List of Lycidae genera
Following is a list of genera known to be a part of the Lycidae: a family in the beetle order Coleoptera. Members of this family are commonly called net-winged beetles.
A
- Achras Waterhouse, 1879bl c w
- Acantholycus Bourgeois, 1883bl c w
- Acroleptus Bourgeois, 1886c w
- Adoceta Bourgeois, 1882c w
- Aferos Kazantsev, 1992bl c w
- Alyculus Kazantsev, 1999bl c w
- Ambangia Bocakova, 2006c w
- Ambonoides Opitz, 2015c w
- Andepteron Kazantsev, 2017c
- Antennolycus Bocakova & Bocak, 1999bl c w
- Aplatopterus Reitter, 1911c
- Aplopteron Kazantsev, 2017c
- Aspitonis Opitz, 2015c w
- Atamania Kazantsev, 2004bl c w
- Atelius Waterhouse, 1878bl c w
- Atlanticolycus Nascimento & Bocakova, 2023bl c
- Autaphes Kazantsev, 2004bl c w
B
- Benibotarus Kôno, 1932bl c w
- Biphilodes Kazantsev, 2000c w
- Bourgeiosiella Kasantsev, 1992c w
- Brasilycus do Nascimento & Bocáková, 2010c w
- Broxylus Waterhouse, 1879bl
- Bulenides Waterhouse, 1879c w
- Burmolycus† Bocak, Light & Ellenberger, 2019bl c
C
- Caenia Newman, 1838bl c w
- Calcaeron Kazantsev, 2004bl c
- Calochromus Guérin-Ménéville, 1833bl c w
- Calocladon Gorham, 1881bl c w
- Calolycus Gorham, 1881bl c w
- Calopteron Guérin-Méneville, 1830bl c w
- Caloptognatha Green, 1954bl c w
- Cartagonum Pic, 1922c w
- Cautires Waterhouse, 1879bl c w
- Cavoplateros Pic, 1913bl c
- Celiasis Laporte & Brullé, 1840c
- Cephalolycus Pic, 1926c
- Ceratolycus Kazantsev, 2017c
- Ceratoprion Gorham, 1884bl c w
- Ceratopriomorphus Pic, 1922bl c w
- Cerceros Kraatz, 1879bl
- Cessator Kazantsev, 2009bl c
- Chinotaphes Bocák & Bocáková, 1999bl c w
- Chlamidolycus Bourgeois, 1883bl c w
- Chlamydolycus Kleine, 1933c w
- Chuzenjianus Kono, 1932c
- Cladocalon Nascimento & Bocakova, 2022bl c w
- Cladophorus Guérin-Méneville, 1830bl c w
- Coloberos Bourgeois, 1885bl c w
- Concavolycus Marie, 1968c w
- Conderis Waterhouse, 1879bl c w
- Cretolycus† Tihelka, D. Huang & Cai, 2019c
- Currhaeus Nascimento, Bressan & Bocakova, 2020bl c w
- Cyrtopteron Bourgeois, 1905c w
D
- Damzenium† Kazantsev & Bocak, 2022 c w
- Dexoris Waterhouse, 1878bl c w
- Diatrichalus Kleine, 1926c w
- Dictyoptera Latreille, 1829bl c w
- Dihammatus C.O. Waterhouse, 1880c w
- Dilolycus Kleine, 1926w
- Dilophotellus Kleine, 1925c w
- Dilophotes Waterhouse, 1879bl c w
- Dilophotisc w
- Ditoneces Waterhouse, 1879c w
- Dominopteron Kazantsev, 2013c w
- Dostaliella† Motyka, Kusy & Bocak, 2025c
- Dracolycus Ferreira & Ivie, 2022c
- Dumbrellia Lea, 1909bl c w
E
- Elgodexoris Bocak & Bocakova, 1987bl c w
- Electropteron† Kazantsev, 2012bl w
- Emplectus Erichson, 1847bl c w
- Eniclases Waterhouse, 1879c w
- Enylus Waterhouse, 1879bl c w
- Eropterus Green, 1951c w
- Eros Newman, 1838bl c w
- Erotides Waterhouse, 1879bl c w
- Eulopheros Kazantsev, 1995c w
- Eulycus Kazantsev, 2018c
- Euplateros Kazantsev, 2011bl c w
- Eurrhacus Waterhouse, 1879bl c
- Eurycerus Dejean, 1833c w
F
- Falsocaenia Pic, 1922c w
- Falsocalleros Pic, 1933bl c w
- Falsoceratoprion Ferreira, 2022bl c w
- Falsolucidota Pic, 1921c
