Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the world. There are about 2 million species of arthropods found in the world, and more are still being discovered to this day. This makes it very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.
This is a list of the coleopterans found from Sri Lanka, using recent family-level classification:
Species count Family: Aderidae - ant-like leaf beetles Aderus concolor Aderus crassipes Aderus dikoyanus Aderus nigropictus Aderus orientalis Aderus scoparius Aderus taprobanus Euxylophilus principalis
Family: Anthicidae - Ant-like beetles
Amblyderus bigibber Amblyderus brincki Amblyderus thoracinus Anthelephila anderssoni Anthelephila besucheti Anthelephila braminus Anthelephila burckhardti Anthelephila consul Anthelephila insulana Anthelephila opiatus Anthicus semirubidus Endomia besucheti Endomia castelsi Endomia ceylonica Laena formaneki Leptaleus brincki Mecynotarsus cederholmi Mecynotarsus flinti Notoxus brinckianus Notoxus ravana Phalantias besucheti Phalantias loebli Phalantias mussardi Phalantias praeclarus Pseudoleptaleus argutus Pseudoleptaleus baloghi Pseudoleptaleus basirufus Pseudoleptaleus yalaensis Pseudonotoxus cederholmi Pseudonotoxus ekesi Pseudonotoxus minutus Sapintus barbei Sapintus brincki Sapintus capitatus Sapintus flinti Tomoderus anderssoni Tomoderus discisus Tomoderus mussardi Tomoderus terrenus
Family: Anthribidae - Fungus weevils
Acorynus ceylonicus Acorynus cinereomaculatus Acorynus cingalus Acorynus dohrni Acorynus labidus Acorynus passerinus Apolecta nietneri Araecerus fragilis Araecerus intangens Araecerus irresolutus Araecerus pardalis Araecerus pumilus Atinellia senex Basitropis nitidicutis Caccorhinus brunnipennis Caccorhinus disconotatus Contexta murina Dendrotrogus colligens Dendrotrogus hypocrita Directarius bifoveatus Disphaerona picta Disphaerona punctata Disphaerona verrucosus Exechesops horni Exechesops molitor Habrissus asellus Habrissus tibialis Hybosternus mesosternalis Hypseus dilectus Litocerus annulipes Litocerus crucicollis Litocerus semiustus Mauia subnotata Mecotropis bipunctatus Mecotropis gardneri Melanopsacus ceylonicus Misthosima separ Phaulimia caena Phaulimia disticha Phaulimia schaumi Phloeobius alternans Phloeobius ceylonicus Rhaphitropis tamilis Straboscopus revocans Straboscopus riehli Sympaector angulifer Tropideres verrucosus Tropidobasis gemella Ulorhinus distichus Uncifer diffinis Urodon maculatus Urodon nigripes Urodon tantillus Xenocerus khasianus Xenocerus mesosternalis Xenocerus rectilineatus Xylinada tamilanus Xylinada indigus Zygaenodes horni Zygaenodes molitor
Family: Attelabidae - Leaf-rolling weevils
Apoderus dohrni Apoderus hystrix Apoderus nietneri Apoderus pulchellus Apoderus pullus Apoderus scitulus Apoderus tranquebaricus Apoderus verrucosus Asynaptops colombensis Attelabus hystrix Attelabus octospilotus Attelabus tranquebaricus Centrocorynus dohrni Centrocorynus pulchellus Euops metallica Euops nietneri Euops suffundens Henicolabus octospilotus Hoplapoderus echinatus Hoplapoderus hystrix Hoplapoderus nepalensis Mechoris ursulus Paracycnotrachelus nietneri Strigapoderus ceylonicus
Family: Biphyllidae - False Skin beetles Biphyllus minutus Diplocoelus indicus
Family: Bolboceratidae - Dor beetles Bolbaffroides carenicollis Bolboceras insulare Bolbochromus laetus Bolbochromus lineatus Bolbohamatum meridionale
Family: Bostrichidae - Auger beetles
Amphicerus anobioides Apate submedia Bostrichus moderatus Bostrichus vertens Dinoderus ocellaris Heterobostrychus aequalis Heterobostrychus hamatipennis Lichenophanes carinipennis Lyctus brunneus Lyctus discedens Lyctus disputans Lyctus retractus Lyctus retrahens Minthea rugicollis Paraxylion bifer Rhyzopertha dominica Rhyzopertha sicula Sinoxylon anale Sinoxylon unidentatum Xylocis tortilicornis Xylodeleis obsipa Xylophorus abnormis Xylophorus ceylonicus Xylopsocus capucinus Xylothrips flavipes
