List of beetles of Thailand explained

Thousands of beetle (Coleoptera) species are found in Thailand. This list gives a selection of about 500 beetle species (and/or subspecies) as listed in Ek-Amnuay (2008).^[1]

Family Cicindelidae (tiger beetles)

Tricondyla
- Tricondyla annulicornis
- Tricondyla mellyi
Neocollyris
- Neocollyris bonellii
Collyris
- Collyris mniszechi
Cylindera
- Cylindera minuta
Calochroa
- Calochroa anometallescens
- Calochroa cariana
- Calochroa elegantula
- Calochroa flavomaculata
- Calochroa laurae
- Calochroa mouhoti
- Calochroa shozoi
- Calochroa tritoma
Cosmodela (= Cicindela)
- Cosmodela aurulenta
- Cosmodela barmanica
- Cosmodela duponti
- Cosmodela juxtata
- Cosmodela virgula
Lophyra
- Lophyra striolata

Family Lucanidae (stag beetles)

Lucanus
- Lucanus coronatus
- Lucanus fairmairei
- Lucanus fryi
- Lucanus koyamai
- Lucanus laminifer
- Lucanus miyashitai
- Lucanus sericeus
Hexarthrius
- Hexarthrius deyrollei
- Hexarthrius nigritus
- Hexarthrius parryi
- Hexarthrius vitalisi
Calcodes
- Calcodes aeratus
Odontolabis
- Odontolabis cuvera
- Odontolabis dalmani
- Odontolabis elegans
- Odontolabis fallaciosa
- Odontolabis femoralis
- Odontolabis gazella
- Odontolabis latipennis
- Odontolabis macrocephalus
- Odontolabis mouhoti
- Odontolabis sinensis
- Odontolabis siva
Neolucanus
- Neolucanus brevis
- Neolucanus castanopterus
- Neolucanus flavipennis
- Neolucanus giganteus
- Neolucanus latus
- Neolucanus maekajanensis
- Neolucanus maximus
- Neolucanus nitidus
- Neolucanus parryi
- Neolucanus pseudopacus
- Neolucanus rondoni
- Neolucanus saundersi
- Neolucanus sinicus
Figulus
- Figulus caviceps
Nigidius
- Nigidius birmanicus
- Nigidius dawnae
- Nigidius distinctus
- Nigidius elongatus
Allotopus
- Allotopus babai
- Allotopus moellenkampi
Cyclommatus
- Cyclommatus bicolor
- Cyclommatus canaliculatus
- Cyclommatus chiangmaienesis
- Cyclommatus lunifer
- Cyclommatus multidentatus
- Cyclommatus pahangensis
- Cyclommatus saltini
Rhaetulus
- Rhaetulus boileaui
- Rhaetulus didieri
- Rhaetulus speciosus
Prismognathus
- Prismognathus kurosawai
Prosopocoilus
- Prosopocoilus asaetosus
- Prosopocoilus astacoides
- Prosopocoilus biplagiatus
- Prosopocoilus buddha
- Prosopocoilus bulbosus
- Prosopocoilus crenulidens
- Prosopocoilus giraffa
- Prosopocoilus inquinatus
- Prosopocoilus jenkinsi
- Prosopocoilus kannegieteri
- Prosopocoilus kuijteni
- Prosopocoilus mandibularis
- Prosopocoilus mohnikei
- Prosopocoilus nigritus
- Prosopocoilus occipitalis
- Prosopocoilus ovatus
- Prosopocoilus oweni
- Prosopocoilus pascoei
- Prosopocoilus passaloides
- Prosopocoilus pseudospineus
- Prosopocoilus sericeus
- Prosopocoilus spineus
- Prosopocoilus squamilateris
- Prosopocoilus superbus
- Prosopocoilus suturalis
- Prosopocoilus taronii
- Prosopocoilus zebra
Macrodorcas
- Macrodorcas bisignatus
- Macrodorcas giselae
- Macrodorcas pseudaxis
Hemisodorcus (= Nipponodorcus)
- Hemisodorcus arrowi
Serrognathus
- Serrognathus lineatopunctatus
- Serrognathus platymelus
- Serrognathus reichei
- Serrognathus subtaurus
- Serrognathus taurus
- Serrognathus titanus
Dynodorcus
- Dynodorcus antaeus
- Dynodorcus curvidens
- Dynodorcus volscens
Dorcus
- Dorcus gracilicornis
Velutinodorcus
- Velutinodorcus velutinus
Aegus
- Aegus amplus
- Aegus chelifer
- Aegus parallelus

