ADEPHAGA

Carabidae - Ground Beetles

There are 690 species of Carabids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Long-necked Ground Beetle - Colliuris pensylvanica (Linnaeus)
• Pedunculate Ground Beetle - Pasimachus elongatus LeConte
• Fiery Searcher - Calosoma scrutator  (Fabricius)
• Blackened False Bombardier Beetle - Galerita aequinoctialis Chaudoir 
• Oblong-punctate Agra Carabid - Agra oblongopunctata Chevrolat 

• Subfamily Cicindelinae - Tiger Beetles

There are some 57 species and subspecies of Cicindelinae in Texas

• South Texas Giant Tiger Beetle - Amblycheila hoversoni Gage

• Cajun Tiger Beetle - Cicindela (Dromochorus) pilatei Guerin-Meneville

• Six-spotted Tiger Beetle - Cicindela sexguttata Fabricius 

• Tiger Beetles of Texas - by County - List of Species - USGS

• Distributional Range Maps of North American Tiger Beetles

• Photo Thumbnails - USGS 

• Cicindela larva - Tom Murray

• Other Tiger Beetle Info

A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the United States and Canada: 
Identification, Natural History, and Distribution of the Cicindelidae
David L. Pearson, C. Barry Knisley and Charles J. Kazilek
2005. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 292 pp.

POLYPHAGA

Silphidae - Carrion Beetles

There are 14 species of Silphids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• American Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus americanus Olivier - (ABB)

SCARABAEOIDEA

Lucanidae - Stag Beetles

There are six species of Lucanids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Giant Stag Beetle - Lucanus elaphus Fabricius

Passalidae - Bess Beetles

There is only one species of passalid in Texas (Riley & Wolfe 2003)

• Horned Passalus - Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger) 

Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles

Scarabaeinae - Rutelinae - Dynastinae - Cetoniinae -  Melolonthinae

There are 471 species of Scarabs recorded from Texas. (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Subfamily Scarabaeinae - Dung Beetles 

There are 58 species of Scarabaeinae Scarabs in Texas per EGR.

Canthon imitator Brown
Deltochilum scabriusculum Bates
Malagoniella astyanax yucateca (Harold)

Phanaeus species from Texas:

Blue Phanaeus	Phanaeus adonis Harold - First U.S. Record
	Phanaeus difformis LeConte
Texas Black Phanaeus	Phanaeus triangularis texensis Edmonds
	Phanaeus triangularis triangularis (Say)
Rainbow Scarab	Phanaeus vindex Macleay

• Other Dung Beetle Info

• Dung beetles and their effects on soil - Patricia & Dick Richardson

• Subfamily Rutelinae - Leaf Chafers

There are 30 species of Rutelinae Scarabs in Texas per EGR.

The genus Chrysina (formerly Plusiotis) is composed primarily of showy large green beetles that range as far north as the Transpecos to southeast Arizona. The center of this genus' distribution is Mexico, though members occur as far south as northern South America. A few species are even gold, silver, or striped with red.

• Padre Island Tibial Scarab Anomala tibialis 

• Spotted Pelidnota - Pelidnota punctata

• Punctate Little Bear - Paracotalpa puncticollis - (Not present in Texas)

• Subfamily Dynastinae - Rhino Beetles

  There are 34 species of Dynastinae Scarabs in Texas per ERG.

• Eastern Hercules Beetle - Dynastes tityus (Linnaeus)

• Grant's Hercules Beetle - Dynastes granti Horn

• Texas Megasoma - Megasoma vogti Cartwright

• Rhinoceros Beetle - Strategus aloeus (Linnaeus)

• Subfamily Cetoniinae - Fruit and Flower Chafers

  There are 37 species of Cetoniinae Scarabs in Texas per ERG.