Family: Bothrideridae - Cocoon-forming beetles Ascetoderes bituberculatus Dastarcus porosus Leptoglyphus cristatus Machlotes cognatus
Family: Brachyceridae - Tertiary-brachycerid weevils
Amblyrrhinus posticus Desmidophorus caelatus Desmidophorus communicans Desmidophorus discriminans Desmidophorus fasciculicollis Desmidophorus inexpertus Desmidophorus obliquefasciatus Desmidophorus strenuus Phytonomus ochraceus
Family: Brentidae - Straight-snouted weevils Cerobates sumatranus Cyphagogus westwoodii Orychodes planicollis Trachelizus bisulcatus
Family: Buprestidae - Jewel beetles
Agrilus arenatus Agrilus imitator Agrilus immaculatellus Agrilus immaculatus Agrilus immaculicollis Agrilus impar Agrilus pidijinus Belionota aenea Belionota sagittaria Belionota sumptuosa Chrysochroa fasciata Sternocera chrysis Trachys elvira Trachys flaviceps
Family: Callirhipidae - Cedar beetle Callirhipis fasciata
Family: Cantharidae - Soldier beetle Caccodes extensicornis Maltypus bibilensis Maltypus kokagalaensis Maltypus pidurutalagalanus Microichthyurus sublateralis Microichthyurus sylvicola Silis ekisi Silis incisa
Family: Carabidae - Ground beetles
Abacetus antiquus Abacetus atratus Abacetus bipunctatus Abacetus cordicollis Abacetus dejeani Abacetus flavipes Abacetus guttula Abacetus pallipes Abacetus pomptus Abacetus rufopiceus Abacetus semimetallicus Abacetus testaceipes Abacidus atratus Acupalpus derogatus Acupalpus sinuellus Agonum (Agonum) chinense Agonum illocatum Agonum japonicum Amblystomus bivittatus Amblystomus femoralis Amblystomus fuscescens Amblystomus guttatus Amblystomus guttula Amblystomus indicus Amblystomus mandibularis Amblystomus punctatus Amblystomus quadriguttatus Amblystomus stenolophoides Amblystomus vulneratus Anaulacus adelioides Anaulacus fasciatus - ssp. fasciatus Anaulacus opaculus Anaulacus pleuronectes Anchista brunnea Anomotachys acaroides Anomotarus decoratus Anomotarus stigmula Anthracus anamensis Anthracus horni Apotomus atripennis Apristus cupreus Apristus subtransparens Arame macra Archicolliuris bimaculata - ssp. bimaculata Archicolliuris immaculata Ardistomopsis myrmex Ardistomopsis ovicollis Argiloborus amblygonus Argiloborus ceylanicus Argiloborus curtus Argiloborus monticola Argiloborus stricticollis Arrowina pygmaea Arrowina taprobanae Batoscelis oblonga Bembidion foveolatum Bembidion opulentum - ssp. opulentum Brachinus immaculicornis - ssp. immaculicornis Brachinus limbellus Brachinus pictus Brachinus sexmaculatus Brachinus tetracolon Brachyodes subolivaceus Brachyodes virens Bradybaenus festivus Caelostomus picipes Caelostomus sculptipennis Calleida splendidula Callistomimus littoralis - ssp. ceylonicus Callistomimus pernix Callytron limosum Catascopus cingalensis Catascopus whithillii Cerapterus latipes Chlaeminus biguttatus Chlaenius bengalensis Chlaenius bioculatus Chlaenius circumdatus - ssp. circumdatus Chlaenius cyanostolus Chlaenius fastigatus Chlaenius fletcheri Chlaenius hamifer Chlaenius henryi Chlaenius inops Chlaenius kerkvoordeae Chlaenius laetiusculus Chlaenius laetus Chlaenius lafertei Chlaenius leucops Chlaenius macropus Chlaenius malachinus Chlaenius nepalensis Chlaenius nigricans Chlaenius oodioides Chlaenius orbicollis Chlaenius parallelus Chlaenius pretiosus Chlaenius pulcher Chlaenius punctatostriatus Chlaenius ruficauda Chlaenius rufifemoratus Chlaenius rugulosus Chlaenius scapularis Chlaenius tetragonoderus - ssp. tetragonoderus Chlaenius trachys Chlaenius velocipes Chlaenius xanthospilus Cicindela aurulenta - ssp. juxtata Cicindela bicolor - ssp. haemorrhoidalis, xanthospilota Cicindela calligramma Cicindela cardoni Cicindela ceylonensis Cicindela discrepans Cicindela diversa Cicindela fischeri - ssp. fischeri Cicindela flavomaculata - ssp. flavomaculata Cicindela lacrymans Cicindela ocellata Cicindela separata Cicindela severa Cicindela sylvicola Clivina castanea Clivina elongatula Clivina forcipata Clivina