'66 CLASSIFICATION. 



FAMILIES OF COLEOPTERA. 



Some of the families of the Coleoptera are the following 



Caribidse or (ground beetles). 



Cicendelidae (tiger beetles). 



Dytiscido) (diving beetles). 



Gyrinidoe (whirligigs) 



Hydrophilidffi (water beetles). 



Silphidse (carrion or sexton beetles). 



Staphylinidiie (the rove beetles). 



Parnidae (aquatic stone beetles). 



Scaribida? or Lamellicornia (horned beetle). 



ElateriJaj (spring back or snapping beetle). 



LampyridjE (fire flies). 



Cleridse (floAver beetles). 



Meloidse — Stylopidae 



Curculionidas (wH'evil family). 



ScolytidaB (bark borers) crambycidae, 



Longicornia (wood borers). 



Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles) or " potato bugs." 



Coccinelidae. 



