TX Coleoptera - Beetle Pix by Fam, Subfam, Tribe

Texas Coleoptera

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Order Coleoptera - Beetles

Carabidae - Dytiscidae - Staphylinoidea - Scarabaeoidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea - Elateroidea - Bostrichoidea - Cleroidae - Cucujoidea - Tenebrionoidea - Cerambycidae - Chrysomelidae - Curculionoidea

Suborder Archostemata

Family Cupedidae - Reticulated Beetles [1]*

Family Micromalthidae - Telephone-pole Beetles [2]

Suborder Myxophaga

Family Sphaeriusidae - Minute Bog Beetles [3]

Family Hydroscaphidae - Skiff Beetles [4]

Suborder Adephaga

Family Rhysodidae - Wrinkled Bark Beetles [5]

Family Carabidae - Ground Beetles [6]

Carabinae - Calosoma
Cicindelinae - Tiger Beetles

Tetracha
Cicindela
Cylindera
Dromochorus
Ellipsoptera
Eunota
Habroscelimorpha

Harpalinae -
            Chlaeniini
            Cyclosomini
            Harpalini
            Helluonini
            Lachnophorini
            Lebiini
            Licinini
            Loxandrini
            Odacanthini - Long-necked Ground Beetles
            Oodini
            Panagaeini
            Pentagonicini
            Platynini
            Pterostichini
            Zuphiini
Omophroninae
Paussinae
Scaritinae
Trechinae

Family Gyrinidae - Whirligig Beetles [7]

Family Haliplidae - Crawling Water Beetles [8]

Family Noteridae - Burrowing Water Beetles [10]

Family Dytiscidae - Predaceous Diving Beetles [12]

Colymbetinae
Copelatinae
Dytiscinae
Hydroporinae
Laccophilinae

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Hydrophiloidea

Family Hydrophilidae - Water Scavenger Beetles [13]

Hydrochinae
Hydrophilinae

Berosini
Anacaenini
Hydrophilini

Sphaeridiinae

Family Histeridae - Clown Beetles [15]

Abraeinae
Saprininae
Onthophilinae
Tribalinae
Histerinae
Hetaeriinae

Superfamily Staphylinoidea

Family Hydraenidae - Minute Moss Beetles [16]

Family Ptiliidae - Featherwinged Beetles [17]

Family Agyrtidae - Primitive Carrion Beetles [18]

Family Leiodidae - Round Fungus Beetles [19]

Family Silphidae - Carrion Beetles [21]

Family Staphylinidae - Rove Beetles [20 & 22]

Omaliinae
Pselaphina e - Ant-loving Beetles
Tachyporin ae - Crab-like Rove Beetles
Aleocharinae
Scaphidiinae - Shining Fungus Beetles
Oxytelinae - Spiny-legged Rove Beetles
Scydmaeninae - Ant-like Stone Beetles
Steninae - Water Skaters
Paederinae

Pinophilini
Paederini

Staphylininae - Large Rove Beetles

Diochini
Platyprosopini
Staphylinini
Xantholinini

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Lucanidae - Stag Beetles [23]

Family Passalidae - Bess Beetles [25]

Family Glaresidae - Enigmatic Scarab Beetles [26]

Family Trogidae - Hide Beetles [27]

Family Geotrupidae - Earth-Boring Dung Beetles [29]

Family Ochodaeidae - Sand-loving Scarab Beetles [30]

Family Hybosoridae - Scavenger Beetles [31 & 32]

Family Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles [34]

Aphodiinae - Aphodiine Dung Beetles

Scarabaeinae - Dung Beetles

Canthonini
Coprini
Onthophagini
Phanaeini

Melolonthinae - June Beetles ("Junebugs")

Podolasiini
Sericini
Melolonthini
Diplotaxini
Macrodactylini

Rutelinae - Leaf Chafers

Anomalini
Rutelini

Dynastinae - Rhinoceros Beetles

Cyclocephalini
Pentodontini
Oryctini
Phileurini
Dynastini

Cetoniinae - Fruit and Flower Chafers

Gymnetini
Cetoniini
Cremastocheilini
Trichiini

Superfamily Scirtoidea

Family Eucinetidae - Plate-thigh Beetles [35]