• Blue Emerald Euphoria - Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius)
  
• Common Flower Scarab - Euphoria kernii Haldeman
  
• Bumble Flower Scarab - Euphoria inda (Linnaeus)
  
• Harlequin Flower Scarab - Gymnetis caseyi Antoine
• Western Green June Beetle - Cotinis mutabilis (Gory and Percheron)
• South Texas Coastal Cotinis - Cotinis boylei Goodrich
  
• Texas Flower Scarab - Trichiotinus texanus (Horn)
  
• Bee-like Flower Scarab - Trichiotinus piger (Fabricius)
  
• Delta Flower Scarab - Trigonopeltastes delta (Forster)

• Subfamily Melolonthinae

• Lined June Beetle - Polyphylla hammondi complex

Other Scarab Info

An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas - Riley & Wolfe, 2003

Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles - University of Nebraska 
Checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of the Nearctic Realm - Smith, 2003 

BUPRESTOIDEA

Buprestidae - Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles

There are 315 species of Buprestids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.) 

• Subfamily Agrilinae 

  • Soapberry Borer - Agrilus prionurus Chevrolat 

• Subfamily Buprestinae

  • Red-legged Buprestis - Buprestis rufipes Olivier

  • Gold-pitted Borer - Chrysobothris sp.

  • Drummond's Blue-footed Bup - Lampetis drummondi (Laporte & Gory)

• Subfamily Polycestinae

  • Yellow-margined Flower Buprestid - Acmaeodera flavomarginata (Gray)

  • Ladder-like Flower Buprestid - Acmaeodera scalaris Mannerheim 

  • Redbud Borer - Ptosima gibbicollis (Say)

• Other Buprestid Info

  • Buprestidae of Texas with Notes on Texas Types 
  • The Buprestidae of North America (north of Mexico) - California Department of Food and Agriculture
  • Bibliography on Buprestidae - Dr. Maurizio Gigli 
  • William F. "Bill" Barr and his P-38, the 'Tan Buprestid' at San Severo, So. Italy, fall 1944 - Photo by Harley Barnhart

ELATEROIDEA

Elateridae - Click Beetles

There are 170 species of Elaterids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Subfamily Cebrioninae

• Rain Click Beetle - Scaptolenus sp. 
• Red-shouldered August Elaterid - Anchastus augusti (Candèze)

• Other Click Beetle info

  • Greatest Bioluminescence - Hazel C. Levy. 1998. Book of Insect Records, Chapter 29, UF
  • Glowing Click Beetle - Deilelater physoderus (Germar)

Lycidae - Net-winged Beetles

There are 31 species of Lycids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Banded Net-wing Beetle - Calopteron reticulatum (Fabricius)
• Fernandez's Net-wing Beetle - Lycus fernandezi (Fabricius)

Phengodidae - Glowworm Beetles

There are eight species of Phengodids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

        Soft-bodied beetles with bioluminescent larviform females and larvae.
        Females emit light as a defensive mechanism; 
        Males have prominent branched antennae to detect the female's pheromones; their elytra (forewings) are reduced in length.

Lampyridae - Fireflies or Lightningbugs

There are 36 species of Lampyrids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Firefly - Pyractomena sp.

• Firefly Beetles (Lampyridae) of Texas
  

Cantharidae - Soldier Beetles

There are 45 species of Cantharids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus sp.

BOSTRICHOIDEA

Anobiidae - Death Watch and Spider Beetles

• Palm Grove Anobiid - Trichodesma pulchella Schaeffer

CLEROIDEA

Cleridae - Checkered Beetles

There are 124 species of Clerids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Pilose Checkered Beetle - Chariessa pilosa (Forster)

• Orange-banded Clerid - Enoclerus ichneumoneus (Fabricius)

• 4-spotted Checkered Beetle - Pelonides quadripunctatus (Say)
  

• Cleridae of Texas
  

Melyridae - Soft-winged Flower Beetles

• Two-spotted Melyrid - Collops bipunctatus (Say)
• Black-headed Melyrid - Collops tricolor (Say)
  

CUCUJOIDEA

Erotylidae - Pleasing Fungus Beetles

There are  20 species of Erotylids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Red-banded Fungus Beetle - Megalodacne fasciata (Fabricius)
• Humpty Dumpty Erotylidae - Gibbifer californicus (Lacordaire) - (not present in Texas)

