Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family: Anthicidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Anthicodes maculatus | Wollaston, 1877 | Spotted ant-like beetle | 1876 | St. Helena | Missing | Access |
Family: Anthribidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Homoeodera asteris | Wollaston, 1877 | Flagstaff fungus weevil, Scrubwood fungus beetle | 1876 | St. Helena | Missing or invalid | Access |
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Homoeodera nodulipennis |
Wollaston, 1877 |
Gnarled broad-headed weevil |
pre-1878 |
St. Helena |
Extinct |
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Urodontidius enigmaticus |
Louw, 1993 |
- |
(rediscovered) |
South Africa |
Rediscovered |
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| Valenfriesia congener | (Wollaston, 1877) | Blackened fungus weevil, Congeneric fungus beetle | March 1967 | St. Helena | Missing | Access |
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Valenfriesia rotundata |
(Wollaston, 1877) |
Rotund fungus weevil, Rotund fungus beetle |
March 1967 |
St. Helena |
Missing |
Family: Bothrideridae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
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Ascetoderes strigatus |
(Arrow in Waterhouse et al., 1900) |
- |
1897-1898 |
Christmas Island, Australia |
Missing |
Family: Brachinidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Brachinus solidipalpis | Tian & Deuve, 2007 | - | 1843 | Manila, Philippines | Missing | Access |
Family: Buprestidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Agrilus toyoshimai | Toyama, 1988 | (rediscovered) | Honshu, Japan | Invalid (synonym) | Access | |
| Castiarina insculpta | Carter, 1934 | Miena jewel beetle | (rediscovered) | Central Plateau, Tasmania, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Melobasis empyria | Olliff, 1889 | Fiery jewel beetle | ? | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Missing | Access |
Family: Carabidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
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Bembidion derelictus |
Alluaud, 1926 |
- |
1888 |
Flores, Azores |
Extinct |
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Bembidion dicksoniae |
(Wollaston, 1877) | 1875-1876 | St. Helena | Missing | Access | |
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| Bembidion fossor | (Wollaston, 1877) | 1875-1876 | St. Helena | Missing | Access | |
| Bembidion megalops | (Wollaston, 1877) | 1884-1886 | St. Helena | Missing | Access | |
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Bembidion palosverdes |
Kavanaugh & Erwin, 1992 |
Palos Verdes intertidal minute carabid beetle |
(rediscovered) |
Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Bembidion sublimbatum |
(Wollaston,1877) |
- |
1884-1886 |
High Central Ridge, St Helena |
Missing |
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Bembidion trechoides |
(Wollaston, 1877) | 1875-1876 | St. Helena | Missing | Access | |
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Blackburnia agonoides |
Sharp, 1903 |
- |
1896 |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Missing |
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Blackburnia anomala |
(Blackburn, 1878) |
- |
(rediscovered) |
Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Blackburnia blaptoides |
Blackburn, 1878 |
- |
pre-1901 |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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Blackburnia burneyi |
Liebherr & Porch, 2015 |
- |
late Holocene |
Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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Blackburnia cryptipes |
Liebherr & Porch, 2015 |
- |
late Holocene |
Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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| Blackburnia debilis | (Perkins, 1917) | (rediscovered) | Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access | |
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Blackburnia godzilla |
Liebherr & Porch, 2015 |
- |
late Holocene |
Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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Blackburnia haleakala |
Liebherr, 2000 |
- |
1896 |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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Blackburnia insignis |
Sharp, 1878 |
- |
? |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Missing |
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Blackburnia lenta |
Sharp, 1903 |
- |
(rediscovered) |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Blackburnia menehune |
Liebherr & Porch, 2015 |
- |
late Holocene |
Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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Blackburnia metromenoides |
Perkins, 1917 |
Waianae Mountains ground beetle |
? |
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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Blackburnia micantipennis |
Sharp, 1903 |
Kauai ground beetle, Waimea ground beetle |
1935 |
Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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Blackburnia mothra |
