   Infra-order   Super-family   Family  
               
Adephaga:   Carabiformia:   Caraboidea:   Carabidae  
               
Polyphaga:   Cucujiformia:   Chrysomeloidea:   Cerambycidae  
            Chrysomelidae  
               
        Cleroidea:   Melyridae  
               
        Cucujoidea:   Coccinellidae  
            Meloidae  
               
        Curculionoidea:   Attelabidae  
            Curculionidae  
            Dryophthoridae  
               
    Scarabaeiformia:   Scarabaeoidea:   Lucanidae  
            Scarabaeidae  
               
    Elateriformia:   Elateroidea:   Elateridae  
               
    Staphyliniformia:   Staphylinoidea:   Silphidae  
               
               
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