Coccinellidae - Lady Beetles

There are some 136 species of Coccinellids recorded from Texas (partial list) (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Rotund Hyperaspis Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis rotunda (Casey)

• Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis) - This beetle is non-native

• Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle - University Florida

          Photo of large number of adults   

• Fact Sheet - USDA

• Ladybug Masses Bad News for Aphids - Texas A&M 

• Fact Sheet - Ohio State University Extension 

• Photo - Photo - Photo - Photo - Photo - Photo - Highly variable, look for white "cheeks" near beetle's head 
  

Other Lady Beetle Info

• Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) of Texas - Mike Quinn
• The Lost Ladybug Project !! - Cornell University
• Mike Quinn's Contributed Photos
• Submit your own photos here
• Vidalia Beetle (Rodolia cardinalis) - The beginning of Biological Control in the US - Cornell University
• Lady Beetles in Citrus - Florida State University
• Ladybirds, Ladybird beetles, Lady Beetles, Ladybugs of Florida - PDF - University Florida

TENEBRIONOIDEA

Zopheridae - Ironclad Beetles

There are eight species of Zopherids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Ironclad Beetle - Zopherus nodulosus haldemani Horn

Tenebrionidae - Darkling Beetles

There are 319 species of Tenebrionids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Eleodes sp.

• Carved Darkling Beetle - Glyptasida sp.

Meloidae - Blister Beetles

There are 140 species of Meloids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Large Eared Blister Beetle - Cissites auriculata (Champion)
• Black Bladder-body Meloid - Cysteodemus wislizeni LeConte
• White Bladder-bodied Meloid - Cysteodemus armatus - (Genus, but not species occurs in Texas)
• Cleft-headed Blister Beetle - Eupompha fissiceps LeConte
• Master Blister Beetle - Lytta magister - (Genus, but not species occurs in Texas)
• Yellow-crescent Blister Beetle - Pyrota insulata (LeConte)
  
• Charlie Brown Blister Beetle - Pyrota palpalis Champion
• Red-margined Blister Beetle - Pyrota tenuicostatis (Dugès)

See also: Dillon, L.S. 1952. The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of Texas. American Midland Naturalist, 48(2): 330-420.

CHRYSOMELOIDEA

Cerambycidae - Longhorned Beetles

Cerambycinae - Lepturinae - Lamiinae

There are 412 species of Cerambycids recorded from Texas (partial list) (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Subfamily Cerambycinae

  • Tribe Agallissini

    • Palmetto Longhorn - Osmopleura chamaeropis (Horn) - NEW TEXAS RECORD
    • Agallissus lepturoides (Chevrolat)

  • Tribe Callichromatini

    • Eastern Bumelia Borer - Plinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolens (Linnaeus)
      
    • Texas Bumelia Borer - Plinthocoelium suaveolens plicatum (LeConte)
    • South Texas Bumelia Borer - Plinthocoelium schwarzi (Fisher)

  • Tribe Clytini

    • Mesquite Borer - Placosternus difficilis (Chevrolat)
    • Vogt's Neoclytus Longhorn - Neoclytus mucronatus vogti Linsley
    • Grey-winged Neoclytus - Neoclytus scutellaris (Olivier)
    • Rustic Borer - Xylotrechus colonus (Fabricius)
      

  • Tribe Eburiini

    • Ivory-marked Longhorn - Eburia haldemani (LeConte)

  • Tribe Elaphidionini

    • Stenosphenus dolosus Horn

    • Robust Oak Borer - Enaphalodes atomarius (Drury)

    • Banded Enaphalodes - Enaphalodes taeniatus (LeConte)
      

  • Tribe Lissonotini

    • Yellow-girdled Lissonotus - Lissonotus flavocinctus puncticollis Bates
      

  • Tribe Rhopalophorini

    • Wrinkle-necked Rhopalo - Rhopalophora rugicollis (LeConte)

  • Tribe Tillomorphini

    • Tiny Ant-mimicking Bycid - Euderces reichei LeConte

   

  • Tribe Trachyderini

• Fire-necked Batyle Beetle - Batyle ignicollis ignicollis (Say)

• Beautiful Mesquite Borer - Callona rimosa (Buquet)

• Crossidius sp.