Family Clambidae - Minute Beetles [36]

Family Scirtidae - Marsh Beetles [37]

Superfamily Dascilloidea

Family Dascillidae - Soft-bodied Plant Beetles [38]

Family Rhipiceridae - Cicada Parasite Beetles [39]

Superfamily Derodontoidea

Family Derodontidae - Tooth-necked Fungus Beetles [66]

Superfamily Bostrichoidea

Family Nosodendridae - Wounded-tree Beetles [67]

Family Dermestidae - Carpet Beetles [68]

Dermestinae
Megatominae

Family Bostrichidae - Horned Powder-post Beetles [69]

Endecatominae
Polycaoninae
Bostrichinae

Bostrichini
Xyloperthini

Lyctinae

Family Anobiidae - Death-watch and Spider Beetles [70]

Anobiinae - Death-watch Beetles
Dorcatominae

Calymmaderini
Dorcatomini
Petaliini

Ernobiinae
Mesocoelopodinae
Ptininae - Spider Beetles
Xyletininae

Lasiodermini
Xyletinini

Superfamily Lymexylonoidea

Family Lymexylidae - Ship-timber Beetles [71]

Superfamily Cleroidea

Family Trogossitidae - Bark-gnawing Beetles [72]

Family Cleridae - Checkered Beetles [73] (See also)

Tillinae
Hydnocerinae
Clerinae

Epiphloeinae
Enopliinae
Korynetinae

Family Melyridae - Soft-winged Flower Beetles [74]

Malachiinae
Melyrinae
Dasytinae

Superfamily Cucujoidea

Family Sphindidae - Cryptic Slime Mold Beetles [75]

Family Kateretidae - Short-winged Flower Beetles [=Brachypteridae] [76]

Family Nitidulidae - Sap-feeding Beetles [77]

Cillaeinae
Carpophilinae
Nitidulinae
Cryptarchinae

Family Smicripidae - Palmetto Beetles [78]

Family Monotomidae - Root-eating Beetles [79]

Family Silvanidae - Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles [80]

Family Passandridae - Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles [81]

Family Cucujidae - Flat Bark Beetles [82]

Family Laemophloeidae - Lined Flat Bark Beetles [83]

Family Phalacridae - Shining Flower Beetles [84]

Family Cryptophagidae - Silken Fungus Beetles [85]

Family Erotylidae - Pleasing Fungus Beetles [86 & 87]

Erotylinae - Pleasing Fungus Beetles
Xenoscelinae

Family Byturidae - Fruitworm Beetles [88]

Family Biphyllidae - False Skin Beetles [89]

Family Bothrideridae - Dry Bark Beetles [90]

Family Cerylonidae - Minute Bark Beetles [91]

Family Endomychidae - Handsome Fungus Beetles [92]

Family Coccinellidae - Ladybird Beetles [93] - (See also)

Sticholotidinae
Scymninae

Scymnini
Diomini
Hyperaspidini
Brachiacanthini

Chilocorinae
Coccidulinae
Coccinellinae
Epilachninae - Plant-eating Lady Beetles

Family Corylophidae - Minute Hooded Beetles [94]

Family Latridiidae - Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles [95]

Corticariinae
Latridiinae

Superfamily Tenebrionoidea

Family Mycetophagidae - Hairy Fungus Beetles [96]

Bergininae
Mycetophaginae

Family Archeocrypticidae - Cryptic Fungus Beetles [97]

Family Ciidae - Minute Tree-fungus Beetles [98]

Family Tetratomidae - Polypore Fungus Beetles [99]

Family Melandryidae - False Darkling Beetles [100]

Osphyinae
Melandryinae

Family Mordellidae - Tumbling Flower Beetles [101]

Conaliini
Mordellini
Mordellistenini

Family Ripiphoridae - Wedge-shaped Beetles [102]

Family Zopheridae - Ironclad Beetles [103, 104 & 105]

Now inclides both Colydiidae [103] and Monommatinae [104]

Family Tenebrionidae - Darkling Beetles [106] **Higher taxonomy follows Bouchard et al. (2005)