Family Passalidae (bess beetles)

Aceraius
- Aceraius grandis
Ceracupes
- Ceracupes fronticornis
Leptaulax
- Leptaulax cyclotaenius
- Leptaulax dentatus
Tiberioides
- Tiberioides borealis
- Tiberioides kuwerti

Family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles)

Subfamily Dynastinae

Blabephorus
- Blabephorus pinguis
Chalcosoma
- Chalcosoma atlas
- Chalcosoma caucasus
Clyster
- Clyster retusus
Eophileurus
- Eophileurus chinensis
- Eophileurus cingalensis
- Eophileurus platypterus
Eupatorus
Oryctes
- Oryctes gnu
- Oryctes rhinoceros
Pachyoryctes
- Pachyoryctes solidus
Trichogomphus
- Trichogomphus martabani
- Trichogomphus mongol
Trypoxylus
- Trypoxylus dichotomus
- Trypoxylus politus
Xylotrupes
- Xylotrupes gideon

Subfamily Euchirinae (long-armed beetles)

Cheirotonus
- Cheirotonus gestroi
- Cheirotonus parryi

Subfamily Coprinae (Scarabaeinae) (dung beetles)

Catharsius
- Catharsius molossus
Copris
- Copris magicus
- Copris nevinsoni
- Copris signatus
Digitonthophagus
- Digitonthophagus bonasus
Garreta
- Garreta ruficornis
Gymnopleurus
- Gymnopleurus aethiops
- Gymnopleurus sinuatus
Heliocopris
- Heliocopris bucephalus
- Heliocopris dominus
Liatongus
- Liatongus rhadamistus
Onitis
- Onitis excavatus
- Onitis philemon
- Onitis singhalensis
- Onitis siva
- Onitis virens
Onthophagus
- Onthophagus imperator
- Onthophagus seniculus
Synapsis
- Synapsis birmanicus
- Synapsis tridens

Subfamily Geotrupinae

Enoplotrupes
- Enoplotrupes sharpi

Subfamily Melolonthinae (June beetles)

Lepidiota
- Lepidiota stigma
Polyphylla
- Polyphylla tonkinensis

Subfamily Rutelinae

Adoretus
- Adoretus compressus
Anomala
- Anomala dimidiata
- Anomala diversipennis
- Anomala grandis
- Anomala variegata
Dicaulocephalus
- Dicaulocephalus feae
- Dicaulocephalus tetsuoi
Fruhstorferia
- Fruhstorferia birmanica
- Fruhstorferia dohertyi
- Fruhstorferia sexmaculata
Parastasia
- Parastasia alternata
- Parastasia birmana
- Parastasia ochracea
- Parastasia sulcipennis
Peltonotus
- Peltonotus morio
Peperonota
- Peperonota harringtoni

Subfamily Cetoniinae (flower beetles)

Tribe Cremastochellini

Campsiura
- Campsiura gloriosa
- Campsiura insignis
- Campsiura javanica
Clinterocera
- Clinterocera jucunda
Coenochilus
- Coenochilus apicalis
Cymophorus
- Cymophorus pulchellus
Goliathopsis
- Goliathopsis duponti
- Goliathopsis ferreroi

Tribe Schizorhinini

Agestrata
- Agestrata orichalca
Thaumastopeus
- Thaumastopeus arrowi
- Thaumastopeus nigritus
- Thaumastopeus pugnator

