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Coleoptera


Families: Anthicidae, Anthribidae, Apionidae, Attelabidae, Cantharidae, Carabidae sensu lato, Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, Cleridae, Coccinellidae, Curculionidae, Elateridae, Eucinetidae, Histeridae, Lampyridae, Languriidae, Lycidae, Meloidae, Scarabaeidae sensu lato, Silphidae, Staphylinidae, Tenebrionidae


 

Coleoptera: Beetles

    (identifiers listed for each major family, other determinations by Paul Tinerella)

Suborder Adephaga

Carabidae: Ground and Tiger beetles (Paul Tinerella)

    Notiophilini 

  • Notiophilus semistriatus Say B, F 15
  •     Cicindelini

  • Cicindela cursitans LeConte B 65
  • Cicindela formosa formosa Say A 214
  • Cicindela limbalis Klug A, F 2
  • Cicindela punctulata punctulata Olivier A, B, F 78
  • Cicindela purpurea purpurea Olivier F 4
  • Cicindela scutelaris lecontei Haldeman A 34
  •     Carabini

  • Calosoma calidum (F.) A, B, F 1289
  • Carabus serratus Say A, B, F 265
  • Carabus maeander Fischer B, F 417
  •     Cychrini

  • Scaphinotus elevatus coloradensis Van Dyke B, F 83
  •     Elaphrini

  • Elaphrus fulginosus Say B 7
  • Elaphrus cf. lecontei Crotch B 2
  • Elaphrus sp. A
  •     Omophronini

  • Omophron americanum Dejean B, F 5
  •     Brachinini

  • Brachinus cyanochroatichus Erwin B 4
  • Brachinus ovipennis LeConte B 1
  • Brachinus quadripennis Dejean A, B 3
  •     Scaritini

  • Pasimachus elongatus LeConte A, B, F 272
  •     Clivinini

    • Dyschirius truncatus LeConte
    • Dyschirius globulosus (Say)
    • Dyschirius setosus LeConte

        Bembidiini

    • Bembidion quadrimaculatum oppositum Say
    • Bembidion nitidum (Kirby)
    • Bembidion cordatum (LeConte)
    • Bembidion rapidum (LeConte)
    • Bembidion patruele Dejean
    • Bembidion timidum (LeConte)
    • Bembidion mutatum Gemminger and Harold
    • Mioptachys sp.
    • Tachyta sp.
    • Elaphropus sp.
    • Porotachys sp.

        Patrobini

    • Patrobus lecontei Chaudoir
    • Patrobus longicornis (Say)

        Pterostichini

  • Poecilus corvus (LeConte) A, B 3
  • Poecilus lucublandus lucublandus (Say) A, B, F 2396
  • Pterostichus caudicalis (Say)
  • Pterostichus commutabilis (Motschulsky) A, B, F 1086
  • Pterostichus corvinus (Dejean)
  • Pterostichus femoralis (Kirby) A, B, F 64
  • Pterostichus luctuosus (Dejean)
  • Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger) A, B 10
  • Pterostichus novus Straneo A, B, F 2450
  • Pterostichus pensylvanicus LeConte
  •     Zabrini

    • Amara carinata (LeConte)
    • Amara littoralis Mannerheim A, B, F 109
    • Amara obesa (Say) A, B, F 288
    • Amara quenseli (Schönherr) A, B, F 232
    • Amara rubrica Haldeman A, B, F 39
    • Amara sp. A
    • Amara sp. B

        Panagaeini

    •  Panageus fasciatus Say

        Chlaeniini

  • Chlaenius alternatus Horn B 2
  • Chlaenius impunctifrons Say
  • Chlaenius lithophilus lithophilus Say B 7
  • Chlaenius niger Randall B 1
  • Chlaenius pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus Say A, B 2
  • Chlaenius platyderus Chaudoir B, F 743
  • Chlaenius purpuricollis purpuricollis Randall A, B, F 123
  • Chlaenius sericeus sericeus (Forster) A, B 2
  • Chlaenius tomentosus tomentosus (Say) A, B 2
  •     Licinini