Liebherr & Porch, 2015 |
- |
late Holocene |
Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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Blackburnia mystica |
Blackburn, 1877 |
Mystical ground beetle |
? |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Missing |
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Blackburnia oceanica |
Blackburn, 1877 |
Koolau Mountains ground beetle, Oceanic ground beetle |
? |
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Missing |
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Blackburnia octoocellata |
(Karsch, 1881) |
- |
1902 |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Missing |
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Blackburnia ovata |
Liebherr & Porch, 2015 |
- |
late Holocene |
Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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Blackburnia rugosa |
Liebherr & Porch, 2015 |
- |
late Holocene |
Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Extinct |
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Blackburnia sharpi |
(Blackburn, 1878) |
- |
1902 |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Missing |
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Blackburnia tantalus |
(Blackburn, 1877) |
Oahu ground beetle |
? |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Missing |
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Blackburnia terebrata |
Blackburn, 1881 |
- |
1896 |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Missing |
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Blackburnia transiens |
(Sharp, 1903) |
Transient ground beetle |
? |
Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Missing |
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Bradycellus chavesi |
Alluaud, 1919 |
- |
1918 |
São Miguel Island, Azores |
Extinct |
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Bryanites graeffii |
Liebherr, 2017 |
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pre-1871 |
Samoa |
Extinct |
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Calathus extensicollis |
Putzeys, 1873 |
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1930 |
Pico, Azores |
Extinct |
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Calathus vicenteorum |
Schatzmayr, 1937 |
- |
1985 |
São Miguel Island, Azores |
Extinct |
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| Calosoma burchellii | (Waterhouse, 1842) | Giant ground beetle, Burchell's Giant ground beetle | 1967 | St. Helena | Extinct | Access |
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Cicindelidia floridana |
Cartwright, 1939 |
Miami scabrous tiger beetle, Floridan tiger beetle, Miami tiger beetle |
(rediscovered) |
Miami, Florida, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Cicindela chlorocephala smythi |
Harris, 1913 |
Smyth's tiger beetle, Smyth’s lime-headed tiger beetle |
June 1912 |
Padre Island, Texas, USA |
Extinct |
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Cicindela hirticollis abrupta |
Casey, 1913 |
Sacramento Valley hairy-necked beetle |
c.1984 |
Sacramento Valley, California, USA |
Extinct |
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Cicindela latesignata obliviosa |
Casey, 1913 |
Oblivious tiger beetle, Western beach tiger beetle |
c.1980? |
California, USA |
Missing or invalid (synonym) |
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Cicindela tranquebarica joaquinensis |
Knisley & Haines, 2007 |
San Joaquin tiger beetle |
? |
California, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Clivina morio |
Dejean, 1831 |
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(rediscovered) |
USA |
Rediscovered |
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Cylindera uudata |
(Horn, 1915) |
- |
(rediscovered) |
Durango, Mexico |
Rediscovered |
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Cymindis alutacea |
Wollaston, 1867 |
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(rediscovered) |
São Nicolau, Cape Verde Islands |
Rediscovered |
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Elaphrus viridis |
Horn, 1878 |
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(rediscovered) |
Solano County, California, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Harpalus prosperus |
Basilewsky, 1972 |
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1960's |
St. Helena |
Rediscovered |
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Holcaspis brevicula |
Butcher, 1984 |
Eyrewell ground beetle |
2005 |
Eyrewell Forest, Canterbury Plains, New Zealand |
Missing |
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Horologion speokoites |
Valentine, 1932 |
Arbuckle Cave ground beetle |
? |
West Virginia, USA |
Missing |
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Ishikawatrechus intermedius |
Ueno, 1957 |
Kadota Chibi blind ground beetle |
(rediscovered) |
Kôchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan |
Rediscovered |
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Lacordairia fugax |
(Olliff, 1889) |
- |
? |
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
