Melyridae

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Divales bipustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Divales bipustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Divales bipustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Divales bipustulatus is a small black beetle with humeral red elytral patches found in Southern Europe and North Africa.

Dasytes plumbeus (Müller, 1776)

Dasytes plumbeus (Müller, 1776)

Dasytes plumbeus (Müller, 1776)

Dasytes plumbeus is a small 4–5 mm dark polished beetle found in Europe and western North America, feeding on flower pollen and nectar.

Collops bipunctatus (Say, 1823)

Collops bipunctatus (Say, 1823)

Collops bipunctatus (Say, 1823)

Collops bipunctatus, the two-spotted melyrid, is a North American soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae.

Collops quadrimaculatus (Fabricius, 1798)

Collops quadrimaculatus (Fabricius, 1798)

Collops quadrimaculatus (Fabricius, 1798)

Four-spotted collops (Collops quadrimaculatus) is a soft-winged flower beetle found in Central and North America.

Collops vittatus (Say, 1823)

Collops vittatus (Say, 1823)

Collops vittatus (Say, 1823)

Collops vittatus is a geographically variable North American blister beetle with distinct regional morphological forms.

Dicranolaius bellulus (Boisduval) Boisduval

Dicranolaius bellulus (Boisduval) Boisduval

Dicranolaius bellulus (Boisduval) Boisduval

Dicranolaius bellulus, the red and blue beetle, is a melyrid soft-winged flower beetle found in mainland Australia.

Endeodes collaris LeConte, 1853

Endeodes collaris LeConte, 1853

Endeodes collaris LeConte, 1853

Endeodes collaris is a soft-winged flower beetle of the family Melyridae found in North America.

Anthocomus equestris (Fabricius, 1781)

Anthocomus equestris (Fabricius, 1781)

Anthocomus equestris (Fabricius, 1781)

Anthocomus equestris is a soft-winged flower beetle native to Eurasia, also found in eastern United States.

Anthocomus rufus (Herbst, 1784)

Anthocomus rufus (Herbst, 1784)

Anthocomus rufus (Herbst, 1784)

Anthocomus rufus, the red malachite beetle, is a Melyridae beetle species native to Europe.

Malachius aeneus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Malachius aeneus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Malachius aeneus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Malachius aeneus, the scarlet malachite beetle, is a widespread melyrid soft-winged flower beetle introduced to North America.

Malachius bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Malachius bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Malachius bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Malachius bipustulatus, the malachite beetle, is a species of soft-winged flower beetle found in low-altitude meadows.

Axinotarsus pulicarius (Fabricius, 1777)

Axinotarsus pulicarius (Fabricius, 1777)

Axinotarsus pulicarius (Fabricius, 1777)

Axinotarsus pulicarius is a small beetle native to Europe and introduced to parts of North America.

Astylus atromaculatus (Blanchard, 1843)

Astylus atromaculatus (Blanchard, 1843)

Astylus atromaculatus (Blanchard, 1843)

Astylus atromaculatus is a species of melyrid beetle with distinct adult elytron patterning and hairy brown-red larvae.

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