102 beetle families and over 1,471 species treated here*

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ARCHOSTEMATA

Cupedidae - Reticulated Beetles

Micromalthidae - Telephone-pole Beetles

MYXOPHAGA

Sphaeriusidae - Minute Bog Beetles

ADEPHAGA

Rhysodidae - Wrinkled Bark Beetles 

Carabidae - Ground Beetles

• Omophroninae

• Nebriinae

• Carabinae

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• Cicindelinae - Tiger Beetles (see also: TX Tigers) & (OK USGS TBs)
  

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• Scaritinae

• Trechinae

 

• Harpalinae

• Supertribe Pterostichitae

• Chlaeniini - Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles

• Subgenus Chlaeniellus

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• Subgenus Chlaenius

• Subgenus Lithochlaenius

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• Oodini

• Pterostichini

• Zabrini

• Supertribe Harpalitae

• Tetragonoderus

• Harpalini 

• Subtribe Anisodactylina

 

• Subtribe Harpalina

• Subtribe Stenolophina

• Lebiini

• Lebia

• Licinini

 

• Badister

• Platynini

• Galeritini

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• Helluonini - Flat-horned Ground Beetles

• Zuphiini

• Brachininae

Dytiscidae - Predaceous Diving Beetle

• Laccophilus

• Hydroporinae

• Dytiscinae

Gyrinidae - Whirligig Beetles

Haliplidae - Crawling Water Beetles

Noteridae - Burrowing Water Beetles

HYDROPHILOIDEA

Hydrophilidae - Water Scavenger Beetles

• Hydrochinae

• Hydrophilinae

• Sphaeridiinae

Histeridae - Clown Beetles

• Abraeinae

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• Saprininae

 

• Dendrophilinae

• Onthophilinae

• Tribalinae

• Histerinae

• Histerini

STAPHYLINOIDEA

Hydraenidae - Minute Moss Beetles

Ptiliidae - Featherwing Beetles

Leiodidae - Round Fungus Beetles

Silphidae - Carrion Beetles

• Nicrophorus

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Staphylinidae - Rove Beetles

• Megalopsidiinae - Mega-scale Rove Beetles
  

• Osoriinae - Unmargined Rove Beetles

• Oxytelinae - Spiny-legged Rove Beetles

• Paederinae

• Pselaphinae - Ant-loving Beetles

 

• Scaphidiinae - Shining Fungus Beetles

• Scydmaeninae - Ant-like Stone Beetles

• Staphylininae - Large Rove Beetles

• Steninae - Water Skaters

• Tachyporinae - Crab-like Rove Beetles

SCARABAEOIDEA

Lucanidae - Stag Beetles

• Lucanus

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Passalidae - Bess Beetles

Trogidae - Hide Beetles

Geotrupidae - Earth-Boring Scarab Beetles

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Ochodaeidae - Sand-loving Scarab Beetles

Hybosoridae - Scavenger Scarab Beetles

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Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles

• Aphodiinae - Aphodiine Dung Beetles

• Aphodiini

• Scarabaeinae - Dung Beetles

• Canthonini

• Canthon

• Onthophagini

 

• Phanaeini

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• Melolonthinae - June Bugs

• Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga)

• Rutelinae - Shining Leaf Chafers

• Anomalini

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• Dynastinae - Rhinoceros Beetles

• Cyclocephalini

• Oryctini

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• Phileurini

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• Pentodontini

 

 

• Cetoniinae - Fruit and Flower Chafers

 

• Euphoria

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SCIRTOIDEA

Eucinetidae - Plate-thigh Beetles 

Scirtidae - Marsh Beetles

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DASCILLOIDEA

Rhipiceridae - Cicada Parasite Beetles

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BUPRESTOIDEA

Buprestidae - Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (see also: TX Bups)

• Polycestinae

• Acmaeodera

• Chrysochroinae

• Dicerca

• Buprestinae

• Anthaxia

• Buprestis

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• Chrysobothrini

• Agrilinae

• Agrilus

 

 

• Brachys
  

 

• Taphrocerus

 

• Pachyschelus

BYRRHOIDEA 

Byrrhidae - Pill or Moss Beetles

Elmidae - Riffle Beetles

• Dubiraphia

• Optioservus

• Stenelmis

Dryopidae - Long-toed Water Beetles

Lutrochidae - Travertine Beetles

Limnichidae - Minute Marsh-loving Beetles

Heteroceridae - Variegated Mud-loving Beetles

Psephenidae - Water Penny Beetles

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Ptilodactylidae - Toe-winged Beetles