Missing |
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Laemostenus libanensis |
(Piochard de la Brûlerie, 1876) |
- |
(rediscovered) |
Lebanon |
Rediscovered |
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Leistus punctatissimus |
Breit, 1914 |
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(rediscovered) |
Italy |
Rediscovered |
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Mecodema costellum sp. nov. 'South Canterbury' |
- |
South Canterbury weevil |
? |
South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand |
Missing |
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Mecodema costellum ssp. nov. 'spelles' |
- |
Paturau Caves mecodema weevil |
Before 1840? |
Paturau Caves, Nelson (northwest), South Island, New Zealand |
Extinct |
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Mecodema punctellum |
Broun, 1921 |
Stephens Island weevil |
1931 |
Stephens Island, New Zealand |
Extinct |
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Mecodema sp. nov. 'South Canterbury' |
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South Canterbury weevil |
? |
South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand |
Missing |
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Mecyclothorax nubicola |
(Blackburn, 1878) |
- |
(rediscovered) |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Mecyclothorax rusticus |
Sharp, 1903 |
- |
(rediscovered) |
Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Megadromus sp. nov. 'South Island' |
- |
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? |
South Island, New Zealand |
Missing |
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Metromenus cuneipennis |
Blackburn, 1877 |
Wedge-winged metromenus ground beetle |
(rediscovered) |
O'ahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Nurus atlas |
(Laporte, 1867) |
- |
(rediscovered) |
Australia |
Rediscovered |
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Nurus brevis |
Motschulsky, 1865 |
- |
(rediscovered) |
Australia |
Rediscovered |
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Platynus dissipatus |
Scudder, 1890 |
- |
Late Pleistocene |
Canada |
Extinct |
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Pseudanophthalmus fowlerae |
Barr, 1980 |
Fowler's cave beetle |
(rediscovered) |
Tennessee, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Pseudanophthalmus insularis |
Barr, 1959 |
Bakers Station cave beetle |
(rediscovered) |
Tennessee, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Pseudanophthalmus krameri |
Krekeler, 1973 |
Kramer's cave beetle |
? |
Cave Hill Cave, Ohio, USA |
Extinct |
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Pseudanophthalmus krekeleri |
Barr, 1965 |
Rich Mountain cave beetle |
1985 |
West Virginia, USA |
Extinct |
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Pseudanophthalmus parvus |
Krekeler, 1973 |
Tatum Cave beetle |
1965 |
Marion County, Kentucky, USA |
Missing |
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Pseudanophthalmus paulus |
Barr, 1981 |
Noblett's cave beetle |
(rediscovered) |
Tennessee, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Pseudanophthalmus tiresias |
Barr, 1959 |
Soothsayer cave beetle |
(rediscovered) |
Tennessee, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Pseudanophthalmus tullahoma |
Barr, 1959 |
Duck River Cave ground beetle |
? |
Tennessee, USA |
Missing |
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| Pseudomyas doramasensis | Uyttenboogaart, 1929 | 1927 | Gran Canaria, Canary Islands | Missing | Access | |
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Pterostichus destitutus |
Scudder, 1890 |
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Late Pleistocene |
Canada |
Extinct |
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Rakantrechus elegans |
Uéno, 1960 |
Kozono blind chibi beetle |
1955? |
Kozono, Tsukumi city, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan |
Missing |
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Rhadine ozarkensis |
Sanderson & Miller, 1941 |
Ozark Cave ground beetle |
(rediscovered) |
Fincher('s) Cave, Washington County, Arkansas, USA |
Rediscovered |
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Trechus balsamensis |
Barr, 1962 |
Plott Balsam Mountains ground beetle |
? |
North Carolina, USA |
Extinct |
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Trechus carolinae |
Schaeffer, 1901 |
Black Mountains ground beetle |
? |
North Carolina, USA |
Extinct |
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Trechus luculentus luculentus |
Barr, 1962 |
Bright ground beetle |
? |
North Carolina & Tennessee, USA |
Extinct |
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Trechus luculentus unicoi |
Barr, 1979 |
Unicoi Mountains ground beetle |
? |
North Carolina & Tennessee, USA |
Extinct |
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Trechus mitchellensis |
Barr, 1962 |
Mitchell's ground beetle |
? |
North Carolina, USA |
Extinct |
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Trechus novaculosus |
Barr, 1962 |
Great Smoky Mountains ground beetle |
? |