mustela Clivina obenbergeri Clivina striata Clivina tranquebarica Clivina westwoodi Clypeuspinus validus Coleolissus iris Collyris dohrnii - ssp. dohrnii Colpodes bipars Colpodes fletcheri Colpodes iteratus Colpodes repletus Colpodes retusus Colpodes sebosus Colpodes xenos Coptodera chaudoiri - ssp. chaudoiri Coptodera eluta Coptodera interrupta Coptolobus anodon Coptolobus ater Coptolobus glabriculus Coptolobus latus Coptolobus lucens Coptolobus omodon Coryza maculata Craspedophorus angulatus Craspedophorus bifasciatus Craspedophorus elegans Craspedophorus halyi Craspedophorus microspilotus Creagris labrosa Crepidogaster ceylanica Crepidogaster horni Cyclosomus flexuosus Cylindera dormeri Cylindera ganglbaueri Cylindera henryi Cylindera labioaenea - ssp. labioaenea Cylindera lacunosa Cylindera nietneri Cylindera paradoxa Cylindera singalensis Cylindera waterhousei Cylindera willeyi Cymindoidea munda Derocrania agnes Derocrania concinna Derocrania flavicornis Derocrania fusiformis Derocrania glabiceps GleneDerocrania halyi Derocrania intricatorugulosa Derocrania jaechi Derocrania nematodes Derocrania nietneri Derocrania shaumi Derocrania scitiscabra Desera geniculata Dicaelindus impunctatus Diceromerus orientalis Dicranoncus cinctipennis Dicranoncus queenslandicus Dicranoncus ravus Dioryche chinnada Dioryche colombensis Dioryche sericea Dioryche torta - ssp. torta Diplocheila daldorfi Diplocheila laevis Diplocheila polita Dischissus notulatus Distichus mahratta Distichus picicornis Distichus puncticollis Distichus uncinatus Dolichoctis chitra Dolichoctis goniodera Dolichoctis marginifer Dolichoctis strita - ssp. striata Dolichoctis vitticollis Dromius orthogonioides Drypta lineola - ssp. lineola Drypta mastersii Dyschirius bengalensis Dyschirius mahratta Dyschirius ordinatus Dyschirius paucipunctus Elaphropus amabilis - ssp. orantus Elaphropus amplians Elaphropus arcuatus Elaphropus ceylanicus Elaphropus charis Elaphropus decoratus Elaphropus diabrachys Elaphropus eueides Elaphropus finitimus Elaphropus granarius Elaphropus horni Elaphropus interpunctatus Elaphropus klugii Elaphropus latus Elaphropus nalandae Elaphropus nilgiricus Elaphropus notaphoides Elaphropus occultus Elaphropus ovatus Elaphropus peryphinus Elaphropus politus - ssp. politus Elaphropus rubescens Elaphropus suturalis Endynomena pradieri Eucolliuris fuscipennis Euplynes marginatus Euschizomerus denticollis Eustra ceylanica Gnaphon costatus Gnathaphanus vulneripennis Gnopheroides pearsoni Harpaglossus opacus Helluodes taprobanae Heteropaussus taprobanensis Holcocoleus melanopus Holcoderus fissus Holcoderus praemorsus Hololeius ceylanicus Hypaetha biramosa - sp. biramosa Hypaetha quadrilineata Hyphaereon consors Hyphaereon hornianus Hyphaereon maculatus Hyphaereon vittatus Idiomorphus guerini Jansenia cirrhidia Jansenia corticata Jansenia laeticolor Jansenia stellata Jansenia westermanni Lachnothorax biguttatus Lasiocera coromandelica Lebia dichroma Lebia exsanguis Lebia leucaspis Lebia lunigera Lebia monostigma Leleuporella sexangulata Lionychus albivittis Lionychus horni Lophyra cancellata Lophyra catena - ssp. catena, insularis Lorostema alutacea - ssp. alutacea, spinipennis Loxocrepis ruficeps Loxoncus discophorus Loxoncus microgonus Loxoncus nagpurensis Loxoncus renitens Loxoncus schmidti Macrocheilus bensoni Macrocheilus niger Masoreus orientalis Mastax euanthes Mastax histrio Melaenus piger Melanospilus andrewesi Metacolpodes buchannani Metazuphium spinangulis Microlestes demessus - ssp. demessus Microlestes inconspicuus Microlestes xanthopus Mimocolliuris pilifera Mimocolliuris stigma Miscelus javanus Miscelus unicolor Mochtherus tetraspilotus Morion cucujoides Morion orientalis Myriochila distinguenda Myriochila fastidiosa - ssp. fastidiosa Myriochila undulata Nanodiodes piceus Nanodiodes westermanni Neocollyris aenea Neocollyris ceylonica Neocollyris crassicornis - ssp. crassicornis