Chelonariidae - Turtle Beetles

Callirhipidae - Callirhipid Cedar Beetles

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ELATEROIDEA

Artematopodidae - Soft-bodied Plant Beetles

Cerophytidae - Rare Click Beetles

Eucnemidae - False Click Beetles

• Melasinae

• Dirhagini

Throscidae - Small False Click Beetles

Elateridae - Click Beetles

• Cebrioninae

• Agrypninae

• Elaterinae

 

• Dendrometrinae

• Negastriinae

• Oxynopterinae

Lycidae - Net-winged Beetles

• Erotinae

 

• Platerodinae

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• Lycinae

Phengodidae - Glowworm Beetles

Lampyridae - Fireflies (see also, TX Fireflies)

Cantharidae - Soldier Beetles

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• Cantharinae

DERODONTOIDEA

Derodontidae - Tooth-necked Fungus Beetles

BOSTRICHOIDEA

Dermestidae - Skin Beetles

 

• Anthrenus

• Cryptorhopalum

• Dermestes

 

Bostrichidae - Horned Powder-post Beetles

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• Bostrichinae

Family Anobiidae (or Ptinidae) - Death-watch and Spider Beetles

• Ptininae - Spider Beetles

• Ernobiinae

• Anobiinae

• Xyletininae

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• Dorcatominae

• Calymmaderus

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• Petalium

• Mesocoelopodinae

LYMEXYLONOIDEA

Lymexylidae - Ship-timber Beetles

CLEROIDEA

Trogossitidae - Bark-gnawing Beetles

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Cleridae - Checkered Beetles (see also: TX Clerids)

• Cymatodera
  

• Enoclerus

• Phyllobaenus

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Melyridae - Soft-winged Flower Beetles

 

• Malachiinae

• Attalus

 

CUCUJOIDEA

Sphindidae - Cryptic Slime Mold Beetles

Kateretidae - Short-winged Flower Beetles

Nitidulidae - Sap-feeding Beetles

• Cillaeinae

• Carpophilinae

• Epuraeinae

• Nitidulinae

• Cryptarchinae

Monotomidae - Root-eating Beetles

• Monotoma

Silvanidae - Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles

• Silvaninae

Passandridae - Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles

Cucujidae - Flat Bark Beetles

Laemophloeidae - Lined Flat Bark Beetles

 

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Phalacridae - Shining Flower Beetles

Cryptophagidae - Silken Fungus Beetles

Erotylidae - Pleasing Fungus Beetles

• Languriini - Lizard Beetles

• Tritomini

• Triplax

• Tritoma

• Xenoscelinae

Byturidae - Fruitworm Beetles

Biphyllidae - False Skin Beetles

Bothrideridae - Dry Bark Beetles

Cerylonidae - Minute Bark Beetles

Euxestidae - 'Well Polished' Beetles (former subfamily of Cerylonidae)

Endomychidae - Handsome Fungus Beetles

 

• Endomychinae

Anamorphidae - 'Without Form' Beetles (former subfamily of Endomychidae)

Coccinellidae - Lady Beetles (see also: Lady Beetles of sc US)

• Sticholotidinae

• Scymninae

• Diomus
  

• Scymnus
  

• Hyperaspis
  

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• Hyperaspidius
  

• Brachiacantha
  

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•  Chilocorinae

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• Coccinellinae

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Corylophidae - Minute Hooded Beetles

Latridiidae - Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles

TENEBRIONOIDEA

Mycetophagidae - Hairy Fungus

• Mycetophagus

 

Ciidae - Minute Tree-fungus Beetles

Tetratomidae - Polypore Fungus Beetles

• Tetratominae

• Eustrophinae

Melandryidae - False Darkling Beetles

• Melandryinae

Mordellidae - Tumbling Flower Beetles

 

Ripiphoridae - Wedge-shaped Beetles

Zopheridae - Ironclad Beetles  (includes Monommatidae)

• Zopherinae

• Colydiinae

• Colydiini

• Synchitini

Tenebrionidae - Darkling Beetles

• Lagriinae 

• Tenebrioninae

• Alleculinae - Comb-clawed Beetles

• Diaperinae

• Platydema

 

 

• Stenochiinae

Synchroidae - Synchroa Bark Beetles

Oedemeridae - False Blister Beetles (see also: TX oedemerids)

Meloidae - Blister Beetles (see also: TX Blisters)

 

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Mycteridae - Palm and Flower Beetles

Pyrochroidae - Fire-Colored Beetles

Salpingidae - Narrow-waisted Bark Beetles

Anthicidae - Antlike Flower Beetles

• Anthicinae

• Acanthinus

• Anthicus

• Ischyropalpus

• Vacusus

• Notoxinae

Aderidae - Antlike Leaf Beetles

• Zonantes

• Aderini

 