North Carolina & Tennessee, USA |
Extinct |
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Trechus roanicus |
Barr, 1962 |
Roan Mountain ground beetle |
? |
North Carolina & Tennessee, USA |
Extinct |
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Trechus rosenbergi |
Barr, 1962 |
Rosenberg's ground beetle |
? |
North Carolina, USA |
Extinct |
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Trechus satanicus |
Barr, 1962 |
Satanic ground beetle |
? |
North Carolina, USA |
Extinct |
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Trechus subtilis |
Barr, 1962 |
Fine ground beetle |
? |
North Carolina, USA |
Extinct |
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Trechus torretassoi |
Jeannel, 1937 |
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1985 |
São Miguel Island, Azores |
Extinct |
Family: Cerambycidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Anoplophora ogasawaraensis | Makihara, 1976 | Ogasawara longhorn beetle | 2 June 1915 | Ogasawara Islands (=Bonin Islands) (island unknown) | Missing | Access |
| Diseoblax wrightii | (Waterhouse, 1880) | Gros moutouc du filao | 1950's? | Seychelles | Extinct | Access |
| Elasmotena insulana | (Olliff, 1890) | - | ? | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Oricopis insulana | (Olliff, 1890) | - | (rediscovered) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Paradeucalion desertarum | (Wollaston, 1854) | ? | Ihlas Desertas, Madeira, Macaronesia | Missing | Access | |
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Romulus globosus |
Knull, 1948 | - | (rediscovered) | Florida, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Somatidia pulchella | Olliff, 1889 | - | ? | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Xylotoles wollastoni | (White, 1856) | - | (rediscovered) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Chrysomelidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Chrysolina fragariae | (Wollaston, 1854) | - | (rediscovered) | Madeira | Rediscovered | Access |
| Sphenoraia chujoi | Lee, 2014 | Sôzan beetle | 1936 | Sôzan, Taiwan | Extinct | Access |
Family: Cicindelidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Jansenia laeticolor | (W. Horn, 1904) | - | (rediscovered) | Sri Lanka | Rediscovered | Access |
| Pometon bolivianus | Huber, 1999 | Bolivian tiger beetle, Bolivian ornate tiger beetle | (rediscovered) | Bolivia | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Cleridae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Cormodes darwinii | Pascoe, 1860 | - | (rediscovered) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Coccinellidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Henosepilachna nativitatis | (Arrow in Waterhouse et al., 1900) | - | pre-1900 | Christmas Island, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Micraspis flavovittata | Crotch, 1874 | - | (rediscovered) | Victoria, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Curculionidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Acanthinomerus monilicornis | (Wollaston, 1869) | (rediscovered) | St. Helena | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Anagotus sp. nov. 'Fred Cave' | - | Fred Cave anagotus weevil | ? | Waitomo, North Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Anchonocranus oleae | Marshall, 1912 | (rediscovered) | South Africa | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Bagous lyali | Caldara & O'Brien, 1998 | - | 5 July 1934 | Hula Valley, Israel | Missing | Access |
| Cossonus variipennis | Gahan, 1900 | - | ? | Christmas Island, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Cryptommata cuccalata | Wollaston, 1877 | ? | St. Helena | Missing | Access | |
| Curculio caryatrypes | (Boheman, 1843) | Larger chesnut weevil | 1956 | Canada & USA | Extinct | Access |
| Dryophthorus distinguendus | Perkins, 1900 | - | 1961 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Dryotribus mimeticus | Horn, 1873 | - | 1953 | French Frigate Shoals, Johnston Island, Laysan and Wake Island, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Dryotribus wilderi | Perkins, 1916 | - | June 1962 | Hawaiian Islands, USA (French Frigate Shoals, Kure, Laysan & Pearl and Hermes) | Missing | Access |
| Hadramphus tuberculatus | Pascoe, 1877 | Canterbury knobbed weevil, Spaniard weevil, Banks Peninsula speargrass weevil | (rediscovered) | Canterbury Plains, South Island, New Zealand | Rediscovered | Access |
| Hadramphus sp. nov. 'Westland caves' | - | - | subfossil | Westland Caves area, South Island, New Zealand | Missing | Access |
| Howeotranes insularis | (Pascoe, 1874) | - | (rediscovered) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Hybomorphus melanosomus | Saunders & Jekel, 1855 | Lord Howe Island ground weevil | June 1869 or before? | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Isotornus aterrimus | Wollaston, 1877 | ? | St. Helena | Missing | Access | |
| Leptopius etheridgei | (Olliff, 1889) | - | 1910's | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Megacolabus sculpturatus | Broun, 1893 | Akaroa weevil | pre-1894 | Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand | Missing | Access |
