Checklist dataset Registered December 06, 2013

    Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second Edition.

    Description

    All 8238 species-group taxa of Coleoptera known to occur in Canada and Alaska are recorded by province/territory or state, along with their author(s) and year of publication, in a classification framework. Only presence of taxa in each Canadian province or territory and Alaska is noted. Labrador is considered a distinct geographical entity. Adventive and Holarctic species-group taxa are indicated. References to pertinent identification keys are given under the corresponding supraspecific taxa.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    This checklist includes records from all provinces and territories of Canada as well as Alaska.

    Latitude
    From 41.14 to 83.32
    Longitude
    From -169.43 to -51.7

    Temporal scope

    range
    January 01, 1758 - December 31, 2013

    Taxonomic scope

    Description

    All extant described species in the order Coleoptera known to occur in Canada and Alaska are included.

    Coverage
    ColeopteraBeetles

    Bibliography

    • Bousquet, Y., Bouchard, P., Davies, A.E. and Sikes, D.S. in press. Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition. Pensoft, Sofia. 402pp.
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    • Bousquet Y, Bouchard P, Davies AE, Sikes DS (2013) Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition. ZooKeys 360: 1–44. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.360.4742
      Identifier: doi:10.3897/zookeys.360.4742Google Scholar

    Contacts

    • Patrice Bouchard

      Originator
      Metadata author
      Author
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
      Position
      Research Scientist (Curator - Coleoptera Unit)
      Address
      960 Carling Avenue
      Roles
      Originator
      Metadata author
      Author
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
      Phone
    • Anthony Davies

      Author
      Organization
      Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
      Position
      Technician (Coleoptera Unit)
      Address
      960 Carling Avenue
      Roles
      Author
      Email
      Phone
    • Yves Bousquet

      Author
      Organization
      Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
      Position
      Research Scientist (Coleoptera Unit)
      Address
      960 Carling Avenue
      Roles
      Author
      Email
      Phone
    • Derek Sikes

      Author
      Organization
      University of Alaska Museum
      Position
      Curator of Insects / Associate Professor of Entomology
      Address
      907 Yukon Drive
      Roles
      Author
      Email
      Phone
    • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

      Publisher
      Organization
      Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
      Roles
      Publisher

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    December 06, 2013
    Metadata last modified
    March 29, 2017
    Publication date
    February 01, 2017
    Hosted by
    Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre
    Installation
    Canadensys repository
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.5886/998dbs2a
    Alternative identifiers
    DOI10.15468/l4drky

    Citation

    Bouchard P (2017). Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second Edition.. Version 7.3. Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/998dbs2a accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-06.