Tribe Goliathini

Anomalocera
- Anomalocera subopaca
Dicheros
- Dicheros bicornis
- Dicheros inermiceps
- Dicheros siamensis
Dicranocephalus
- Dicranocephalus wallichii
Euchloropus
- Euchloropus laetus
Heterorrhina
- Heterorrhina leonardi
- Heterorrhina micans
Ingrisma
- Ingrisma bilobiceps
- Ingrisma burmanica
- Ingrisma euryrrhina
Jumnos
- Jumnos ferreroiminettiique
- Jumnos ruckeri
Platynocephalus
- Platynocephalus arnaudi
- Platynocephalus miyashitai
Rhomborhina
- Rhomborhina jeannelli
- Rhomborhina mellyi
- Rhomborhina resplendens
Trigonophorus
- Trigonophorus feae
- Trigonophorus foveiceps
- Trigonophorus nepalensis
Torynorrhina
- Torynorrhina distincta
- Torynorrhina flammea
- Torynorrhina thiemei

Tribe Cetoniini

Cetonia
- Cetonia rutilans
Gametis
- Gametis bealiae
- Gametis histrio
Glycosia
- Glycosia tricolor
Glycyphana
- Glycyphana catena
- Glycyphana chamnongi
- Glycyphana fadilae
- Glycyphana festiva
- Glycyphana horsfieldi
- Glycyphana malayensis
- Glycyphana nepalensis
- Glycyphana nicobarica
- Glycyphana ornata
- Glycyphana quadricolor
- Glycyphana sinuata
- Glycyphana swainsonii
Gymnophana
- Gymnophana oatesi
Oxythyrea
- Oxythyrea cinctella
Protaetia
- Protaetia acuminata
- Protaetia cariana
- Protaetia caudata
- Protaetia chaminadei
- Protaetia chicheryi
- Protaetia fulgidipes
- Protaetia fusca
- Protaetia himalayana
- Protaetia montana
- Protaetia niveoguttata
- Protaetia rubrocuprea
- Protaetia ventralis

Tribe Gymnetini

Clinteria
- Clinteria atra
- Clinteria ducalis
- Clinteria egens

Tribe Diplognathini

Anthracophora
- Anthracophora siamensis

Tribe Phaedimini

Theodosia
- Theodosia ayuthia
- Theodosia perakensis
Mycteristes
- Mycteristes minettii
- Mycteristes tibetanus

Tribe Taenioderini

Clerota
- Clerota rigifica
Coilodera
- Coilodera penicillata
Euselates
- Euselates laotica
- Euselates ornata
- Euselates perraudieri
- Euselates schoenfeldti
- Euselates virgata
Ixorida
- Ixorida magnierei
- Ixorida mouhoti
Meroloba
- Meroloba suturalis
Taeniodera
- Taeniodera borneensis
- Taeniodera flavofasciata
- Taeniodera idolica
- Taeniodera malabariensis
- Taeniodera puncticollis
- Taeniodera sericea
- Taeniodera sericoides
- Taeniodera simillima

Family Buprestidae (jewel beetles)

Subfamily Julodinae

Sternocera
- Sternocera aequisignata
- Sternocera chrysis
- Sternocera punctatofaveata
- Sternocera ruficornis

Subfamily Polycestinae

Acmaeodera
- Acmaeodera coomani
- Acmaeodera ichikoae
- Acmaeodera interrupta
- Acmaeodera stictipennis
Cochinchinula
- Cochinchinula quadriareolata
Mastogenius
- Mastogenius taoi
Microacmaeodera
- Microacmaeodera rolciki
Odettea
- Odettea laosensis
Paratrachys
- Paratrachys chinensis
Schoutedeniastes (= Polyctesis)
- Schoutedeniastes ohkurai
Ptosima
- Ptosima strandi
Strigoptera
- Strigoptera bimaculata