| Neocnemis occidentalis | Crotch, 1867 | - | 1865 | Santa Maria, Azores | Extinct | Access |
| Nesiobius barbatus | Wollaston, 1877 | - | 1880 | St. Helena | Extinct | Access |
| Nesiobius breviusculus | Wollaston, 1877 | - | ? | St. Helena | Extinct | Access |
| Nesiobius fimbriatus | Wollaston, 1887 | Fringed nesiobius weevil | ? | St. Helena | Extinct | Access |
| Nesotocus kauaiensis | Perkins, 1900 | Kauai nesotocus weevil | ? | Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Ogasawarazo daitoensis | Voss, 1971 | - | (rediscovered) | Japan | Rediscovered | Access |
| Oodemas laysanensis | Fullaway, 1914 | Laysan weevil | 1964 or June 1990 | Laysan, Midway, Nihoa and Necker Island, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Orthorhinus lateralis | Pascoe, 1882 | - | ? | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Pentarthrum blackburni | Sharp, 1878 | Blackburn's weevil | 1961 | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Prothrombosternus tarsalis | Voss, 1965 | - | (rediscovered) | Rubeho Mountains, Tanzania | Rediscovered | Access |
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Pseudapocyrtus schadenbergi |
Heller, 1912 | - | (rediscovered) | northern Luzon, Philippines | Rediscovered | Access |
| Rhyncogonus bryani | Perkins, 1919 | Bryan's weevil | 1911 | Laysan Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Rhyncogonus extraneus | Perkins, 1910 | - | 16 January 1941 | O'ahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Rhyncogonus "tarakoi" | - | Tarakoi weevil | 1985 (1987?) | Tarakoi islet, Austral Islands | Missing | Access |
| Thotmus halli | Broun, 1910 | Hall's weevil, Pitt Island weevil | 1906-1908 | Pitt Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Torishimazo minamiiwoensis | Morimoto, 2015 | - | (rediscovered) | Minami Iwo-jima, Japan | Rediscovered | Access |
| Trigonoscuta rossi | Pierce, 1975 | Fort Ross weevil | 1975 | Fort Ross, California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Trigonoscuta yorbalindae | Pierce, 1975 | Yorba Linda weevil | 1975 | Yorba Linda area, California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Tychanopais sp. nov. 'Fred Cave' | - | Fred Cave tychanopais weevil | ? | Waitomo, North Island, New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Tychiorhinus porrectus | Wollaston, 1877 | ? | St. Helena | Missing | Access | |
| Tymbopiptus valeas | Kuschel, 1987 | - | 1680 +/- 50 years BP | New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Xestophasis nasalis | Wollaston, 1877 | ? | St. Helena | Missing | Access | |
| Xestophasis xerophilus | Decelle & Voss 1972 | - | pre-2003 | St. Helena | Missing | Access |
| Xyleborus pele | Samuelson, 1981 | - | (rediscovered) | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Xyleborus pleiades
|
Samuleson, 1981 | (rediscovered) | Maui & Moloka‘i, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Dytiscidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Acilius sinensis | Peschet, 1915 | - | (rediscovered) | Yunnan Province, China | Extinct | Access |
| Carabdytes plantaris | (Sharp, 1882) | - | (rediscovered) | New Zealand | Rediscovered | Access |
| Coelhydrus brevicollis | Sharp, 1882 | - | (rediscovered) | South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
| Colymbetes minimus | Zaitzev, 1908 | (rediscovered) | China & Tibet | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Copelatus duodecimstriatus | Aubé, 1838 | - | (rediscovered) | Mascarene Islands | Rediscovered | Access |
| Copelatus thiriouxi | Peschet, 1917 | - | (rediscovered) | Mascarene Islands | Rediscovered | Access |
| Hydroporus compunctus | Wollaston, 1865 | - | ? | Canary Islands, North Africa | Missing | Access |
| Hydroporus spangleri | Gordon, 1981 | Spangler's diving beetle, Spangler's hydroporus diving beetle | ? | Utah, USA | Missing | Access |
| Hydroporus utahensis | Gordon, 1981 | Utah hydroporus diving beetle | ? | Utah, USA | Missing | Access |
| Hydrotarsus pilosus | Guignot, 1949 | - | ? | Canary Islands, North Africa | Missing | Access |
| Hygrotus artus | Fall, 1919 | Mono Lake diving beetle | (rediscovered) | Inyo County & Mono County, California, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Hygrotus sylvanus | (Fall, 1917) | - | 1979 | USA | Extinct | Access |
| Ilybius samokovi | Nilsson & Fery, 1993 | - | (rediscovered) | Rila Mountains, Bulgaria | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Megadytes ducalis |
Sharp, 1882 | - | late 1800's | Bahia (southern), Brazil | Missing | Access |
| Meridiorhantus orbignyi | (Balke, 1992) | - | (rediscovered) | Argentina & Brazil | Rediscovered | Access |
| Paroster monteithi | (Brancucci, 1985) | (rediscovered) | New Caledonia | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Rhantus papuanus | Balfour-Browne, 1939 | - | 1919 | Papua New Guinea | Extinct | Access |
| Siettitia balsetensis | Abeille de Perrin, 1904 | Perrin's cave beetle, Perrin's cave coleoptera | 1950's (1994?) | France | Extinct | Access |
| Stictonectes canariensis | Machado, 1987 | - | ? | Canary Islands, North Africa | Missing | Access |
