Quinn's Working List of Rare Texas Beetles

Many of these beetle species have been on and off the Texas list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN).
Only the few species that are federally listed have any legal protection.

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Carabidae - Ground Beetles

Agra rileyi Erwin - Agra rileyi Calleida fimbriata (Bates) - Calleida fimbriata Nemotarsus rhombifer Bates - Nemotarsus rhombifer Lebia calliope Bates - Lebia calliope Apenes sp. EGR 4 - Apenes Apenes sp. EGR 1 - Apenes Calleida planulata LeConte - Calleida planulata Oxycrepis intercepta (Chaudoir) - Stolonis intercepta Cylindronotum aeneum Putzeys - Cylindronotum aeneum Hyboptera auxiliadora Erwin - Hyboptera auxiliadora Onota angulicollis (Reiche) - Onota angulicollis Galerita (Galerita) aequinoctialis Chaudoir - Galerita aequinoctialis Calosoma aurocinctum Chaudoir - Calosoma aurocinctum - female Anatrichis oblonga G. Horn - Anatrichis oblonga Loxandrus sculptilis Bates - Loxandrus sculptilis Loxandrus rectangularis LeConte - Loxandrus rectangulus

Histeridae - Clown Beetles

Teretriosoma conigerum Lewis - Teretriosoma conigerum Teretriosoma chalybaeum Horn - Teretriosoma chalybaeum - female

Staphylinidae - Rove Beetles

Platyprosopus mexicanus Sharp - Platyprosopus mexicanus Dacnochilus angularis (Erichson) - Dacnochilus angularis

Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles

Phanaeus adonis Harold - Phanaeus adonis - male Onthophagus batesi Howden & Cartwright - Onthophagus batesi Deltochilum scabriusculum Bates - Deltochilum scabriusculum - male - female Phyllophaga vexata (Horn) - Phyllophaga vexata Cotalpa conclamara Young - Cotalpa conclamara Polyphylla (Polyphylla) pottsorum Hardy - Polyphylla pottsorum Polyphylla (Polyphylla) monahansensis Hardy - Polyphylla monahansensis

Buprestidae - Metallic Wood-boring Beetles

Trigonogya reticulaticollis (Schaeffer) - Trigonogya reticulaticollis Acmaeodera starrae Knull - Acmaeodera starrae Xenorhipis hidalgoensis Knull - Xenorhipis hidalgoensis - male Spectralia prosternalis (Schaeffer) - Spectralia prosternalis Lampetis cupreopunctata (Schaeffer) - Lampetis cupreopunctata Actenodes flexicaulis Schaeffer - Actenodes flexicaulis Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat - Chrysobothris acutipennis Chrysobothris pubilineata Vogt - Chrysobothris pubilineata Paratyndaris (Paratyndaris) cincta (Horn) - Paratyndaris cincta Agrilus subtropicus Schaeffer - Agrilus subtropicus Agrilus langei - male Agrilus exsapindi Vogt - Agrilus exsapindi Agrilus taeniatus Chevrolat - Agrilus taeniatus Agrilus neoprosopidus Knull - Agrilus neoprosopidus Agrilus esperanzae Knull - Agrilus esperanzae Agrilus toxotes Obenberger - Agrilus toxotes - male Agrilus obscurilineatus Vogt - Agrilus obscurilineatus Pachyschelus fisheri Vogt - Pachyschelus fisheri

Ora hyacintha Lachnodactyla texana Schaeffer - Lachnodactyla texana Vitellius texanus Knull - Vitellius texanus Protofarsus caribicus Muona - Protofarsus caribicus

Elateridae - Click Beetles

Anchastus augusti (Candèze) - Anchastus augusti Drapetes niger Bonvouloir - Drapetes niger Megapenthes nigriceps Schaeffer - Megapenthes nigriceps Aeolus subornatus (Schaeffer) - Aeolus subornatus Conoderus similis (Schaeffer) - Conoderus similis

Cantharidae - Soldier Beetles

Tytthonyx ruficollis Schaeffer - Tytthonyx ruficollis

Bostrichidae - Horned Powder-post Beetles

Micrapate dinoderoides (Horn) - Micrapate dinoderoides Xylomeira tridens (Fabricius) - Xylomeira tridens

