Wikipedia:WikiProject Beetles/Progress
This page documents the progress of the beetle project.
History
[edit]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
[edit]Quality
[edit]Articles
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 10 featured media - April 2015
- 12 featured media - November 2015
Article number
[edit]- 6,000 - March 5 2015
- 10,000 - April 2015
- 20,000 - End 2016
- 30,000 - 2018
- 40,000 - 2021
Checklist
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- An x mark 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means it has been done but may need some checking because it is outdated; or that it is practically complete; or that it is difficult to determine (ex.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
means it has been done with no problems.
The lists
[edit]This list has last been updated on September 11th, 2026, by User:Ratothy.
| Family | Taxonomy down to tribe level (all tribe with links to genera) | Taxonomy down to genus level (all genera with links to species) | Species (all species, with synonyms) | Quality (1000+ non-stub, with at least 50 C-class) |
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| Staphylinidae | |
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| Carabidae | |
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| Chrysomelidae | |
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| Cerambycidae | |
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| Scarabaeidae | |
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