| Stygoporus oregonensis | Larson and LaBonte, 1994 | (rediscovered) | Oregon, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Elateridae (Click Beetles)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Cardiophorus robustus | LeConte, 1853 | - | (rediscovered) | USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Dilobitarsus pendleburyi | Fleutiaux, 1934 | - | (rediscovered) | Malay Peninsula, Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Elmidae (Rifle Beetles)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Heterelmis stephani | Brown, 1972 | Stephan's riffle beetle, Stephan's heterelmis riffle beetle | 1993 | Arizona, USA | Extinct | Access |
Family: Erirhinidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Echinocnemus reitteri | Schilsky, 1907 | - | 1904 | Israel | Missing | Access |
| Echinocnemus sahlbergi | Schilsky, 1911 | - | 1904 | Israel | Missing | Access |
Family: Eucnemidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Paleoxenus dohrni | Horn, 1878 | Dohrn's elegant beetle, Dohrn's elegant eucnemid beetle | ? | San Gabriel Mountains, California, USA | Extinct | Access |
Family: Gyrinidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Metagyrinus sinensis | (Ochs, 1924) | (rediscovered) | China | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Haliplidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Algophilus lathridioides | Zimmermann, 1924 | Table Mountain hairy crawling water beetle | (rediscovered) | Simons Town, Cape Peninsula, South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
| Haliplus nitens | LeConte, 1850 | Disjunct crawling water beetle | 1932 | North America | Extinct | Access |
Family: Hydraenidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Hydraena sappho | Janssens, 1965 | - | pre-1966 | Lefkada, Greece | Missing | Access |
| Limnebius aridus | Perkins, 1980 | Animas (limnebius) minute moss beetle | 1952 | New Mexico, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Limnebius asperatus |
Knisch, 1922 |
- | (rediscovered) | northeastern Apennines, Italy | Rediscovered | Access |
| Limnebius canariensis | d'Orchymont, 1938 | - | 6 June 1989 | Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, North Africa | Missing | Access |
| Limnebius texanus | Perkins, 1980 | Texas (limnebius) minute moss beetle | ? | Texas, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Limnebius utahensis | Perkins, 1980 | Utah (limnebius) minute moss beetle | 1947 | Utah, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Ochthebius putnamensis | Blatchley, 1910 | Indiana (ochthebius) minute moss beetle | pre-1911 | Indiana, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Sebasthetops omaliniformis | Jäch, 1998 | - | (rediscovered) | South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Hydrophilidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Allocotocerus mistus | d'Orchymont, 1939 | Table Mountain water scavenger beetle | ? | Table Mountain, Western Cape Province, South Africa | Missing | Access |
| Protistolophus spangleri | Short, 2010 | - | (rediscovered) | Venezuela (southern) | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Hygrobiidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Hygrobia davidi | Bedel, 1883 | Chinese screech beetle, David's water hygrobia | 1873 (1883?) | Jiangxi Province, China | Extinct | Access |
Family: Lampyridae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Photuris bethaniensis | McDermott, 1953 | Bethany Beach firefly | (rediscovered) | Sussex County, Delaware, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Leiodidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Aglyptinus agathidioides | Blair, 1930 | Potters Bar beetle, Round fungus beetle | 14 April 1912 | Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England | Extinct | Access |
Family: Limnichidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Ersachus erichsonianus | Sharp, 1902 | - | (rediscovered) | Veracruz, Mexico | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Lucanidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Colophon thunbergi | Westwood, 1855 | - | (rediscovered) | Cape Province, South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Lissotes crenatus
|
(Westwood, 1855) | - | (rediscovered) | Tasmania, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Sclerostomulus nitidus
|
(Benesh, 1955) | (rediscovered) | Cerro Poqui, Chile | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Meloidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Tetraolytta gerardi | (Pic, 1919) | (rediscovered) | Brazil | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Melolonthidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Apicencya calva | (Waterhouse, 1882) | 108+ years ago | Madagascar | Missing | Access | |
| Bothynus cribrarius | (Fairmaire, 1878) | - | (rediscovered) | Atlantic Forest, Brazil | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Melyridae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Trichochrous kernensis | (Blaisdell, 1926) | - | (rediscovered) | California, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Mordellidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Tomoxia howensis | Lea, 1917 | - | 1880's | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Missing | Access |