Subfamily Chrysochroinae

Catoxantha
- Catoxantha borneensis
- Catoxantha chunrami
- Catoxantha opulenta
- Catoxantha pierrei
Chalcophora
- Chalcophora yunnana
Chrysochroa
- Chrysochroa baudoni
- Chrysochroa buqueti
- Chrysochroa corbetti
- Chrysochroa edwardsii
- Chrysochroa ephippigera
- Chrysochroa fulgens
- Chrysochroa fulminans
- Chrysochroa marinae
- Chrysochroa mniszechii
- Chrysochroa parryi
- Chrysochroa purpureiventris
- Chrysochroa rajah
- Chrysochroa rondoni
- Chrysochroa rugicollis
- Chrysochroa saundersii
- Chrysochroa thailandica
- Chrysochroa unnoi
- Chrysochroa viridisplendens
- Chrysochroa vittata
- Chrysochroa wiwuti
Cyalithus
- Cyalithus cohici
- Cyalithus vitalisi
Demochroa
- Demochroa bowringi
- Demochroa gratiosa
Evides
- Evides fairmairei
Iridotaenia
- Iridotaenia chrysostoma
- Iridotaenia igniceps
- Iridotaenia tonkinea
Lampetis
- Lampetis affinis
- Lampetis psilopteroides
- Lampetis puncticollis
- Lampetis viridicuprea
Megaloxantha
- Megaloxantha brunnea
- Megaloxantha concolor
- Megaloxantha gigantea
- Megaloxantha longiantennata
- Megaloxantha mouhotii
Micropistus
- Micropistus igneiceps
- Micropistus microcephalus
Philocteanus
- Philocteanus moricii
Chrysopistus
- Chrysopistus savangvattanai

Subfamily Buprestinae

Anthaxia
- Anthaxia coomani
- Anthaxia rondoni
Bellamyola
- Bellamyola mouhoti
Pseudhyperantha
- Pseudhyperantha pinratanai
Belionota
- Belionota ignicollis
- Belionota prasina
Chrysobothris
- Chrysobothris superba
Coomaniella
- Coomaniella purpurascens
Karenaxia
- Karenaxia similis
Lamprodila
- Lamprodila magnifica
- Lamprodila sarrauti
Philanthaxia
- Philanthaxia aenea
- Philanthaxia purpuriceps

Subfamily Agrilinae

Coraebus
- Coraebus wiwuti
Habroloma
- Habroloma lateroalbum

Subfamily Galbellinae

Galbella
- Galbella violacea

Family Meloidae (blister beetles)

Cissites
- Cissites maxillosa
Eletica
- Eletica castanea
Epicauta
- Epicauta hirticornis
- Epicauta maklini
- Epicauta waterhousei
Mylabris
- Mylabris cichorii
- Mylabris phalerata

Family Disteniidae (longicorn beetles)

Cyrtonops
- Cyrtonops punctipennis

Family Cerambycidae

(A longer list of Cerambycidae species can be found at the Thailand Nature Project's website.^[2])

Subfamily Prioninae

Macrotoma
- Macrotoma crenata
- Macrotoma fisheri
Rhaphipodus
- Rhaphipodus fatalis
- Rhaphipodus fruhstorferi

Tribe Eurypodini

Eurypoda
- Eurypoda batesi
- Eurypoda nigrita
Megopis
- Megopis costipennis
- Megopis maculosa
- Megopis marginalis
- Megopis ornaticollis
- Megopis procera
- Megopis sinica

Tribe Prionini

Dorysthenes
- Dorysthenes beli
- Dorysthenes buqueti
- Dorysthenes granulosus
- Dorysthenes walkeri
Prionomma
- Prionomma bigibbosus

Tribe Anacolini

Sarmydus
- Sarmydus antennatus

Subfamily Philinae

Philus
- Philus costatus

Subfamily Leptirinae

Strangalia
- Strangalia duffyi

Subfamily Cerambycinae

Tribe Methiini

Oplatocera
- Oplatocera callidiosa
Xystrocera
- Xystrocera festiva
- Xystrocera globosa

Tribe Hesperophanini

Gnatholea
- Gnatholea eburifera
- Gnatholea subnuda
Stromatium
- Stromatium longicorne
Zoodes
- Zoodes fulguratus

Tribe Cerambycini

Aeolesthes
- Aeolesthes aureopilosa
- Aeolesthes aurifaber
- Aeolesthes laosensis
- Aeolesthes sinensis
Cyriopalus
- Cyriopalus wallacei
Derolus
- Derolus argentesignatus
Hoplocerambyx
- Hoplocerambyx spinicornis
Massicus
- Massicus trilineatus
Neocerambyx
- Neocerambyx gigas
- Neocerambyx grandis
Plocaederus
- Plocaederus obesus
- Plocaederus ruficornis
Rhytidodera
- Rhytidodera grandis
- Rhytidodera integra
Xoanodera
- Xoanodera regularis
- Xoanodera striata