- Falsotrichalus Pic, 1921bl c w
- Flabellocaenia Pic, 1929bl
- Flabellodilophotes Pic, 1912c w
- Flabellotrichalus Pic, 1921bl c w
- Flagrax Kazantsev, 1992bl c w
G
- Gomezzuritus Kazantsev, Motyka Bocak, 2023c
- Gorhamium Nascimento & Bocakova, 2024bl c
- Greenarus Kazantsev, 1995bl c w
H
- Haplobothris Bourgeois, 1879bl c w
- Helcophorus Fairmaire, 1891bl c w
- Hemiconderis Kleine, 1926w
- Hiekeolycus† Bocak et al., 2025 c w
- Hololycus Bourgeois, 1888bl
I
- Idiopteron Bourgeois, 1905bl c w
J
- Japanogreenarus Matsuda, 2010c w
K
- Kassemia Bocak, 1998c w
- Kleineria Kazantsev, 2004c w
- Kolibacium† Winkler, 1987 bl c w
- Konoplatycis† Nakane, 1970bl c w
L
- Lampyrolycus Burgeon, 1937bl c
- Laterialis Kazantsev, 1990c w
- Leptoceletes Green, 1952bl c w
- Leptolycus Leng & Mutchler, 1922bl c w
- Leptotrichalus Kleine, 1925c w
- Libnetis C.O. Waterhouse, 1878c w
- Libnetisia Pic, 1921c w
- Libnetomorphus Pic, 1921c w
- Libnetus Waterhouse, 1878bl
- Lipernes Waterhouse, 1879c w
- Lizhongiella Li, Pang & Bocak, 2017c
- Lobatang Bocak, 1998c w
- Lolodorfus Bocakova, 2014bl c w
- Lopheros LeConte, 1882bl c w
- Lopholycus Bourgeois, 1883bl
- Lucaina Dugès, 1879bl c w
- Lybnopaeus Kasantsev, 1999c w
- Lycinella Gorham, 1884c w
- Lycomesus Zaragoza-Caballero & González-Ramírez, 2019c w
- Lycomorphon Pic, 1922c w
- Lyconotus Green, 1949c w
- Lycoprogentes Pic, 1915bl c w
- Lycoprogenthes Pic, 1915c
- Lycoplateros Pic, 1922bl c w
- Lycorectus Gonzalez-Ramirez & Zaragoza-Caballero, 2025c
- Lycostomus Motschoulsky, 1861bl c w
- Lycus Fabricius, 1787bl c w
- Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1838bl c w
- Lyponia Waterhouse, 1878bl c w
- Lypropaeusw
- Lyrolib Bocakova, 2006w
- Lyroneces Kasantsev, 1999c w
- Lyropaeus Waterhouse, 1878bl c w
M
- Macroambangia Bocakova, 2006c w
- Macrolycinella Pic, 1922bl
- Macrolibnetis Pic, 1938c w
- Macrolycus Waterhouse, 1878bl c w
- Macrolygistopterus Pic, 1929bl c w
- Mangkutanus Kubecek, Dvorak & Bocak, 2011bl
- Marena Kazantsev, 2007c w
- Matsudanoeus Sklenarova, Kubecek & Bocak, 2014c w
- Melampyrus Waterhouse, 1879c w
- Melaneros Fairmaire, 1877bl w
- Merolycus Bourgeois, 1883bl
- Mesolycus Gorham, 1883bl c w
- Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905c w
- Metanoeus C.O. Waterhouse, 1880c w
- Metapteron Bourgeois, 1905bl c w
- Metrioguinus Kazantsev, 2017c
- Metriorrhynchoides Kleine, 1926c w
- Metriorrhynchus Gemminger & Harold, 1869bl c w
- Microcoloberos Pic, 1913bl
- Microeron Kazantsev, 2004bl c w
- Micronychus Motschoulsky, 1861c w
- Microlyropaeus Pic, 1929bl
- Mimoditonecia Kazantsev, 2002c w
- Mimolibnetis Pic, 1936bl c
- Miniduliticola Kazantsev, 2003bl c w
- Miocaenia Wickham, 1914c
- Murcybolus† Li & Cai in Li et al., 2021c w
N
- Nanolycus Kazantsev, 2013w
- Neolinoptes Nascimento & Bocakova, 2017bl c w
- Neolycus Bourgeois, 1883bl c
- Neolyrium Kazantsev, 2005bl c w
- Neoplateros Kazantsev, 2006bl c w
O
- Ochinoeus Kubecek, Bray & Bocák, 2015c w
- Oriomum Bocak, 1999c w
P
- Paraplateros Zaragoza, 1999bl
