This page documents the progress of the beetle project.

History

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This project was founded on July 3, 2011 by User:John Troodon, who was a sockpuppet of User:Dromaeosaur Dude. Following a brief period of activity, it suffered a protracted period of decline, becoming semi-active and just nearly reached the inactive point. The project remained totally inert until late 2014, when it was revived by the efforts of a group of dedicated editors, including User:Gug01, User:Mishae (who was later blocked), User: Wilhelmina Will and User: Hectonichus. Since then, the project has expanded exponentially. There are now more and higher-quality articles about beetles on Wikipedia than at any other point in Wikipedia's history.

Milestones

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Quality

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Articles

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100 start articles - March 2015
200 start articles - March 2015
25 B-class articles - November 2015
1 GA-class article - November 2014
Beetle GA-class - March 2017
5 GA-class articles - October 2017
100 C-class articles - November 2018
500 start-class articles - 2021
40,000 articles - 2021

Media

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10 featured media - April 2015
12 featured media - November 2015

Article number

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6,000 - March 5 2015
10,000 - April 2015
20,000 - End 2016
30,000 - 2018
40,000 - 2021

Checklist

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So far there is a checklist for the big six (Staphylinidae, Curculionidae, Carabidae, Chrysomelidae, Cerambycidae and Scarabaeidae) and a checklist for the other families.

When to switch symbols

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Please only replace a cross with a check mark if you:

  • For genera: made the genus page with all species and synonyms for the genus. Redirect these synonyms to the genus page.
  • For species: made the species page with all subspecies and all synonyms for the species. Redirect these synonyms to the species page.
    • No family can complete the species criteria without completing the genus criteria first.
  • For quality: made at least 1,000 non-stub articles and at least 50 are C-class or higher for the big six families; made 10% of existing articles non-stub for the other families.
  • Extinct taxa: articles for extinct species do not need to be made. Articles for extinct genera are needed, and a lack of them disqualifies a family from getting a check mark for the genera and species criteria.

What the symbols mean

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  • An x mark  N means it has not been done.
  • A question mark  ? means it has been done but may need some checking because it is outdated; or that it is practically complete; or that it is difficult to determine (ex. if categories aren't set up correctly).
  • A check mark  Y means it has been done with no problems.

The lists

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This list has last been updated on March 15, 2022, by User:Gug01.

Family Taxonomy down to genus

level (all genera with
with links to species)

Species (all species, with

synonyms)

Quality (1000+ non-stub, with

at least 50 C-class)

Staphylinidae  N  N  N
Curculionidae  N  N  N
Carabidae  ?  N  N
Chrysomelidae  N  N  N
Cerambycidae  ?  N  N
Scarabaeidae  N  N  N
Family Taxonomy down to genus

level (all genera with
links to species)

Species (all species, with

synonyms)