• Pleasing Mannophorus - Mannophorus laetus LeConte

• Hovore's Neck-Lined Bycid - Parevander hovorei Giesbert

• Linsley's Purplescent Longhorn - Purpuricenus linsleyi Chemsak

• Double-banded Bycid - Sphaenothecus bivittata Dupont

• Triple-banded Bycid - Sphaenothecus trilineatus Dupont

• Solitary Black Bycid - Stenaspis solitaria Say

• Texas Verticalis - Stenaspis verticalis insignis (Casey)

• Long-jawed Longhorn Beetle - Trachyderes mandibularis Dupont

• Spotted Tylosis - Tylosis maculatus LeConte

• Oculated Tylosis - Tylosis oculata LeConte

• Subfamily Lepturinae

  • Tribe Lepturini

    • Gigas Longhorn Beetle - Stenelytrana gigas (LeConte)
      
    • Strange Virile Bycid - Strangalia virilis LeConte
    • Texas Crescent Longhorn Beetle - Typocerus lunulatus texanus
    • Zebra Longhorn Beetle - Typocerus zebra Olivier
      

• Subfamily Lamiinae

  • Tribe Lamiini

    • Cottonwood Borer - Plectrodera scalator Fabricius
      

  • Tribe Moneilemini

    • Spotted Cactus Longhorn Beetle - Moneilema blapsides ulkei Horn
    • Cactus Longhorn Beetle - Moneilema sp
      

  • Tribe Onciderini

    • Huisache Girdler - Oncideres pustulata LeConte
    • Mesquite Girdler - Oncideres rhodosticta Bates
      

  • Tribe Phytoeciini

    • Pleasing Meca - Mecas pergrata (Say)
    • Firefly Longhorn - Mecas rotundicollis
      

  • Tribe Saperdini

    • Woodbine Borer - Saperda puncticollis Say

    • Spotted Apple Tree Borer - Saperda cretata Newman
      

  • Tribe Tetraopini

    • Red Milkweed Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Genus, but not species occurs in Texas)
    • Red-femored Milkweed Beetle - Tetraopes femoratus LeConte
    • Blackened Milkweed Beetle - Tetraopes melanurus (Genus, but not species occurs in Texas)
    • North American Tetraopes spp.
      

  • Tribe Torneutini

    • Banded Hickory Borer - Knulliana cincta (Drury)
      

Other Longhorn Info

Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) of Texas - Thumbnail pix for about a quater of the TX spp. 

The Cerambycidae of Florida (thumbnails of 234 species) - Florida State Collection of Arthropods
Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World

Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles

Criocerinae - Cassidinae - Chrysomelinae - Galerucinae - Eumolpinae - Cryptocephalinae - Bruchinae

There are 844 species of Chrysomelids recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Subfamily Criocerinae

  • Tribe Lemini

    • Six-spotted Neolema - Neolema sexpunctata (Olivier)

    • Blue-banded Lema Leaf Beetle - Lema solani Fabricius
      

• Subfamily Cassidinae - Tortoise and Hispine Beetles

  • Tribe Chalepini

    • Basswood Leaf Miner - Baliosus nervosus (Panzer)

    • Orange-shouldered Leaf Miner - Odontota scapularis (Olivier)

  • Tribe Cassidini

    • Southern Golden Tortoise Beetle - Charidotella sexpunctata sexpunctata (Fabricius) - Hosts on Convolvulaceae Family

    • Anacua Tortoise Beetle - Coptocycla texana (Schaeffer) - Hosts on Anacua (Ehretia anacua) Boraginaceae Family

    • Eggplant Tortoise Beetle - Gratiana pallidula (Boheman)
      

  • Tribe Ischyrosonychini

• Wild Olive Tortoise Beetle - Physonota alutacea - Hosts on Wild Olive (Cordia boissieri) Boraginaceae Family