- Paracautires Kazantsev, 2012c w
- Paracroleptus Ferreira, 2020c w
- Paralopheros Kasantsev, 1993c w
- Paralycus Womersley, 1944w
- Parataphes Kleine, 1925bl c w
- Paratelius Kazantsev, 1992bl
- Pendola Bocak, 2002c w
- Petrovia Kazantsev, 2017c
- Phaneros Kazantsev, 1992bl c w
- Picomicrolycus Özdikmen, 2009c w
- Pietrzeniukia† Winkler, 1987c w
- Platerodrilus Pic, 1921bl c w
- Plateromimus Kazantsev, 2006bl c w
- Plateros Bourgeois, 1879bl c w
- Platrilus Kazantsev, 2009c w
- Platycides Kazantsev, 2012bl c w
- Platycis Thomson, 1859bl c w
- Plycus Kazantsev, 2021c w
- Polyneros Kazantsev, 2009c w
- Poniella Kazantsev, 2002c
- Ponyalis Fairmaire, 1900bl c w
- Porrostoma Laporte, 1838bl c w
- Prioceraton Kazantsev, 2013c w
- Procautires Kleine, 1925bl c w
- Prolibnetis Bocakova, 2004c w
- Propyropterus Nakane, 1968bl c w
- Protaphes Kleine, 1926c w
- Proteros Kazantsev, 2004c w
- Proterotaphes Kazantsev, 2006bl
- Protolopheros† Kazantsev, 2013bl c
- Protolycus† Kazantsev, 2019bl c
- Prototrichalus† Molino-Olmedo, Ferreira, Branham & Ivie, 2020c
- Pseudaplatopterus Kleine, 1940bl c
- Pseudacroleptus Pic, 1911bl c w
- Pseudeuplectus Pic, 1922c w
- Pseudoplateros Green, 1951c w
- Pseudoplatopterus Kleine, 1940c
- Pseudosynchonnus Pic, 1922c w
- Punicealis Kazantsev, 1990bl c w
- Pyropterus Mulsant, 1838bl c w
- Pyrotes Kazantsev, 2004bl c w
R
- Rhyncheros Leconte, 1881c
- Rossioptera Kasantsev, 1988c
S
- Scarelus Waterhouse, 1878bl c w
- Schizotrichalus Kleine, 1926w
- Sibetarus Bocak & Bocakova, 1991c w
- Sinodulia Kazantsev, 2003bl c w
- Skrivania Bocakova & Bocak, 1999c w
- Slipinskia Bocakova & Bocak, 1992w
- Spacekia Strand, 1936c w
- Spartoires Kazantsev, 2012c w
- Spinotrichalus Kazantsev, 2010c w
- Stadenus Waterhouse, 1879bl c w
- Staepteron Kazantsev, 1992bl c w
- Stenolycus Ohbayashi, 1956c w
- Sulabanus Dvorak & Bocak, 2007c w
- Sundolyponia Kazantsev, 2002c w
- Synchonnus Waterhouse, 1879bl c w
T
- Tainopteron Kazantsev, 2009c w
- Taphes Waterhouse, 1878bl c w
- Taphomimus Kazantsev, 1996bl c w
- Tapromenoeus Bocak & Bocakova, 1989c w
- Teroplas Gorham, 1884bl
- Thibeteros Kazantsev, 2015c
- Thonalmus Bourgeois, 1883bl c w
- Tishechkinia Kazantsev, 2013c
- Tricautires Kazantsev, 2006c w
- Trichalus Waterhouse, 1877bl c w
- Tricostaeptera† Kasantsev, 1997c
U
- Ukachaka Kazantsev, 2000c w
- Ultroplateros Kazantsev, 2006bl c w
V
- Vikhrevia Kazantsev, 2013bl w
W
- Wakarumbia Bocak, 1999bl c w
- Weiyangia Bocak, 1999c w
X
- Xenolycus Ferreira & Silveira, 2020bl c w
- Xenomorphon Ferreira, Barbosa, Bocakova & Solodovnikov, 2023bl c w
- Xylobanellus Kleine, 1930bl c w
- Xylobanomimus Kleine, 1926c w
- Xylobanoides Kleine, 1928c w
- Xylobanus Waterhouse, 1879bl c w
- Xylometanoeus Sklenarova, Kubecek & Bocak, 2014c w
Notes
Data sources:bl=Biolib[1], c=Catalogue of Life[2], w=Wikispecies
References
- ^ "Lycidae Laporte de Castelnau, 1836". BioLib. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ^ "Lycidae Laporte de Castelnau, 1836". Catalogue Of Life. Retrieved 2026-01-13.