Coleoptera

Polyphaga

Cucujiformia

Superfamily: Cucujoidea

Family: Coccinellidae (Ladybug Beetles or Ladybirds)

Hippodamia convergens
s_u4_LBlarva.jpg (1994 bytes) s_1z9ladyChang.jpg (2266 bytes) s_u2_ladybeetle1.jpg (2478 bytes) s_1z7lady4c.jpg (1871 bytes)
(Convergent Lady Beetle)

Chilocorus stigma
s_u3_ladyl2.jpg (1746 bytes) s_u3_ladyl.jpg (1424 bytes) s_1z9LadyMolt.jpg (1671 bytes) s_1z9lady2stab.jpg (1623 bytes)
(Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle)

Coccinella septempunctata
s_u2_ladybird2.jpg (2266 bytes)
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)

Adalia bipunctata
s_1z8ladyB1.jpg (1802 bytes)
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)

Coleomegilla fuscilabris
s_1z7lady2.jpg (1519 bytes)
(Spotted Lady Beetle)

Harmonia axiridis
s_u5_ladylarva.jpg (1481 bytes) s_u5_ladybug.jpg (1805 bytes)
(Asian Lady Beetle)

Hippodamia parenthesis
s_1z7lady1.jpg (1778 bytes)

s_1z7lady3.jpg (1518 bytes)
Note 1.

    
 

  Superfamily: Curculionoidea

Family: Curculionidae (Snout Beetles and Weevils)

a_1z1weevil1.jpg (1959 bytes)

a_1z5wevel1m.jpg (1280 bytes)
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?family
a_1z3weevil.jpg (1274 bytes)

  

s_1z9snoutBtl.jpg (1433 bytes)

a_1z0betsnout.jpg (1843 bytes)

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  Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea

Family: Mordellidae (Tumbling Flower Beetles)

Family: Meloidae (Blister Beetles)

a_1z1betumble3.jpg (1985 bytes)

a_1z1betumble4.jpg (1379 bytes)

Epicauta sp.
a_1z0bet2l.jpg (1432 bytes)
(Blister Beetle)

  
 

 

 

 

 

  

Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea

Family: Chrysomelidae (Leaf beetles)

Pyrrhalta luteola
s_u3_eggmmust.jpg (1415 bytes) s_u3_elm.jpg (1956 bytes)
(Elm leaf beetle)

Trirhabda nitidicollis
s_u5_caterpiller.jpg (1691 bytes)
(Rabbitbrush Beetle)

 

a_1z1beetle6c.jpg (1646 bytes)

Family: Cerambycidae (Long-Horned Beetles)

Saperda tridentata
a_1z1beetle8t.jpg (1922 bytes)
(Elm Borer)

  

 

  

 

 

    

Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea

Family: Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Polyphylla decimlineata
a_1z5juneb1.jpg (1972 bytes) s_u3_grubworm.jpg (2045 bytes)
(Ten-lined June Beetle)
(White Grub Worm)

Phyllophaga spp.
s_u4_june_bug.jpg (2531 bytes)
(June Beetle)

    
 

Superfamily: Elateroidea

Family: Lampyridae (Fireflies)

Family: Elateridae (Click Beetles)

Family: Lycidae (net-winged)

s_1z8light.jpg (1299 bytes)

s_1z8clickB.jpg (1724 bytes)

 

Dictyopterus sp.
s_1z6redmate.jpg (1500 bytes)

 

Family: Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles / Leather-winged)

Podabrus sp.
a_1z1beetle5.jpg (1583 bytes)

        

Superfamily: Bostrichoidea

Family: Bostrichidae (False Powder-post Beetles)
s_1z8beetle1.jpg (2269 bytes)        
 

Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
(Ground Beetles)		 Family: Cicindelidae
(Tiger Beetles)

s_1_1_beetle01.jpg (5132 bytes)
(? Ground Beetle)

s_u4_ground_b.jpg (1721 bytes)
(? Ground Beetle)

s_1z8beetle3.jpg (2094 bytes)

a_1z1beetle2mg.jpg (1738 bytes)

Cicindela punctulata
s_1z8beetle2.jpg (1141 bytes) s_1z8beetle2z.jpg (1775 bytes)
(Tiger Beetle)
s_u4.stink_b_t.jpg (1591 bytes) a_1z5beetle2b.jpg (1213 bytes) Elaphrus sp.a_1z1beetle7mg.jpg (1439 bytes)      

Myxophaga

Archostemata

a_1z5beetle1s.jpg (2436 bytes)s_1z9Mbeetle2.jpg (1546 bytes)s_u4_bBettle.jpg (1983 bytes)s_u4_bettle2.jpg (1504 bytes)s_1z9mGrnBeetle.jpg (1369 bytes)a_1z0bet1.jpg (1468 bytes)a_1z2btl1.jpg (1988 bytes)a_1z1beetle1g.jpg (1627 bytes)

Help me identify...E-mail: tim300cx5@yahoo.com or Dave Gross

Classification Coleoptera

Coleoptera
http://eny3005.ifas.ufl.edu/lab1/Coleoptera/Coleoptera.htm
http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/albumframes/024frame.html

Beetle ID
http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/choate/beetles.pdf

Anatomy
http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Coleoptera/fleabeetles/morp244.htm

Lady-beetles
http://www.uoguelph.ca/~samarsha/lady-beetles.htm

Weevils
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/catsubject.cfm?cat=71

 

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Copyright 2002    Tim Salazar

Notes to self:

1. Variation of the 18-spot ladybird - Myrrha octodecimguttata - From:   "Paul Mabbott" <peter-mabbott@s...>
    http://www.coleopterist.org.uk/

 

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