• Subfamily Chrysomelinae

  • Tribe Chrysomelini

    • Common Willow Calligrapha - Calligrapha multipunctata (Say)

    • Knab's Leaf Beetle - Chrysomela knabi Brown

    • Cottonwood Leaf Beetle - Chrysomela scripta Fabricius

    • Milkweed Leaf Beetle - Labidomera clivicollis (Kirby)

    • Tropical Milkweed Leaf Beetle - Labidomera suturella (Germar)

    • Haldeman's Green Potato Beetle - Leptinotarsa haldemani (Rogers)

    • False Potato Beetle - Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar)

    • Texas False Potato Beetle - Leptinotarsa texana Schaeffer

    • Sunflower Beetle - Zygogramma exclamationis (Fabricius)

    • Camphorweed Chrysomelid - Zygogramma heterothecae Linell

    • Ragweed Leaf Beetle - Zygogramma suturalis (Fabricius)

• Subfamily Galerucinae
  

• Tribe Alticini - Flea Beetles

• Brown-headed Flea Beetle - Systena hudsonias (Forster)
  Pigweed Flea Beetle - Disonycha glabrata (Fabricius)
  Thin-lined Passionvine Beetle - Disonycha stenosticha Schaeffer
  Eight-spotted Flea Beetle - Omophoita cyanipennis octomaculata Crotch
  Shining Flea Beetle - Asphaera lustrans (Crotch)
  Charlie Brown Flea Beetle - Capraita sexmaculata
  Pleasing Flea Beetle - Kuschelina laeta
  Vians Flea Beetle - Kuschelina vians
  Thoracic-spotted Flea Beetle - Kuschelina thoracica 
  Northern Plantain Flea Beetle - Dibolia borealis
  

• Tribe Luperini

• Short-horned Pteleon - Pteleon brevicornis
• Striped Cucumber Beetle - Acalymma vittatum
• Banded Cucumber Beetle - Diabrotica balteata
  
• Spotted Cucumber Beetle - Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi
  
• Northern Corn Rootworm - Diabrotica barberi
• Twin-shielded Leaf Beetle - Paranapiacaba connexa
• Bean Leaf Beetle - Cerotoma trifurcata

• Subfamily Eumolpinae

   

  • Tribe Eumolpini

• Dogbane Leaf Beetle - Chrysochus auratus

• Cobalt-blue Milkweed Beetle - Chrysochus cobaltinus 

• Pine Chrysomelid - Glyptoscelis pubescens 

• Subfamily Cryptocephalinae
  

  • Tribe Cryptocephalini

    • Pachybrachis Beetles of Texas
      

    • Cryptocephalus Species Groups of North America

    • Red-banded Bassar Leaf Beetle - Bassareus mammifer

    • Southern Two-spined Leaf Beetle - Cryptocephalus australobispinus

    • Downie's Spotted Leaf Beetle - Cryptocephalus downiei 

    • Red-marked Leaf Beetle - Cryptocephalus notatus

     

  • Tribe Clytrini

• Four-spotted Babia Leaf Beetle - Babia quadriguttata

• Rock Leaf Beetle - Saxinis sp.

• Urodera crucifera texana 

• Coleothorpa dominicana 

• Bronze-winged Coscinop - Coscinoptera aeneipennis

• Half-famous Leaf Beetle - Megalostomis dimidiata 

• Subfamily Bruchinae - Seed Beetles

   

  • Tribe Bruchini

• Ebony Bruchid - Merobruchus major - Hosts on Ebony pods, Pithecellobium ebano

Other Leaf Beetle Info 

Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) of Texas - Dets. by Ed Riley, Photos by Mike Quinn
Cryptocephalus species groups of North America

Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico - Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, & Terry Seeno

Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada - Clark, LeDoux, Seeno, Riley, Gilbert, and Sullivan

Chrysomelidae, Identification Guide to the Leaf Beetles of Great Smoky Mountain National Park - Edward G. Riley 

CURCULIONOIDEA

Anthribidae - Fungus Weevils

• Fungus Weevils (Anthribidae) of Texas

Attelabidae - Leaf-rolling Beetles

• Leaf-rolling Weevil - Homoeolabus analis (Illiger, 1794)

Curculionidae - Weevils or Snout Beetles

There are 995 species of Weevils (including bark beetles, Scolytinae) recorded from Texas (E.G. Riley, pers. comm.)