Family: Nitidulidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
|
Apetasimus atratus
|
(Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908) | - | 1894 or later | Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Apetasimus expers | (Blackburn in Blackburn and Sharp, 1885) | - | ? | Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Apetasimus guttatus | (Sharp, 1881) | - | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Apetasimus kauaiensis | (Scott in Sharp & Scott, 1908) | - | 1894 or later | Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Apetasimus sordidus | (Sharp, 1881) | - | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Apetasimus subalatus | (Scott in Sharp & Scott, 1908) | - | ? | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
| Meligethes salvan | Audisio, De Biase & Antonini, 2003 | - | (rediscovered) | Italy | Rediscovered | Access |
| Nesopeplus serratus | Scott, 1908 | Souring beetle | c. 40 years ago | Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
Family: Psephenidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Mataeopsephus nitidipennis | Waterhouse, 1876 | (rediscovered) | China | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Rutelidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Balanogonia constricta | Paucar-Cabrera | (rediscovered) | Mexico | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Scarabaeidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Ahermodontus bischoffi | (Všetečka, 1939) | - | (rediscovered) | Albania | Extinct | Access |
|
Anomala schaefferi |
Seidel, 2021 | Padre Island tibial scarab, Tibial scarab | 19 May 1976 | Padre Island, Texas, USA | Missing | Access |
| Anomala tibialis | Schaeffer, 1906 | Padre Island tibial scarab, Tibial scarab | 19 May 1976 | Padre Island, Texas, USA | Invalid (junior homonym) | Access |
| Anomis vulpicolor | (Meyrick, 1928) | Red Anomis noctuid moth, Fox-coloured owlet moth | ? | Hawai’i, Moloka’i, and O’ahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Missing | Access |
|
Apogonia insulana |
Karsch, 1882 | (rediscovered) | Príncipe | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Coenonycha globosa | McClay, 1943 | - | (rediscovered) | Washington, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Copris pristinus | Pierce, 1946 | - | Late Pleistocene | Los Angeles, California, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Eodrepanus coopei | Barbero, Palestrini & Roggero, 2009 | - | c.118,000 yBP | England | Extinct | Access |
| Eophileurus convexus | (Arrow in Andrews, 1900) | - | ? | Christmas Island, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Hoplia walterrossii | Sabatinelli in Baraud, 1992 | (rediscovered) | Molise, Italy (southern) | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Onthophagus everestae | Pierce, 1946 | - | Late Pleistocene | Los Angeles, California, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Onthophagus pilauco | Tello et al., 2021 | ~15.2 k cal yr BP | Chile | Extinct | Access | |
| Oryctes chevrolatii | Guérin-Méneville, 1844 | ? | Mauritius, Mascarene Islands | Extinct | Access | |
| Oryctes minor | Waterhouse, 1876 | ? | Rodrigues, Mascarene Islands | Extinct | Access | |
| Oryctes tarandus | (Olivier, 1789) | ? | Mauritius, Mascarene Islands | Extinct | Access | |
| Paracryptocanthon borgmeieri | Vulcano, Pereira & Martinez, 1976 | - | (rediscovered) | Brazil | Rediscovered | Access |
| Phanaeus violetae | Zunino, 2013 | Late Pleistocene | Ecuador | Extinct | Access | |
| Prodontria sp. nov. 'New Zealand' | - | - | ? | New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
| Scarabaeus cancer | (Arrow, 1919) | - | (rediscovered) | Kuando Kubango Province, Angola | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Scarabaeus sevoistra |
Alluaud, 1902 | - | (rediscovered) | southern Madagascar | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Scybalophagus brellenthinae |
Tello et al., 2023 | - | ~16 400 and ~12 800 cal a bp. | Chile | Extinct | Access |
|
Semanopterus kingstoni |
Reid & Tees, 2023 | - | 30 January 1979 | Mt. Gower, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Missing | Access |
| Stenosternus costatus | Karsch, 1881 | - | (rediscovered) | São Tomé, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Silphidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Nicrophorus hispaniola | Sikes & Peck, 2000 | - | (rediscovered) | Dominican Republic, Hispaniola | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Aleochara repetita | Sharp, 1887 | (rediscovered) | Brazil & Panamá | Rediscovered | Access | |
| Batriasymmodes parki | Barr, 1987 | Antloving beetle | ? | Neely Farm Cave, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA | Extinct | Access |
| Batrisodes profundus | Park, 1956 | Profound Cave rove beetle | ? | Alabama, USA | Missing | Access |
| Darwinilus sedarisi | Chatzimanolis, 2018 | - | Between 6 September 1832 and 17 October 1832 | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | Missing | Access |