Scraptiidae - False Flower Beetles

CHRYSOMELOIDEA

Cerambycidae - Long-horned Beetles (see also: TX Longhorns)

• Disteniinae (sometimes treated as a full family)
  

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• Parandrinae

• Prioninae

• Spondylidinae (includes Aseminae)

• Lepturinae - Flower Longhorns

• Typocerus

 

• Cerambycinae

• Dryobius

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• Clytini

• Anaglyptini

• Tillomorphini

• Euderces - Ant-mimicking Longhorns

• Trachyderini

• Batyle

• Purpuricenus

• Lamiinae - Flat-Faced Longhorns

• Moneilema

 

• Goes

 

 

• Eupogonius

• Acanthocinini

• Saperda

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• Mecas

• Oberea

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• Hemierana

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• Tribe Tetraopini

 

• Tetraopes - Milkweed Longhorns

 

Orsodacnidae - Ravenous Leaf Beetles

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Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles (see also: TX Leafs)

• Bruchinae - Pea and Bean Weevils

• Acanthoscelides

• Megacerus

• Sennius
  

• Donaciinae - Aquatic Leaf Beetles

• Criocerinae

• Cassidinae - Tortoise Beetles and Hispines
  

 

• Cassidini - Tortoise Beetles

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• Chrysomelinae -Broad-shouldered Leaf Beetles

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• Calligrapha

• Chrysomela

• Labidomera

• Leptinotarsa

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• Phaedon

• Zygogramma

• Galerucinae - Skeletonizing leaf beetles

• Luperini

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• Acalymma

• Diabrotica
  

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• Phyllobrotica

• Galerucini

• Alticini - Flea Beetles

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• Altica Genus Group
  

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• Asphaera Genus Group

• Capraita
  

• Chaetocnema

• Crepidodera Genus Group

• Disonycha

• Kuschelina
  

• Longitarsus Genus Group
  

• Orthaltica Genus Group

• Systena

• Eumolpinae - Oval Leaf Beetles

• Tribe Typophorini

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• Paria
  

• Tribe Eumolpini

• Tribe Adoxini

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• Cryptocephalinae - The Casebearers or Cylindrical leaf beetles

• Cryptocephalini

• Griburius

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• Pachybrachis (see also: Pachybrachis of Texas)

• Bassareus

• Cryptocephalus (see also: N. Ameri. Cryptocephalus spp.)

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• Diachus

• Clytrini - Short-horned leaf beetles

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• Chlamisini - Warty Leaf Beetles

CURCULIONOIDEA

Nemonychidae - Pine Flower Snout Beetles

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Anthribidae - Fungus Weevils

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• Anthribinae

• Euparius

• Ormiscus

• Trigonorhinus

Attelabidae - Leaf Rolling Weevils

• Rhynchitinae

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Brentidae - Straight-snouted Weevils

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• Apioninae - Pear-shaped Weevils

Brachyceridae - 'Short-horned' Weevils

Curculionidae - Weevils (see also: Weevils of Texas)

• Dryophthorinae

• Rhodobaenus

 

• Sphenophorus - Billbugs

 

•  Curculioninae

•  Anthonomini

 

 

• Curculionini

• Rhamphini - Flea Weevils

• Tychiini - Leguminous Seed Weevils

• Smicronyx

• Bagoinae

• Baridinae - Flower Weevils

• Apostasimerini

• Baridini

• Madarini

• Ceutorhynchinae - Minute Seed Weevils
  

• Conoderinae

• Cossoninae

• Cryptorhynchinae - Hidden Snout Weevils

• Cryptorhynchini

• Tyloderma
  

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• Gasterocercini

• Cyclominae - Underwater Weevils
  

• Entiminae - Broad-nosed Weevils

• Naupactini

• Ophryastini

• Sitonini

• Tanymecini

• Lixinae

• Mesoptiliinae

• Molytinae

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• Platypodinae - Pinhole Bark Borers

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• Scolytinae - Bark and Ambrosia Beetles

• Scolytini - Typical Bark Beetles

• Corthylina

• Cryphalina

• Ipina

• Pityophthorina

• Scolytina

• Xyleborina

• Hylesinini - Crenulate Bark Beetles

• Phloeosinina

• Phloeotribina

Resources

Oklahoma Beetle Lists

• Checklist of the Coleoptera of Oklahoma - Don Arnold, Retired, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
  
• List of Coleoptera Collected in Latimer County, Oklahoma by Karl Stephan 

Techniques

• Collecting Techniques
  
• Photographic Techniques
  

Oklahoma Beetle Bibliography

• Bibliography of Oklahoma Coleoptera (PDF) - Oklahoma State University

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