Quality (10% non-stub)
Crowsoniellidae  Y  Y  N
Cupedidae  N  N  N
Jurodidae  N  N  Y
Micromalthidae  Y  Y  Y
Ommatidae  Y  N  Y
Hydroscaphidae  N  N  N
Lepiceridae  Y  N  Y
Sphaeriusidae  Y  N  Y
Torridincolidae  Y  N  N
Amphizoidae  Y  Y  N
Dytiscidae  ?  N  N
Gyrinidae  ?  N  N
Haliplidae  Y  N  N
Hygrobiidae  Y  N  Y
Meruidae  Y  Y  Y
Noteridae  Y  N  N
Rhysodidae  ?  N  N
Trachypachidae  N  N  N
Ptinidae  N  N  N
Bostrichidae  N  N  N
Dermestidae  ?  N  ?
Jacobsoniidae  N  N  N
Nosodendridae  N  N  N
Derodontidae  N  N  ?
Disteniidae  N  N  N
Megalopodidae  N  N  N
Orsodacnidae  Y  N  N
Oxypeltidae  N  N  Y
Vesperidae  N  N  N
Acanthocnemidae  Y  Y  N
Chaetosomatidae  Y  Y  N
Cleridae  N  N  ?
Melyridae  N  N  N
Phloiophilidae  Y  Y  N
Phycosecidae  Y  N  N
Prionoceridae  N  N  Y
Trogossitidae  N  N  N
Alexiidae  Y  N  N
Biphyllidae  Y  N  N
Boganiidae  N  N  N
Bothrideridae  N  N  N
Byturidae  N  N  N
Cavognathidae  N  N  N
Cerylonidae  N  N  N
Coccinellidae  ?  N  N
Corylophidae  N  N  N
Cryptophagidae  N  N  N
Erotylidae  N  N  N
Helotidae  N  N  N
Horbatiidae  N  N  N
Kateretidae  N  N  N
Laemophloeidae  Y  N  N
Lamingtoniidae  Y  N  N
Latridiidae  ?  N  N
Monotomidae  ?  N  N
Nitidulidae  N  N  N
Passandridae  ?  N  N
Phalacridae  N  N  N
Phloeostichidae  N  N  N
Propalticidae  N  N  N
Protocucujidae  N  N  N
Silvanidae  ?  N  N
Smicripidae  N  N  N
Sphindidae  N  N  N
Anthribidae  N  N  N
Attelabidae  N  N  N
Belidae  N  N  Y
Brentidae  N  N  N
Caridae  N  N  N
Nemonychidae  N  N  N
Lymexylidae  Y  N  N
Aderidae  N  N  N
Anthicidae  N  N  N
Archeocrypticidae  N  N  N
Boridae  N  N  N
Chalcodryidae  N  N  N
Ciidae  N  N  N
Melandryidae  N  N  N
Meloidae  N  N  ?
Mordellidae  ?  ?  N
Mycetophagidae  N  N  N
Mycteridae  N  N  N
Oedemeridae  N  N  N
Promecheilidae  N  N  N
Prostomidae  N  N  N
Pterogeniidae  N  N  N
Pyrochroidae  N  N  N
Pythidae  N  N  N
Ripiphoridae  N  N  N
Salpingidae  N  N  N
Scraptiidae  N  N  N
Stenotrachelidae  N  N  N
Synchroidae  N  N  N
Tenebrionidae  N  N  N
Tetratomidae  N  N  N
Trachelostenidae  N  N  N
Trictenotomidae  ?  N  N
Ulodidae  N  N  N
Zopheridae  N  N  N
Buprestidae  ?  N  N
Schizopodidae  ?  N  N
Byrrhidae  N  N  N
Callirhipidae  N  N  N
Chelonariidae  N  N  N
Cneoglossidae  Y  N  N
Dryopidae  N  N  Y
Elmidae  N  N  N
Heteroceridae  N  N  Y
Lutrochidae  Y  N  N
Psephenidae  N  N  N
Brachypsectridae  ?  N  ?
Cantharidae  N  N  N
Cerophytidae  N  N  N
Elateridae  N  N  N
Eucnemidae  N  N  N
Lampyridae  N  N  N
Lycidae  N  N  N
Omalisidae  N  N  N
Phengodidae  N  N  N
Plastoceridae  ?  N  N
Rhagophthalmidae  N  N  N
Rhinorhipidae  Y  Y  N
Decliniidae  Y  N  N
Eucinetidae  N  N  N
Scirtidae  N  N  N
Histeridae  N  N  N
Sphaeritidae  Y  N  N
Synteliidae  Y  N  N
Georissidae  Y  N  N
Helophoridae  Y  N  Y
Hydrophilidae  N  N  N
Belohinidae  Y  Y  N
Bolboceratidae  N  N  N
Diphyllostomatidae  Y  N  Y
Geotrupidae  N  N  N
Glaphyridae  N  N  N
Glaresidae  Y  N  Y
Hybosoridae  N  N  N
Lucanidae  N  N  N
Ochodaeidae  N  N  N
Passalidae  N  ?  N
Pleocomidae  N  N  N
Trogidae  Y  N  N
Agyrtidae  N  N  N
Hydraenidae  N  N  N
Leiodidae  N  N  N
Ptiliidae  N  N  N
Scydmaenidae  N  N  N
Silphidae  Y  N  N
Tshekardocoleidae  N  N  N
Permocupedidae  N  N  N
Taldycupedidae  N  N  N
Permosynidae  N  N  N