Tenebrionidae
Asbolus verrucosus LeConte, 1851
Asbolus verrucosus LeConte, 1851
Asbolus verrucosus, the blue death feigning beetle, is a crepuscular wax-coated species with a characteristic powdery blue hue.
Adesmia cancellata (Klug, 1830)
Adesmia cancellata (Klug, 1830)
Adesmia cancellata, the pitted beetle, is a Middle Eastern tenebrionid desert beetle first described in 1830.
Nyctoporis carinata LeConte, 1851
Nyctoporis carinata LeConte, 1851
Nyctoporis carinata is a flightless darkling beetle native to coastal California, with potential synonymy with N. vandykei.
Upis ceramboides (Linnaeus, 1758)
Upis ceramboides (Linnaeus, 1758)
Upis ceramboides is a fire-dependent, freeze-tolerant vulnerable species of wood-living beetle.
Coelocnemis dilaticollis Mannerheim, 1843
Coelocnemis dilaticollis Mannerheim, 1843
Coelocnemis dilaticollis is a darkling beetle species from the Tenebrionidae family found in western North America.
Iphthiminus serratus (Mannerheim, 1843)
Iphthiminus serratus (Mannerheim, 1843)
Iphthiminus serratus is a darkling beetle species found primarily in western North America associated with rotting coniferous logs.
Xylopinus saperdoides (Olivier, 1795)
Xylopinus saperdoides (Olivier, 1795)
Xylopinus saperdoides is a darkling beetle species in the family Tenebrionidae.
Strongylium tenuicolle (Say, 1826)
Strongylium tenuicolle (Say, 1826)
Strongylium tenuicolle is a darkling beetle species in the family Tenebrionidae.
Alphitophagus bifasciatus (Say, 1824)
Alphitophagus bifasciatus (Say, 1824)
Alphitophagus bifasciatus (Say, 1824) is an almost cosmopolitan beetle species from the Tenebrionidae family.
Neomida bicornis (Fabricius, 1777)
Neomida bicornis (Fabricius, 1777)
Neomida bicornis (Fabricius, 1777) is a darkling beetle species in the family Tenebrionidae.
Phaleria bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Phaleria bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Phaleria bimaculata is a small morphologically variable darkling beetle found on European sandy beaches, growing 6–7 mm long.
Blaps polychresta (Forskl, 1775)
Blaps polychresta (Forskl, 1775)
Blaps polychresta is a non-pest tenebrionid beetle, a popular pet with a 4-5 year lifespan, native from Syria to Egypt and introduced to Australia and the Americas.
Eleodes tricostata (Say, 1824)
Eleodes tricostata (Say, 1824)
Eleodes tricostata (Say, 1824) is a desert stink beetle species in the Tenebrionidae family.
Eleodes scabrosa Eschscholtz, 1829
Eleodes scabrosa Eschscholtz, 1829
Eleodes scabrosa is a desert beetle of genus Eleodes native primarily to western North America, with variable coastal and desert habitats.
Eleodes caudifera LeConte, 1858
Eleodes caudifera LeConte, 1858
Eleodes caudifera is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.
Eleodes opaca (Say, 1824)
Eleodes opaca (Say, 1824)
Eleodes opaca, also called plains false wireworm, is a desert stink beetle in the Tenebrionidae family.
Eleodes goryi Solier, 1848
Eleodes goryi Solier, 1848
Eleodes goryi is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.
Eleodes fusiformis LeConte, 1858
Eleodes fusiformis LeConte, 1858
Eleodes fusiformis is a species of desert stink beetle in the Tenebrionidae family.
Eleodes subnitens LeConte, 1851
Eleodes subnitens LeConte, 1851
Eleodes subnitens is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.
Eleodes extricata (Say, 1824)
Eleodes extricata (Say, 1824)
Eleodes extricata, the extricated darkling beetle, is a desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.
Eleodes osculans (LeConte, 1851)
Eleodes osculans (LeConte, 1851)
Eleodes osculans, the wooly darkling beetle, is a distinctive common stink beetle found in California and Baja California.
Eleodes hispilabris (Say, 1824)
Eleodes hispilabris (Say, 1824)
Eleodes hispilabris is a species of desert stink beetle in the Tenebrionidae family found in North America.
Eleodes suturalis (Say, 1824)
Eleodes suturalis (Say, 1824)
Eleodes suturalis is a endemic US darkling beetle identifiable by a central red elytral stripe, that eats plant seeds.
Eleodes dentipes Eschscholtz, 1829
Eleodes dentipes Eschscholtz, 1829
Eleodes dentipes (dentate stink beetle) is a 16–28 mm long desert stink beetle in Tenebrionidae, common in rotting wood and dry leaves.
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