| Geostiba melanocephala | (Crotch, 1867) | 1867 or before | Azores, Macaronesia | Missing | Access | |
| Hesperus gigas | (Lea, 1929) | - | 1910's | Mount Lidgbird, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | Extinct | Access |
|
Losiusa angusticollis |
Seevers, 1978 | - | (rediscovered) | Massachusetts, USA | Rediscovered | Access |
| Mastopsenius australis | Seevers, 1945 | - | (rediscovered) | Northern Territory & Queensland, Australia | Rediscovered | Access |
| Menoedius andrewesi |
Fauvel, 1903 |
- | (rediscovered) | Nilgiri Mountains, Tamil Nadu, India | Rediscovered | Access |
| Oxyporus flohri | Sharp, 1887 | - | (rediscovered) | Guatemala & Veracruz, México | Rediscovered | Access |
| Paraneseuthia holzneri | (Franz, 1976) | - | (rediscovered) | Japan | Rediscovered | Access |
|
Phytosus schatzmayri |
Bernhauer, 1941 | 1935 | São Miguel Island, Azores, Macaronesia | Missing | Access | |
|
Scydmaenus kasuganus |
Franz, 1976 | (rediscovered) | Japan (including Mount Kasuga ad Nara) | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Tenebrionidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Alphasida nitida | Bedel, 1918 | - | (rediscovered) | Morocco | Rediscovered | Access |
| Asida septemsis | (Pérez Vera, Ruiz & Avila, 2012) | - | (rediscovered) | Morocco | Rediscovered | Access |
| Coniontis remnans | Pierce, 1954 | - | Late Pleistocene | Rancho La Brea Tar Pit, California, USA | Missing | Access |
| Helenomelas basilewskyi | Ardoin, 1972 | - | 1960's | St. Helena | Extinct | Access |
| Hymenophorus candeli | (Pardo-Alcaide, 1978) | - | (rediscovered) | Morocco | Rediscovered | Access |
| Nesotes azoricus | (Crotch, 1867) | - | 1930 | São Miguel Island, Azores | Extinct | Access |
| Penthicoides seriatoporus | Fairmaire, 1896 | - | (rediscovered) | Karnataka, India | Rediscovered | Access |
| Tarphiophasis wollastoni | Ardoin, 1972 | - | pre-2003 | St. Helena | Missing | Access |
| Terametus capicola | Motschulsky, 1869 | (rediscovered) | South Africa | Rediscovered | Access |
Family: Trogidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Trox youngai | Strümpher & Scholtz, 2011 | - | ? | South Africa | Missing | Access |
Family: Trogossitidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
|
Tenebroides atiu
|
Kolibáč & Porch, 2020 | - | c. 1400 yBP | Atiu, Cook Islands | Extinct | Access |
| Tenebroides mihiura | Kolibáč & Porch, 2020 | - | c. 2000-2500 yBP | Tubuai, Austral Islands, French Polynesia | Extinct | Access |
| Tenebroides moorea | Kolibáč & Porch, 2020 | - | c. 3000-4000 yBP | Mo’orea, Society Islands, French Polynesia | Extinct | Access |
| Tenebroides raivavae | Kolibáč & Porch, 2020 | - | c. 1000-1500 yBP | Raivavae, Austral Islands, French Polynesia | Extinct | Access |
| Tenebroides rimatara | Kolibáč & Porch, 2020 | - | c. 3500 yBP | Rimatara, Austral Islands, French Polynesia | Extinct | Access |
| Tenebroides tubuai | Kolibáč & Porch, 2020 | - | c. 2000-2500 yBP | Tubuai, Austral Islands, French Polynesia | Extinct | Access |
Family: Ulodidae
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Waitomophylax worthyi | (Leschen & Rhode, 2002) | - | Holocene | New Zealand | Extinct | Access |
Family: Zopheridae (Ironclad Beetles)
| Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
| Antilissus makauwahi | Porch, 2020 | subfossil | Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA | Extinct? | Access | |
| Pycnomerus mahanatoa | Porch et al., 2020 | subfossil | Raivavae, French Polynesia | Extinct? | Access | |
| Pycnomerus prebblei | Porch & Smith, 2017 | - | subfossil | Rimatara, French Polynesia | Extinct | Access |
| Pycnomerus rairua | Porch et al., 2020 | subfossil | Raivavae, French Polynesia | Extinct? | Access | |
| Pycnomerus raivavae | Porch et al., 2020 | subfossil | Raivavae, French Polynesia | Extinct? | Access | |
| Pycnomerus rimatara | Porch & Smith, 2017 | - | subfossil | Rimatara, French Polynesia | Extinct | Access |
| Pycnomerus taralewisae | Porch et al., 2020 | subfossil | Raivavae, French Polynesia | Extinct? | Access | |
|
Pycnomerus vavitu
|
Porch et al., 2020 | subfossil | Raivavae, French Polynesia | Extinct? | Access |
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Appendix 1: Beetles with unknown type locality
Barr, Cheryl B. and Shepard, William D. (2020). Hiding in plain sight: rediscovery and review of Parygrus Erichson, 1847, with description of five new species from the Neotropics (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea: Dryopidae). Zootaxa 4755(1): 99-128. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4755.1.4 [Parygrus erichsoni from Colombia]
Appendix 2: Species erroneously listed as extinct
"Incidentally, one of these six species is Carabdytes novaecaledoniae (Balfour-Browne) (included in the Red List since 1996 as Rhantus novacaledoniae), which is not Extinct and has been recorded recently from New Caledonia (Jäch & Balke, 2008)"
Source: Cowie, Robert H., Bouchet, Philippe and Fontaine, Benoît. (2022). The Sixth Mass Extinction: fact, fiction or speculation? Biological Reviews 97: 640-663. doi: 10.1111/brv.12816