    • Diplocheila assimilis (LeConte)
    • Diplocheila impressicollis (Dejean)
    • Diplocheila obtusa (Leconte)
    • Diplocheila stratiopunctata (LeConte)
    • Diplocheila undulata Carr B 7
    • Dicaelus sculptilis upioides Ball A, B 9
    • Badister notatus Haldeman
    • Badister parviceps Ball
    • Badister sp. A
    • Badister sp. B

        Harpalini

  • Anisodactylus harrisii LeConte B, F 187
  • Anisodactylus merula (Germar) A, B, F 271
  • Anisodactylus rusticus (Say) A, B, F 43
  • Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis (F.)
  • Geopinus incrassatus (Dejean) B 1
  • Amphasia sericea (Harris) B, F 4
  • Stenolophus comma (Fab.) B 2
  • Euryderus grossus (Say) A, B 2
  • Harpalus faunus Say
  • Harpalus pensylvanicus (DeGeer) B 80
  • Harpalus calignosus (Fabricius) A, B, F 5
  • Harpalus eraticus Say A, B, F 429
  • Harpalus sp. A
  • Harpalus sp. B
  • Harpalus sp. C
  • Harpalus sp. D
  • Harpalus sp. E
  • Harpalus sp. F
  •     Platynini

  • Calathus gregarius (Say) B, F 317
  • Calathus ingratus Dejean B, F 22
  • Synuchus impunctatus (Say) A, B, F 266
  • Oxyselaphus pusillus (LeConte) B, F 77
  • Agonum corvus (LeConte)
  • Agonum cupreum Dejean B, F 181
  • Agonum cupripenne Say A, B, F 1205
  • Agonum decorum (Say)
  • Agonum gratiosum (Mannerheim) A, B, F 67
  • Agonum melanarium Dejean
  • Agonum nutans (Say) B 31
  • Agonum placidum (Say)
  • Agonum spp.
  • Platynus decentis (Say)
  •     Lebiini

  • Cymindis borealis LeConte B, F 46
  • Cymindis cribricollis Dejean F 1
  • Cymindis neglectus Haldeman A, B, F 5
  • Cymindis pilosus Say A, B, F 12
  • Cymindis planipennis LeConte
  • Cymindis platicollis (Say) A 2
  • Syntomus americanus (Dejean) A, B, F 233
  • Lebia atriventris Say
  • Lebia viridis Say
  • Lebia pumila Dejean
  • Lebia solea Hentz
  • Calleida punctata LeConte B 4
  • Calleida purpurea (Say) F 23
  • Suborder Polyphaga

    Staphylinidae: Rove beetles

  • Xenodusa cf. reflexa (Walker) F 1
  • Micropeplus sp. B 2
  • Silphidae: Carrion beetles (Gerald Fauske)

        Silphinae

  • Heterosilpha ramosa (Say) B, F 51
  • Necrodes surinamensis (Fabricius) B, F 5
  • Necrophila americana (Linnaeus) A, B, F 1005
  • Oiceoptoma noveboracense (Forster) A, B, F 224
  • Thanatophilus lapponicus (Herbst) A, B, F 2090
  •     Nicrophorinae

    • Nicrophorus hybridus (Hatch & Angell) A, B, F 1079
    • Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius B, F 1333
    • Nicrophorus obscurus Kirby B, F 757
    • Nicrophorus orbicollis Say A, B, F 282
    • Nicrophorus sayi Laporte A 7
    • Nicrophorus pustulatus Hershel A 4
    • Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber A, B, F 579
    • Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst A, B, F 197

    Scarabaeidae: Scarab beetles (Paul Lago, Robert Gordon)

    Scarabaeinae

        Onthophagini

  • Onthophagus hecate (Panzer) A, B, F 7,582
  • Onthophagus nuchicornis (Linnaeus) A, B, F 1,643
  • Onthophagus orpheus (Panzer) F 347
  • Aphodinae