• Citrus Root Weevil - Diaprepes abbreviatus

• Ebony Broad-nosed Weevil - Platyomus flexicaulis 

• Epicaerus sp.

• 13-spotted Weevil - Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus

• Giant Palmetto Weevil - Rhynchophorus cruentatus 

• Milkweed Stem Weevil - Rhyssomatus lineaticollis 

Other Weevil Info

Boll Weevil Monument of Enterprise, Alabama - Wikipedia
The history of the Boll Weevil Monument - A much-admired (and often maligned) monument

Checklists

Riley & Wolfe. 2003. An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement, no. 26. 37 pp.

Illustrated Beetle Inventory of the Sabal Palm Grove Preserve (Cameron Co., TX) - Edward G. Riley & Michael A. Quinn
Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) of Texas - Mike Quinn
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) of Texas - Photos by Mike Quinn, Dets. by Ed Riley
Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) of Texas - Thumbnail pix for about a quater of the TX spp.
Buprestidae of Texas with Notes on Texas Types - Nelson et al. 2008
Cryptocephalus Species Groups of North America - Mike Quinn
Cameron County Texas Beetles Described by Charles Schaeffer - Mike Quinn

Beetles of Monahans Sandhills Texas - Sand-loving beetles of west Texas

Lists from outside of Texas

Checklist of the Coleoptera of Oklahoma - Oklahoma State University

A Distributional Checklist of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida - Stewart B. Peck & Michael C. Thomas

North American Beetle Names - Nearctica

Endangered

• Endangered Beetles of Texas

Photographs 

Texas Beetle Photographs Organized by Family

Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) of Texas - Thumbnail pix for about a quater of the TX spp.
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) of Texas - Photos by Mike Quinn, Dets. by Ed Riley

Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) of Texas - Mike Quinn

Cryptocephalus Species Groups of North America
Cameron County Beetles Described by Charles Schaeffer

Representative thumbnail images for every beetle family - BugGuide.Net

Traps and Techniques

• Beetle Collecting Techniques

• Insect Collecting Equipment

Organizations

• Coleopterists' Society - Coleopterists Bulletin Bibliography

Beetle Books - Select Suggestions

General - Buprestidae - Carabidae - Cicindelinae - Cerambycidae - Chrysomelidae - Coccinellidae - Scarabaeidae - Curculionidae

• General Beetle Titles

• American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
  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
  Ross H Arnett, JR; Michael C Thomas; Paul E Skelley; J. Howard Frank. (editors). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. xiv + 861 pp. 

• Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico ("The Leng Catalogue")
  Charles W. Leng. 1920. John D. Sherman, Jr., Mount Vernon, NY.

• The Beetles of America
  Headstrom, R. 1977. A.S. Barnes, London. 488 pp. (out of print) 

• The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2.
  Downie, N.M., & R.H. Arnett, Jr. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville. 1721 pp.

• Beetles of California
  Evans, A.V. & J.N. Hogue. University of California Press, Berkeley. 432 pp.

• Checklist of the Coleopterous Insects of Mexico, Central America, The West Indies, and South America, Parts 1-6. 
  Blackwelder, R. E. 1944-57. United States National Museum, Bulletin 185. Washington, D.C. xii + 1492 pp.

• Coleoptera or Beetles East of the Great Plains.
  Edwards, J.G. 1949. Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan. 181 pp. (out of print) 

• A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America
  White, R. E. 1983. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 368 pp.

