Select Beetles of Southern Alabama

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Some 95 beetle species in 27 families are represented here

Coleoptera collected in Mobile and Baldwin Counties: 26-30-VII-2012
Specimens deposited in the Texas A&M University Insect Collection (TAMUIC)
Unless otherwise noted, all photos by Mile Quinn

Carabidae - Dytiscidae - Staphylinidae - Scarabaeoidea - Byrrhoidea - Elateroidea - Bostrichoidea - Cleroidae - Cucujoidea - Tenebrionoidea - Chrysomeloidea - Curculionoidea

Carabidae - Ground Beetles    

Insect 010 (Beetle) - Calosoma sayi (Photo by Jon Rapp)
072812Tiger1 - Ellipsoptera hamata (Photo by Ken Allen)

Stenolophus ochropezus (Say) - Stenolophus ochropezus Selenophorus Acupalpus (Tachistodes) sp. - Acupalpus Selenophorus palliatus (Fabricius) - Selenophorus palliatus

Bembidiine Elaphropus

Dytiscidae - Predaceous Diving Beetle

Copelatus chevrolati Aubé - Copelatus chevrolati Celina Thermonectus basillaris (Harris) - Thermonectus basillaris

HYDROPHILOIDEA

Hydrophilidae - Water Scavenger Beetles

Tropisternus lateralis nimbatus (Say) - Tropisternus lateralis Enochrus

Hydrochus

STAPHYLINOIDEA

Staphylinidae - Rove Beetles

  Subtribe Subtribe Anotylus insignitus (Gravenhorst) - Anotylus insignitus - female Carpelimus Carpelimus
Philonthus rufulus Horn - Philonthus rufulus
Coproporus

SCARABAEOIDEA

Geotrupidae - Earth-Boring Scarab Beetles

Eucanthus subtropicus Howden - Eucanthus subtropicus

Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles

 Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer) - Ataenius imbricatus Platytomus longulus (Cartwright) - Platytomus longulus Ataenius Ateuchus lecontei (Harold) - Ateuchus lecontei Ateuchus lecontei (Harold) - Ateuchus lecontei Phyllophaga Phyllophaga   Phyllophaga aemula (Horn) - Phyllophaga aemula Phyllophaga aemula (Horn) - Phyllophaga aemula 
Anomala Anomala Anomala innuba (Fabricius) - Anomala innuba Anomala flavipennis Burmeister - Anomala flavipennis Anomala undulata Melsheimer - Anomala undulata  Tomarus neglectus (LeConte) - Tomarus neglectus

BYRRHOIDEA

Family Scirtidae - Marsh Beetles

Ora texana Champion - Ora texana Cyphon Cyphon

Limnichidae - Minute Marsh-loving Beetles

Limnichine

Heteroceridae - Variegated Mud-loving Beetles

Tropicus pusillus (Say) - Tropicus pusillus

Ptilodactylidae - Toe-winged Beetles

Ptilodactyla - male Ptilodactyla - male Ptilodactyla - male

ELATEROIDEA

Elateridae - Click Beetles

Megapenthes rufilabris (Germar) - Megapenthes rufilabris Megapenthes rufilabris (Germar) - Megapenthes rufilabris Conoderus scissus (Schaeffer) - Conoderus scissus Conoderus scissus (Schaeffer) - Conoderus scissus Blauta cribraria (Germar) - Blauta cribraria Heteroderes falli (Lane) - Heteroderes falli Conoderus bellus (Say) - Conoderus bellus Rismethus squamiger (Champion) - Rismethus squamiger (Last photo by Robert Lord Zimlich)

BOSTRICHOIDEA

Family Anobiidae - Death-watch and Spider Beetles

Byrrhodes

CLEROIDEA

Trogossitidae - Bark-gnawing Beetles

Temnoscheila acuta (LeConte) - Temnoscheila acuta Temnoscheila acuta (LeConte) - Temnoscheila acuta

CUCUJOIDEA

Sphindus - Cryptic Slime Mold Beetles

Sphindus

Nitidulidae - Sap-feeding Beetles

Carpophilus Stelidota coenosa Erichson - Stelidota coenosa Stelidota octomaculata (Say) - Stelidota octomaculata  Cryptarcha concinna Melsheimer - Cryptarcha concinna

Monotomidae - Root-eating Beetles

Monotoma picipes Herbst - Monotoma picipes

Silvanidae - Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles

Ahasverus rectus (LeConte) - Ahasverus rectus

Erotylidae - Pleasing Fungus Beetles

Triplax festiva Lacordaire - Triplax festiva Toramus pulchellus (LeConte) - Toramus pulchellus 

Cerylonidae - Minute Bark Beetles

Philothermus glabriculus LeConte - Philothermus glabriculus

Coccinellidae - Lady Beetles

Scymnus Scymnus Scymnus Scymnus Diomus terminatus (Say) - Diomus terminatus Diomus terminatus (Say) - Diomus terminatus