        Aphodiini

  • Aphodius fossor (Linnaeus) F 1
  • Aphodius pinguellis Br. B 5
  • Aphodius concavus Say A, B 6
  • Aphodius consentaneus LeConte F 2
  • Aphodius erraticus (Linnaeus) F 3
  •     Aegialini

  • Micraegialia pusilla (Horn) B, F 4
  •     Psammodiini

  • Rhyssemus sonatus LeConte F 2
  • Ochodaeinae

  • Ochodaeus musculus (Say) B, F 22
  • Geotrupinae

        Bolboceratini

  • Bolbocerosoma bruneri Dawson & McCol. B, F 49
  • Eucanthus lazarus (Fabricius) B, F 10
  • Eucanthus greeni (Robinson) A 1
  • Bolboceras filicornis (Say) A, B, F 51
  •     Geotrupini

  • Geotrupes semiopacus Jekel A, B 5
  • Geotrupes splendidus (Fabricius) A, B, F 94
  • Troginae

  • Trox robinsoni Vaurie A, B, F 94
  • Trox hamatus Robinson B, F 21
  • Melolonthinae

        Sericini

  • Serica sericia (Illiger) A 2
  • Serica curvata LeConte A, B, F 269
  • Serica intermixta Blatchley B, F 41
  • Melolonthini

    • Phyllophaga crenulata (Fröelich) A, B 10
    • Phyllophaga rugosa (Melsheimer) A, B, F 35
    • Phyllophaga fusca (Fröelich) B 1
    • Phyllophaga drakei (Kirby) A, F 7

    Macrodactylini

  • Hoplia laticollis LeConte A, B, F 207
  • Hoplia modesta Haldeman B 58
  • Dichelonyx kirbyi Brown A, B 8
  • Rutelinae

        Anomalini

  • Anomala ludoviciana Schaffer A 4
  • Dynastinae

    Pentodontini

  • Aphonus tridentatus (Say) A, B 448
  • Cetoniinae

        Cetoniini

  • Euphoria inda (Linnaeus) A, F 2
  • Stephanuca pilipennis Kraatz A 1
  •     Cremastocheilini

    • Cremastocheilus knochi LeConte B, F 37
    • Cremastocheilus nitens LeConte A, F 5

    Eucinetidae: Eucinetid beetles

  • Eucinetus terminalis LeConte B 4
  • Cantharidae: Soldier beetles

    • Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus DeGeer B, F 34

    Coccinellidae: Ladybeetles (Gerald Fauske)

    Scymninae

    Coccinellinae

    • Anisosticta bitriangularis (Say) B 12
    • Coccinella transversoguttata Falderman A 1
    • Coccinella trifasciata (Linnaeus) A, B 3
    • Coccinella septempuncta (Linnaeus) A, B, F 307
    • Coleomegilla maculata (DeGeer) A, B 4
    • Cycloneda munda (Say) B, F 3
    • Hippodamia convergens Guerin A, B, F 15
    • Hippodamia glacialis (Fabricius) B, F 4
    • Hippodamia parenthesis (Say) A, B, F 46
    • Hippodamia tredecimpunctata (Linnaeus) A, B, F 84
    • Psyllobora vigintimaculata Say F 4

    Languriidae: Lizard beetles

  • Languria mozardi Latrielle F 3
  • Cleridae: Checkered beetles

  • Trichodectes nuttalli Kirby A 1
  • Meloidae: Blister beetles (Gerald Fauske)

  • Lytta nuttalli Say F 1
  • Epicauta atrata (Fabricius) F 1
  • Epicauta pennsylvanica (DeGeer) B, F 9
  • Epicauta fabricii (LeConte) F 7
  • Epicauta subglabra (Fall) B, F 3
  • Epicauta immaculata Say B 1
  • Meloe niger Kirby A, B, F 203
  • Meloe impressus Kirby B, F 208
  • Nemognatha pizata (Fabricius) B, F 3
  • Anthicidae: Ant-like flower beetles