Family Anobiidae - Death-watch and Spider Beetles

Trichodesma pulchella Schaeffer - Trichodesma pulchella Ptinus tumidus Fall - Ptinus tumidus - male Ptinus sp. (EGR 2) - Ptinus - male Ptinus sp. (EGR 3) - Ptinus - female Ptinus sp. (EGR 4) - Ptinus Xyletinus fasciatus White - Xyletinus fasciatus - male Niptinus unilineatus (Pic) - Niptinus unilineatus Trichodesma sordida Horn - Trichodesma sordida Trichodesma texana Schaeffer - Trichodesma texana Striatheca Stichtoptychus agonus Fall - Stichtoptychus agonus Cryptorama vorticale Fall (or near) - Cryptorama vorticale Tricorynus congruus (Fall) - Tricorynus congruus Tricorynus fastigiatus (Fall) - Tricorynus fastigiatus Tricorynus lucidus White - Tricorynus lucidus Tricorynus texanus - Tricorynus texanus Cis sp. 1 - Cis Cis sp. 2 - Cis - female

Cleridae - Checkered Beetles

Phyllobaenus corticinus (Gorham) - Phyllobaenus corticinus Madoniella rectangularis Opitz - Madoniella rectangularis

Nitidulidae - Sap-feeding Beetles

Brachypeplus habecki Cline and Skelley - Brachypeplus habecki Camptodes texanus Schaeffer - Camptodes texanus Amphicrossus

Europs fervida Blatchley - Europs fervida Truquiella - female Loberus ornatus Schaeffer - Loberus ornatus Toramus chamaeropis (Schaeffer) - Toramus chamaeropis Toramus sp. EGR 1 - Toramus Philothermus

Coccinellidae - Lady Beetles

Cephaloscymnus occidentalis Horn - Cephaloscymnus occidentalis Diomus pseudotaedatus Gordon - Diomus pseudotaedatus Hyperaspis rotunda Casey - Hyperaspis rotunda Hyperaspis - female

Tenebrionidae - Darkling Beetles

Talanus mecoscelis Triplehorn - Talanus mecoscelis Strongylium championi Gebien - Strongylium championi Pechalius pilosus Statira hirsuta Champion - Statira hirsuta Platydema sexnotatum Chevrolat - Platydema sexnotatum Rhypasma - female Anaedus texanus Linell - Anaedus texanus Anaedus pallidus Schaeffer - Anaedus pallidus Zophobas Apsida belti Bates - Apsida belti

Oxacis caerulea Champion - Oxacis caerulea

Sapintus lutescens (Champion) - Sapintus lutescens Sapintus sp. 1 - Sapintus - male Aderus tantillus (Champion) - Aderus tantillus Axylophilus

Cerambycidae - Long-horned Beetles

Cyphonotida rostrata texana Giesbert & Hovore - Cyphonotida rostrata Agallissus lepturoides (Chevrolat) - Agallissus lepturoides Ornithia mexicana mexicana (Sturm) - Ornithia mexicana - male Eburia stigmatica Chevrolat - Susuacanga stigmatica Stenosphenus lugens LeConte - Stenosphenus lugens  Lissonotus flavocinctus Dupont - Lissonotus flavocinctus Obrium mozinnae Linell - Obrium mozinnae Piezocera serraticollis Linell - Piezocera serraticollis Ameriphoderes suavis (Bates) - Ameriphoderes suavis Dihammaphora dispar Chevrolat - Dihammaphora dispar Pentanodes dietzii Schaeffer - Pentanodes dietzii - male Neocompsa mexicana (Thomson) - Neocompsa mexicana Neocompsa puncticollis orientalis Martins & Chemsak - Neocompsa puncticollis Lophalia cyanicollis (Dupont) - Lophalia cyanicollis Sphaenothecus trilineatus Dupont - Sphaenothecus trilineatus Lepturges infilatus Bates - Lepturges infilatus Thryallis undatus (Chevrolat) - Thryallis undatus Eupogonius fulvovestitus Schaeffer - Eupogonius fulvovestitus Desmiphora aegrota Bates - Desmiphora aegrota Cathetopteron amoena (Hamilton) - Cathetopteron amoena Hemierana marginata suturalis (Linell) - Hemierana marginata Essostrutha laeta (Newman) - Essostrutha laeta Cacostola lineata (Hamilton) - Cacostola lineata Pygmaeopsis viticola Schaeffer - Pygmaeopsis viticola Callipogonius cornutus (Linsley) - Callipogonius cornutus Ecyrus penicillatus Bates - Ecyrus penicillatus Ataxia tibialis Schaeffer - Ataxia tibialis - female

Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles

Acanthoscelides flavescens (Fahraeus) - Acanthoscelides flavescens Stator beali Johnson - Stator beali Stator sordidus (Horn) - Stator sordidus Sennius guttifer (Sharp) - Sennius guttifer Zabrotes victoriensis Kingsolver - Zabrotes victoriensis Sennius lebasi (Fahraeus) - Sennius lebasi Merobruchus terani Kingsolver - Merobruchus terani Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Schaeffer) - Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus Sennius leucostauros Johnson and Kingsolver - Sennius leucostauros Pentispa distincta (Baly) - Pentispa distincta Baliosus randia Riley - Baliosus randia Baliosus sp. EGR 1 - Baliosus Octotoma championi Baly - Octotoma championi Heptispa brevicornis Riley - Heptispa brevicornis Plagiodera thymaloides Stål - Plagiodera thymaloides Brucita marmorata (Jacoby) - Brucita marmorata Acalymma peregrinum (Jacoby) - Acalymma peregrinum Disonycha barberi Blake - Disonycha barberi Diabrotica litterata (Sahlberg) - Diabrotica litterata Parchicola - male Glyptina sp. EGR 20 - Glyptina Malacorhinus acaciae (Schaeffer) - Malacorhinus acaciae - male Boca Chica Flea Beetle - Chaetocnema rileyi Epitrix sp. (EGR 1) - Epitrix Epitrix sp. (EGR 3) - Epitrix Strabala acuminata Blake - Strabala acuminata Monomacra bumeliae (Schaeffer) - Monomacra bumeliae - male Longitarsus sp. (EGR 20) - Longitarsus - male Cornulactica varicornis (Jacoby) - Cornulactica varicornis Metaparia sp. 2 - Metaparia - male Rhabdopterus sp. EGR 1 - Rhabdopterus Megascelis texana Linell - Megascelis texana Fidia clematis Schaeffer - Fidia clematis Pachybrachis duryi Fall - Pachybrachis duryi Pachybrachis sp. (EGR 2) - Pachybrachis Cryptocephalus guttulatellus Schaeffer - Cryptocephalus guttulatellus Diachus Chlamisus maculipes (Chevrolat) - Chlamisus maculipes Chlamisus texanus (Schaeffer) - Chlamisus texanus

Toxonotus penicellatus (Schaeffer) - Toxonotus penicellatus Toxonotus bipunctatus (Schaeffer) - Toxonotus bipunctatus Stenocerus longulus Jekel - Stenocerus longulus Discotenes nigrotuberculata (Schaeffer) - Discotenes nigrotuberculata - male Phoenicobiella schwarzii (Schaeffer) - Phoenicobiella schwarzii - male Ormiscus irroratus (Schaeffer) - Ormiscus irroratus Ormiscus EGR sp. 8 - Ormiscus Ormiscus sp. 10. - Ormiscus Ormiscus sp. 12 - Ormiscus

Temnocerus macrophthalmus (Schaeffer). - Temnocerus macrophthalmus - female Heterobrenthus texanus Schaeffer - Heterobrenthus texanus Coelocephalapion buchanani (Kissinger) - Coelocephalapion buchanani

Curculionidae - Weevils

Sphenophorus cazieri “Chalcodermus” semicostatus Schaeffer - Chalcodermus semicostatus Cophes texanus Sleeper - Cophes texanus Cophes longiusculus (Boheman) - Cophes longiusculus Conotrachelus Conotrachelus texanus Schaeffer - Conotrachelus texanus Acalles Conotrachelus rubescens Schaeffer - Conotrachelus rubescens Anthonomus schwarzi Clark & Burke - Anthonomus schwarzi Plocetes versicolor (Champion) - Plocetes versicolor Baridinae - female Hypocoeloides wickhami (Dietz) - Orchestomerus wickhami undet. onycholipine genus Pseudopentarthrum Pseudopentarthrum sp. 1 (EGR 1) - Pseudopentarthrum Apteromechus Chalcodermus serripes Fahraeus - Chalcodermus serripes Copturomorpha rileyi Hespenheide, allotype - Copturomorpha rileyi - female Platyomus flexicaulis (Schaeffer) - Platyomus flexicaulis Epicaerus mexicanus Boheman - Epicaerus mexicanus Notolomus sp. 1 - Notolomus Notolomus sp. 2 - Notolomus Chramesus mimosae Blackman - Chramesus mimosae - male Xyleborus spinulosus Blandford - Xyleborus spinulosus Euplatypus parallelus (Fabricius) - Euplatypus parallelus - male

Select References

King, J.E. (2015) Beetle biodiversity response to vegetation restoration of mid-valley riparian woodland in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas. Unpublished master's thesis, Texas A & M University, College Station. viii + 218 pp.

Longing, S., S. Discua and J. Cokendolpher. (2014) Surveys and habitat assessment of endemic insects at the Monahans Dune System, Final report prepared for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Texas Tech University, Lubbock. 38 pp.

Riley E.G., King J.E. (2008-2009) Element record datasheets submitted to Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Wildlife Division, Austin.

21 Dec 2019  © Mike Quinn / entomike@gmail.com / Texas Entomology / Texas Beetle Information