Lagriinae - Long-jointed Beetles

Goniaderini
Lagriini

Pimeliinae
Diaperinae

Diaperini
Crypticini
Hypophlaeini

Tenebrioninae

Bolitophagini
Tenebrionini
Triboliini
Ulomini
Helopini
Amarygmini
Amphidorini
Pedinini
Opatrini

Alleculinae - Comb-clawed Beetles
Stenochiinae

Family Synchroidae - Synchroa Bark Beetles [108]

Family Oedemeridae - False Blister Beetles [109]

Oedemerinae
Polypriinae

Family Stenotrachelidae - False Longhorn Beetles [110]

Family Meloidae - Blister Beetles [111]

Nemognathinae
Meloinae

Family Mycteridae - Palm and Flower Beetles [112]

Family Pyrochroidae - Fire-Colored Beetles [115]

Family Salpingidae - Narrow-waisted Bark Beetles [116]

Family Anthicidae - Antlike Flower Beetles [117]

Family Aderidae - Antlike Leaf Beetles [118]

Family Scraptiidae - False Flower Beetles [119]

Anaspidinae
Scraptiinae

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea

Family Ceram bycidae - Longhorned Beetles [120] - (See also)

Disteniinae

Parandrinae
Prioninae
Spondylidinae (includes Aseminae)
Lepturinae
Cerambycinae
Lamiinae

Acanthocinini
Acanthoderini
Agapanthiini
Anisocerini
Apomecynini
Cyrtinini
Desmiphorini
Dorcaschematini
Hemilophini
Lamiini
Moneilemini
Onciderini
Phytoecini
Pogonocherini
Pteropliini
Saperdini
Tetraopini

Family Megalopodidae - Megalopodid Leaf Beetles [122]

Family Orsodacnidae - Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles [123]

Family Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles [121 & 124] - (See also: TX Chrysomelidae)
Bruchinae
Cassidinae

Cassidini - Tortoise Beetles
Hemisphaerotini - Tortoise Beetles
Ischyrosonychini - Tortoise Beetles
Chalepini - Hispines

           Chrysomelinae
        Criocerinae
        Cryptocephalinae - Casebearers

Cryptocephalini (See also: N. Amer. Cryptocephalus) (See also: TX Pachybrachis)
Clytrini
Chlamisini

Donaciinae - Aquatic Leaf Beetles
Eumolpinae

Typophorin
Eumolpini
Adoxini

Galerucinae - Skeletonizing leaf beetles

Alticini - Flea Beetles
Galerucini
Luperini

Superfamily Curculionoidea

Family Nemonychidae - Pine Flower Snout Beetles [125]

Family Anthribidae - Fungus Weevils [126] - (See Also)

Anthribinae
Choraginae

Family Belidae - Cycad Weevils [127]

Family Attelabidae - Leaf Rolling Weevils [128]

Attelabinae - Leaf-rolling Weevils
Rhynchitinae - Tooth-nosed Snout Weevils

Rhynchitini
Pterocolini

Family Brentidae - Straight-snouted Weevils [129]

Brentinae
Cyladinae
Apioninae

Family Ithyceridae - New York Weevils [130]

Family Curculionidae - Snout and Bark Beetles [131]

Dryophthorinae
Erirhininae
Curculioninae
Bagoinae
Baridinae
Ceutorhynchinae
Conoderinae
Cossoninae
Cryptorhynchinae
Cyclominae
Entiminae - Broad-nosed Weevils
Hyperinae
Mesoptiliinae
Molytinae
Scolytinae - Bark and Ambrosia Beetles

Hylesinini
Scolytini

Platypodinae - Pinhole Bark Borers

*Numbers in brackets refer to the corresponding chapter numbers in American Beetles:

American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia - Limited Preview
Ross H Arnett, Jr.; Michael C Thomas. (editors). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. xvi + 443 pp.
American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea - Limited Preview
Ross H Arnett, JR; Michael C Thomas; Paul E Skelley; J. Howard Frank. (editors). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. xiv + 861 pp

**The higher taxonomy in Tenebrionidae follows Bouchard et al. (2005):
Bouchard, P., J.F. Lawrence, A.E. Davies, & A.F. Newton. 2005. Synoptic classification of the World Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) with a review of family group names. Annales Zoologici 55(4): 499–530.