  • Notoxus anchora Hentz A, B, F 19
  • Cerambycidae: Long-horned beetles (Paul Tinerella)

  • Prionus imbricornis (Say) B 2
  • Prionus fissicornis Haldeman B, F 8
  • Megacyllene powersi Linsley and Chemsak F 2
  • Tetraopes annulatus LeConte A 2
  • Chrysomelidae: Leaf beetles (Gerald Fauske)

    Criocerinae

  • Lema trilinea White B, F 2
  • Lema trivittata Say A, B, F 6
  • Oulema texana (Crotch) F1
  • Oulema longipennis A, F 4
  • Clytrinae

  • Anomoea laticlavia (Forster) B, F 23
  • Coleothorpa d. dominicana (Fabricius) A 1
  • Coleothorpa d. franciscana (LeConte) B, F 6
  • Cryptocephalinae

  • Cryptocephalus calidus Suffrian A, B, F 20
  • Cryptocephalus v. cinctipennis Randall B 5
  • Cryptocephalus v. venustus Fabricius B, F 7
  • Cryptocephalus incertus Haldeman A, B, F 6
  • Cryptocephalus quadriplex Newman B, F 5
  • Diachus auratus (Fabricius) F 5
  • Pachybrachis atomarius (Melsheimer) B, F 9
  • Pachybrachis hepaticus (Melsheimer) A, B, F 17
  • Pachybrachis nigricornis (Say) F 14
  • Pachybrachis oithonous sioux Balsbaugh B 1
  • Pachybrachis peccans Suffrian A, B, F 21
  • Pachybrachis praeclarus Weise B 1
  • Bruchinae

    Eumolpinae

  • Brachypnoea margaretea (Schultz) B, F 193
  • Brachypnoea puncticollis (Say) F 11
  • Chrysochus auratus (Fabricius) A, B, F 6
  • Colaspis brunnea (Fabricius) B 8
  • Colaspis suilla borealis Blake A, B 7
  • Colaspis suggona Blake B 19
  • Graphops beryllina LeConte A, B, F 21
  • Graphops curtipennis (Melsheimer) B, F 45
  • Graphops marcassitus (Crotch) A, F 30
  • Graphops nebulosus (LeConte) F 10
  • Graphops nigella Blake F 1
  • Graphops pubescens (Melsheimer) A 1
  • Graphops viridis Blake F 1
  • Metachroma angustulum Crotch A3
  • Paria fragariae Wilcox  F 149
  • Paria pratensis Balsbaugh B, F 81
  • Paria quadrinotata (Say) F 4
  • Paria scutellaris (Notman) B, F 20
  • Paria thoracica (Melsheimer) B 59
  • Chrysomelinae

  • Calligrapha bigsbyana Rouse & Medredev F 1
  • Calligrapha multipunctata (Say) B 1
  • Entomoscelis americana Brown A 1
  • Labidomera clivicollis (Kirby) B 1
  • Leptenotarsa decemlineata (Say) B 1
  • Phaedon viridis Melsheimer A, B, F 11
  • Zygogramma exclamationis (Fabricius) A, B, F 14
  • Zygogramma suturalis casta (Rogers) B, F 13
  • Galerucinae

        Galerucini

  • Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence B, F 7
  • Diabrotica cristata (Harris) F 46
  • Diabrotica undecimpunctata Barber B, F 6
  • Ophraella americana (Fabricius) B 113
  • Ophraella bilineata (Kirby) A 3
  • Ophraella communa LeSage B, F 7
  • Ophraella conferta (LeConte) B, F 52
  • Ophraella cribrata (LeConte) F 7
  • Ophraella notata (Fabricius) B 7
  • Phyllobrotica decorata (Say) B 2
  • Trirhabda adela B, F 89
  • Trirhabda borealis Blake B, F 21
  • Trirhabda canadensis (Kirby) A, B, F 44
  •     Alticini