• How to Know the Beetles 
  Arnett, R.H., Jr., N.M. Downie, H. E. Jaques. 1980. Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, IA. 416 pp. (out of print) 

• An Illustrated Synopsis of the Principal Larval Forms of the Order Coleoptera.
  Boving, A.G., and F.C. Craighead. 1931. The Brooklyn Entomological Society, Brooklyn, New York. viii + 351 pp (124 pp of plates). (out of print) 

• Insects of North Carolina. 
  Brimley, C.S. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Raleigh. 560 pp. (out of print) 

• Introduction to California Beetles - Chapter 1
  Evans, A.V. & J.N. Hogue. 2004. University of California Press, Berkeley. 299 pp.

• Introduction to North American Beetles 
  Papp, C.S. 1984. Entomography Publications. 335 pp. (out of print) 

• Larvae of Insects. Part II. Coleoptera, Diptera, Neuroptera, Siphonaptera, Mecoptera, Trichoptera.
  Peterson, A. 1951. Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan. v + 416 pp. (out of print) 

• A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
  Dillon, E.S. & L.S. Dillon. 1972. Row, Peterson, Evanston, Illinois. viii + 884 pp. 2 volumes. (out of print) 

• A Manual of the Genera of Beetles of America North of Mexico.
  Bradley, J.C. 1930. Daw, Illiston and Company, Ithaca, New York. x + 360 pp. (out of print) 
  
• Water Beetles of South Carolina 
  (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae, Hydraenidae, Scirtidae, Elmidae, Dryopidae, Limnichidae, Heteroceridae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae, and Chelonariidae). 
  Ciegler, J.C. 2003. Biota of South Carolina, Volume 3, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. 210 pp.

• Buprestidae - Metallic Wood-boring Beetles

• A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico, Special Publication No. 4
  Gayle H. Nelson George C. Walters, Jr. R. Dennis Haines Charles L. Bellamy. 2008. Coleopterists Society. 

• Carabidae - Ground Beetles

• Ground Beetles and Wrinkled Bark Beetles of South Carolina (Coleoptera: Geadephaga: Carabidae and Rhysodidae)
  Ciegler, J.C. 2000. Biota of South Carolina, Volume 1, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. 149 pp.

• Cicindelinae - Tiger Beetles

• A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the United States and Canada: Identification, Natural History, and Distribution of the Cicindelidae
  David L. Pearson, C. Barry Knisley and Charles J. Kazilek
  2005. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 292 pp.

• A Field Guide and Identification Manual for Florida and Eastern U.S. Tiger Beetles
  Paul M. Choate, Jr.. 2003. University Press of Florida. 224 pp.

• Tiger Beetles: The Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity of the Cicindelids
  David L. Pearson & Alfried P. Vogler. 2001. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N.Y.

• Tiger Beetles of Alberta: Killers on the Clay, Stalkers on the Sand
  John Acorn. 2001. University of Alberta Press, Canada. 120 pp.

• Tiger Beetles of West Virginia 
  Thomas J. Allen and Robert E. Acciavatti. 2002. 
  West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, Charleston. 31 pp.

• Cerambycidae - Longhorn Beetles

• Cerambycidae of North Dakota
  Hanley, G.A. 2005. Minot State University. 105 pp.

• The Cerambycidae of North America. Parts 1-8.
  Linsley E.G. & Chemsak J.A. 1972-1997. University of California Press, Berkeley. (out of print) 

• Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere.
  Monné, M.A., and F.T. Hovore. 2005. 393 pp.  

• Field guide to northeastern longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). - Still just $15...
  Doug Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign. 6:1-184. 

• Illustrated Key to the Longhorned Woodboring Beetles of the Eastern United States, Special Publication No. 3 
  Steven W. Lingafelter. Coleopterists Society. 208 pages,

• Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles

• Biology of Leaf Beetles
  Jolivet, P. & K.K. Verma. (editors) 2002. CPL Press, UK. 350 pp.

• Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
  Riley, E.G., S.M. Clark, & T.N. Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society. 290 pp. (CD-ROM included)

• Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada
  Clark, S.M., D.G. LeDoux, T.N. Seeno, E.G. Riley, A.J. Gilbert, & J.M. Sullivan.. 2004. Coleopterists Society. 476 pp.