TENEBRIONOIDEA

Family Ciidae - Minute Tree-fungus Beetles

Cis

Mordelidae - Tumbling Flower Beetles

 Mordellistena trifasciata (Say) - Mordellistena trifasciata

Tenebrionidae - Darkling Beetles

Hymenorus Blapstinus Platydema

Anthicidae - Antlike Flower Beetles

Acanthinus argentinus (Pic) - Acanthinus argentinus Acanthinus argentinus (Pic) - Acanthinus argentinus Vacusus vicinus (LaFerté-Sénectère) - Vacusus vicinus Vacusus vicinus (LaFerté-Sénectère) - Vacusus vicinus

Aderidae - Antlike Leaf Beetles

Elonus basalis (LeConte) - Elonus basalis Pseudariotus notatus (LeConte) - Pseudariotus notatus Pseudariotus notatus (LeConte) - Pseudariotus notatus Zonantes nubifer (LeConte) - Zonantes nubifer

CHRYSOMELOIDEA

Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles

(Photos by Stephen Cresswell) Zygogramma heterothecae Linell - Zygogramma heterothecae Zygogramma heterothecae Linell - Zygogramma heterothecae

  Lysathia ludoviciana (Fall) - Lysathia ludoviciana Systena blanda Melsheimer - Systena blanda Pseudolampsis guttata (LeConte) - Pseudolampsis guttata

Colaspis recurva Blake - Colaspis recurva

Exema neglecta Blatchley - Exema neglecta - female Exema neglecta Blatchley - Exema neglecta

CURCULIONOIDEA

Curculionidae - Weevils

Curculio Curculio Nicentrus saccharinus Marshall - Nicentrus saccharinus Nicentrus saccharinus Marshall - Nicentrus saccharinus Nicentrus saccharinus Marshall - Nicentrus saccharinus Nicentrus decipiens (LeConte) - Nicentrus decipiens Nicentrus Nicentrus
Cophes oblongus (LeConte) - Eubulus obliquefasciatus Cophes oblongus (LeConte) - Eubulus obliquefasciatus 

Naupactus cervinus Boheman - Naupactus cervinus Naupactus cervinus Boheman - Naupactus cervinus Eudiagogus rosenschoeldi Fahraeus - Eudiagogus rosenschoeldi Eudiagogus rosenschoeldi Fahraeus - Eudiagogus rosenschoeldi Eudiagogus pulcher Fahraeus - Eudiagogus pulcher Asiatic Oak Weevil - Cyrtepistomus castaneus

Piazorhinus pictus LeConte - Piazorhinus pictus Piazorhinus pictus LeConte - Piazorhinus pictus Piazorhinus pictus LeConte - Piazorhinus pictus Piazorhinus pictus LeConte - Piazorhinus pictus Euplatypus compositus (Say) - Euplatypus compositus - female Euplatypus compositus (Say) - Euplatypus compositus - femaleCnesinus strigicollis LeConte - Cnesinus strigicollis Cnesinus strigicollis LeConte - Cnesinus strigicollis Cnesinus strigicollis LeConte - Cnesinus strigicollis Orthotomicus caelatus (Eichhoff) - Orthotomicus caelatus Orthotomicus caelatus (Eichhoff) - Orthotomicus caelatus Coccotrypes distinctus (Motschulsky) - Coccotrypes distinctus Coccotrypes distinctus (Motschulsky) - Coccotrypes distinctus  Ips grandicollis (Eichhoff) - Ips grandicollis Xyleborinus pubescens Zimmermann - Xyleborus pubescens Xyleborinus pubescens Zimmermann - Xyleborus pubescens  Xyleborus ferrugineus (Fabricius) - Xyleborus ferrugineus Xyleborus ferrugineus (Fabricius) - Xyleborus ferrugineus Xyleborus ferrugineus (Fabricius) - Xyleborus ferrugineus  Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) - Xylosandrus crassiusculus - female Ips avulsus (Eichhoff) - Ips avulsus Ips avulsus (Eichhoff) - Ips avulsus Ips avulsus (Eichhoff) - Ips avulsus

Balsbaugh, Jr., E.U. & K.L. Hays. 1972. The leaf beetles of Alabama (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 441: 1-223.

King, J.G. & P.K. Lago. 2012. The variegated mud-loving beetles (Coleoptera: Heteroceridae) of Mississippi and Alabama, with discussion and keys to the species occurring in the southeastern United States. Insecta Mundi 0275: 1-53.

Loding, H.P. 1945. Catalogue of the beetles of Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, Monograph 11: 1-172.

Aug 17, 2012 © Mike Quinn / entomike@gmail.com / Texas Entomology /  Texas Beetle Resources / Photo Techniques