  • Altica bimarginata Say B 1
  • Altica chalybea Illiger B, F 60
  • Altica corni Woods B, F 8
  • Altica foliaceae LeConte F1
  • Capraita subvittata (Horn) B 12
  • Capraita thyamoides (Crotch) B, F 22
  • Chaetocnema ectypa Horn F 6
  • Chaetocnema irregularis LeConte  F 30
  • Chaetocnema perturbata Horn F 2
  • Chaetocnema protensa LeConte A, B, F 27
  • Chaetocnema subviridis LeConte B, F 179
  • Crepidodera nana (Say) B 2
  • Disonycha alternata (Illiger) A 5
  • Disonycha arizonae Casey A, F 5
  • Disonycha procera Casey B 1
  • Disonycha triangularis (Say) A, B, F 5
  • Disonycha xanthomelas (Dalman) B, F 101
  • Distigmoptera borealis Blake A, F 48
  • Kuschelina perplexa (Blake) F 3
  • Longitarsus sp. #1 B, F 38
  • Longitarsus sp. #2 B, F 203
  • Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze) A, B, F 8
  • Phyllotreta pusilla Horn F 2
  • Phyllotreta robusta LeConte B 1
  • Phyllotreta striolata (Fabricius) F 1
  • Phyllotreta zimmermanni Crotch F 2
  • Systena elongata (Fabricius) F 1
  • Hispinae

           Cassidini

            Hispini

  • Anisostena nigrita (Olivier) B, F 16
  • Glyphuroplata pluto (Newman) A, B, F 22
  • Microrhopala excurvata cyanea (Say) A 1
  • Microrhopala vittata (Fabricius) A, F 6
  • Curculionoidea: Snout beetles (Laura Schmaltz)

    Anthribidae: Fungus weevils

    • Anthribus sp. A 1

    Family Apionidae: Globose weevils

    • Nanophyes canadensis W.J. Brown A 2
    • Apion sp.#1 B 6
    • Apion sp.#2 B, F 25
    • Apion sp.#3 A, B, F 37
    • Apion sp.#4 B, F 31
    • Apion sp.#5 B, F 10
    • Apion sp.#6 B, F 78
    • Apion sp.#7 A, B, F 73

    Family Attelabidae: Shining weevils

    • Haplorhynchites aenus Boheman B 3
    • Rhynchites bicolor (Fabricius) B 1

    Curculionidae: Weevils

    • Otiorhynchus ovatus (Linnaeus) A, B, F 27
    • Miarus hispidulus Reitter F 1
    • Polydrusus sericeus Gyllenhal B 8
    • Sitona cylindricollis (Fabricius) A, B, F 36
    • Sitona hispidulus (Fabricius) B, F 2
    • Sitona lineelus scissifrons (Say) B 2
    • Lixus concavus (Say) B 1
    • Anthonomus elongatus LeConte F 1
    • Anthonumus rufipes LeConte A, B, F 95
    • Anthonomus squamosus LeConte A, B, F 20
    • Chelonychus longipes Dietz F 1
    • Conotrachelis posticatus (Say) A 1
    • Promecotarsus fumatus Casey B 1
    • Smicronyx amoenus (Say) B, F 51
    • Smicronyx fulvus LeConte B, F 2
    • Smicronyx tesselatus Dietz A, B, F 6
    • Smicronyx sp. A, B, F 143
    • Curculio strictus Casey A 1
    • Acanthoscelidius acephalus (Say) A, B 6
    • Auleutes asper LeConte F 5
    • Ceutorhynchus neglectus Blatchley F 1
    • Phyxelis rigidus (Say) B 1
    • Tychius aratus (Say) B, F 4
    • Tychius picirostris (Fabricius) F 1
    • Tychius sp. B 1
    • Baris strenua LeConte F 1
    • Cosmobaris americana Casey A, F 2
    • Odontocorynus pulverulentus Casey A 4

     

     

     


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