Tribe Callidiopini

Ceresium
- Ceresium leucosticticum
Trinophylum
- Trinophylum descarpentriesi

Tribe Prothemini

Prothema
- Prothema aurata

Tribe Callichromini

Anubis
- Anubis bipustulatus
- Anubis inermis
Aphrodisium
- Aphrodisium cantori
- Aphrodisium faldermannii
- Aphrodisium neoxenum
- Aphrodisium subplicatum
Chelidonium
- Chelidonium buddleiae
- Chelidonium venereum
Chloridolum
- Chloridolum alcmene
- Chloridolum laotium
Embrikstrandia
- Embrikstrandia bicolor
- Embrikstrandia unifasciata
Nothopeus
- Nothopeus drescheri
- Nothopeus hemipterus
Pachyteria
- Pachyteria dimidiata
- Pachyteria violaceothoracica
Polyzonus
- Polyzonus latemaculatus
- Polyzonus nitidicollis
- Polyzonus obtusus
- Polyzonus pakxensis
- Polyzonus sinensis
- Polyzonus subobtusus
- Polyzonus tetraspilotus
Zonopterus
- Zonopterus flavitarsis

Tribe Purpuricenini

Euryphagus
- Euryphagus lundii
Pavieia
- Pavieia superba
Purpuricenus
- Purpuricenus malaccensis

Tribe Pyrestini

Erythrus
- Erythrus championi
- Erythrus laticornis
Pachylocerus
- Pachylocerus sulcatus
Rosalia
- Rosalia decempunctata
- Rosalia formosa
- Rosalia lameerei

Tribe Clytini

Chlorophorus
- Chlorophorus annularis
- Chlorophorus arciferus
- Chlorophorus rubricollis
- Chlorophorus sappho
- Chlorophorus siamensis
Clytosaurus
- Clytosaurus siamensis
Demonax
- Demonax albidofasciatus
- Demonax elongatus
- Demonax gracilestriatus
- Demonax literatus
Perissus
- Perissus mimicus
- Rhaphipodus hopei
Rhaphuma
- Rhaphuma diana
- Rhaphuma horsfieldi
- Rhaphuma patkaina
- Rhaphuma phiale
- Rhaphuma quadrimaculata
Sclethrus
- Sclethrus amoenus
Xylotrechus
- Xylotrechus chinensis
- Xylotrechus magicus
- Xylotrechus unicarinatus

Tribe Cleomenini

Cleomenes
- Cleomenes nigricollis
Nida
- Nida flavovittata

Subfamily Lamiinae

Tribe Mesosini

Tribe Xylorhizini

Thylactus
- Thylactus simulans
Xylorhiza
- Xylorhiza adusta

Tribe Apomecynini

Apomecyna
- Apomecyna niveosparsa
- Apomecyna saltator
Pemptolasius
- Pemptolasius humeralis

Tribe Agapanthiini

Antennohyllisia
- Antennohyllisia rondoni
Eucomatocera
- Eucomatocera vittata
Pothyne
- Pothyne variegata

Tribe Pteropliini

Alidus
- Alidus biplagiatus
Mispila
- Mispila curvilinea
Niphona
- Niphona falaizei
- Niphona longesignata
- Niphona rondoni
Pterolophia
- Pterolophia zebrina
Sthenias
- Sthenias pascoei
- Tenebrio molitor

Tribe Morimopsini

Lamiodorcadion
- Lamiodorcadion laosense

Family Trictenotomidae

Trictenotoma
- Trictenotoma childreni
- Trictenotoma davidi
- Trictenotoma mouhoti
Autocrates
- Autocrates aeneus

Others

Mormolyce
- Mormolyce phyllodes
Mouhotia
- Mouhotia planipennis

External links

Coleptera at the Thailand Nature Project

Notes and References

Book: Ek-Amnuay, Phisut. Beetles of Thailand. Siam Insect Zoo & Museum. Chiang Mai, Thailand. 2008. 974-289-045-5. 369319704.
Web site: Checklist of Family Cerambycidae - Long-horned Beetles from Thailand. Thailand Nature Project. la. 2021-12-08.