• The Leaf Beetles of Alabama
  Balsbaugh, E. & K. Hays 1972. Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 441:1-223.  (out of print) 

• World Catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).
  Borowiec, L. 1999. Biologica Silesiae, University of Wroclaw. 476 pp.

• Coccinellidae - Lady Beetles

• The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico
  Gordon, R.D. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93(1):1-912.

• Ladybirds
  Majerus, M.E.N. 1994. Harper Collins, London. 367 pp.

• World Catalogue of Coccinellidae, Part I - Epilachninae
  Jadwiszczak, A.S. & P. Wegrzynowicz. 2003. Mantis. 264 pp.

• Scarabaeidae - Dung Beetles

• Atlas de los Escarabajos de Mexico (Coleoptera: Lamellicornia). Vol. 1. Familia Melolonthidae. 
  Morón, M.A., B.C. Ratcliffe, & C. Deloya. 1997. CONABIO and Sociedad Mexicana de Entomologia, Mexico. 280 pp.

• The Complete Guide to Rearing Grant's Rhinoceros Beetle  
  McMonigle, O. 2001. Elytra and Antenna, Brunswick Hills, OH. 37 pp. 

• Dung Beetle Ecology
  Hanski, I. & Y. Cambefort (editors). 1991. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. xiv, 481 pp., photos, figs. (out of print) 

• The Dynastinae of the World. Vol 28.
  Endrödi, S. 1985. Dr. W. Junk Publisher, The Hague, The Netherlands. 800 pp., 46 plates. (out of print) 

• For the Love of Rhinoceros and Stag Beetles: Keeping, Breeding, and More 
  Jonathan T. Lai. 2001. Morning Star Publisher, Inc. (out of print) ?

• The Natural History of  Dung Beetles of the Subfamily Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae)
  Halffter, G. & E.G. Matthews. 1966. Folia Entomologica Mexicana, Mexico, D.F. Num. 12-14: 1- 315, 46 figs. (out of print) 

• The Nesting Behavior of Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae). An Ecological and Evolutive Approach
  Halffter, G. & W.D. Edmonds. 1982. Instituto de Ecología, México, D.F. 176 pp. (out of print) 

• Revision of Phanaeus Macleay, a New World genus of Scarabaeine dung beetles
  Edmonds, W.D. 1994. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Contributions in Science 443:1-105. (out of print) 

• Scarab Beetles of Florida, Part I, Laparosticti
  Woodruff, R.E. 1973. Florida Department of Agriculture, Gainesville. Vol. 8: xi, 1-220. (out of print) 

• Scarab Beetles of Florida, Part II, May or June Beetles (Genus Phyllophaga)
  Woodruff, R.E. & B.M. Beck. 1989. Florida Department of Agriculture, Gainesville. Vol. 13: vi, 1-226. (out of print) 

• The Scarab Beetles of Nebraska
  Brett C. Ratcliffe. 1991. Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 12:1-333.

• Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
  Harpootlian, P.J. 2001. Biota of South Carolina, Vol. 2, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. 157 pp.

• White Grubs and Their Allies. A Study of North American Scarabaeoid Larvae
  Ritcher, P.O. 1966. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR. 219 pp. (out of print) 

• Curculionidae - Weevils

• Curculionidae of America North of Mexico. A Key to the Genera.
  Kissinger, D.G. 1964. Taxonomic Publ., South Lancaster, Mass. v + 143 pp
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• Rhynchophora or Weevils of North Eastern America.
  Blatchley, W.S. & C.W. Leng. 1916. Nature Publ. Co., Indianapolis, Indiana. 682 pp.

Bibliographies

Aquatic Coleoptera Bibliography (A-K) - (L-Z) - Sharon Knight Jasper, Ph.D.

Arkansas Coleoptera Bibliography - Jeffrey K. Barnes, Univ. Arkansas Arthropod Museum

Bibliography - Oklahoma Coleoptera - Oklahoma State University

Bibliography on Buprestidae - Dr. Maurizio Gigli 

Coleopterists Bulletin Bibliography - The Coleopterists Society