Order: Biller (Coleoptera)
Bille.
Om biller
Billene er med sine 300 000 arter den mest artsrike av alle insektordenene. I Norge er det registrert ca. 3500 arter. De fleste av disse lever på land, men mange finnes også i vann eller på fuktige stedeter.
Kjennetegn: Størrelsen varierer fra 0.5mm til over 10cm, og de varierer mye i form og farge. Forvingene er omdannet til tykke dekkvinger som beskytter de sammenfoldede membranøse flygevingene. Billene har vanligvis kraftige kjever og er planteetere eller rovdyr.
Systematikk
| Kategori | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animals | |
| Phylum | Articulate animals | |
| Klasse | Insects | |
| Order | Coleoptera | Biller |
| Family | Øyebiller | |
| Family | Sumpbiller | |
| Family | Kulebiller | |
| Family | Borebiller | |
| Family | Sandbiller | |
| Family | Soppsnutebiller | |
| Family | Spissnutebiller | |
| Family | Bladrullere | |
| Family | Kjølbiller | |
| Family | Hettebiller | |
| Family | Tunnelbiller | |
| Family | Praktbiller | |
| Family | Pillebiller | |
| Family | Bringebærbiller | |
| Family | Bløtvinger | |
| Family | Løpebiller | |
| Family | Trebukker | |
| Family | Barkglansbiller | |
| Family | Bladbiller | |
| Family | Kjukeborere | |
| Family | Dvergbiller | |
| Family | Maurbiller | |
| Family | Marihøner | |
| Family | Muggbiller | |
| Family | Punktbiller | |
| Family | Fuktbiller | |
| Family | Flatbiller | |
| Family | Snutebiller | |
| Family | Engbiller | |
| Family | Klannere | |
| Family | Sneglerovbiller | |
| Family | Ursnutebiller | |
| Family | Mudderbiller | |
| Family | Vannkalver | |
| Family | Smellere | |
| Family | Elvebiller | |
| Family | Soppmarihøner | |
| Family | Sumpsnutebiller | |
| Family | Kjukebiller | |
| Family | Råtevedbiller | |
| Family | Tordivler | |
| Family | Virvlere | |
| Family | Vanntråkkere | |
| Family | Strandgravere | |
| Family | Stumpbiller | |
| Family | Palpebiller | |
| Family | Vannkjærer | |
| Family | Stumpglansbiller | |
| Family | Kjølflatbiller | |
| Family | Lysbiller | |
| Family | Mycelbiller | |
| Family | Hjortebiller | |
| Family | Rødvinger | |
| Family | Verftsbiller | |
| Family | Trebladbiller | |
| Family | Vedborere | |
| Family | Oljebiller | |
| Family | Børstebiller | |
| Family | Smalbiller | |
| Family | Broddbiller | |
| Family | Vedsoppbiller | |
| Family | Dvergsnutebladbiller | |
| Family | Barblomstsnutebiller | |
| Family | Glansbiller | |
| Family | Hornvannkalver | |
| Family | Bløtbukker | |
| Family | Pollenbladbiller | |
| Family | Glattbiller | |
| Family | Fjærvingebiller | |
| Family | Kamfølerbiller | |
| Family | Kardinalbiller | |
| Family | Barkflatbiller | |
| Family | Snutebladrullere | |
| Family | Snyltebiller | |
| Family | Nebbiller | |
| Family | Scarab Beetles | |
| Family | Hårbiller | |
| Family | Blomsterbiller | |
| Family | Perlebiller | |
| Family | Åtselbiller | |
| Family | Skogflatbiller | |
| Family | Sevjebiller | |
| Family | Slimsoppbiller | |
| Family | Kortvinger | |
| Family | Bastardbukker | |
| Family | Skyggebiller | |
| Family | Løvsoppbiller | |
| Family | Halvsmellere | |
| Family | Gnagbiller | |
| Family | Mattbiller |
I samme klasse:
- Bristletails (Archaeognatha)
- Døgnfluer (Ephemeroptera)
- Fleas (Siphonaptera)
- Kakerlakker (Blattaria)
- Lice (Mallophaga)
- Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera)
- Mudderfluer (Megaloptera)
- Nebbmunner (Hemiptera)
- Nettvinger (Neuroptera)
- Rettvinger (Orthoptera)
- Saksedyr (Dermaptera)
- Skorpionfluer (Mecoptera)
- Steinfluer (Plecoptera)
- Tovinger (Diptera)
- Vårfluer (Trichoptera)
- Årevinger (Hymenoptera)
- Øyenstikkere (Odonata)