Travis County Beetle Survey
Photos of >1,103 species of Coleoptera recorded in and around Austin, Texas
Please let me know of any species I missed. Thanks!!
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to Texas Entomology - Compiled by Mike
Quinn - Last update: Nov 6, 2022
Cupedidae - Reticulated Beetles
Carabidae - Ground Beetles
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Calosoma - Caterpillar-hunter Beetles
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Tribe Chlaeniini, Genus Chlaenius
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Lebia - Colorful Foliage Ground Beetles
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Tribe Galeritini, Genus Galerita - False Bombardier Beetles (difficult to separate)
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Brachininae
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Brachinus - Bombardier Beetles (difficult to separate)
Gyrinidae - Whirligig Beetles
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Haliplidae - Crawling Water Beetles
Noteridae - Burrowing Water Beetles
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Dytiscidae - Predaceous Diving Beetles
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HYDROPHILOIDEA
Hydrophilidae - Water Scavenger Beetles
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Histeridae - Clown Beetles
STAPHYLINOIDEA
Hydraenidae - Minute Moss Beetles
Leiodidae - Round Fungus Beetles
Silphidae - Carrion Beetles
Staphylinidae - Rove Beetles
Pselaphinae - Ant-loving Beetles
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Tachyporinae - Crab-like Rove Beetles
Oxytelinae - Spiny-legged Rove Beetles
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Scydmaeninae - Ant-like Stone Beetles
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Staphylininae - Large Rove Beetles
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SCARABAEOIDEA
Lucanidae - Stag Beetles
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Passalidae - Bess Beetles
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Odontotaenius disjunctus - Horned Passalus - fairly common in large rotting logs
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Trogidae - Hide Beetles
Geotrupidae - Earth-Boring Scarab Beetles
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Ochodaeidae - Sand-loving Scarab Beetles
Hybosoridae - Scavenger Scarab Beetles
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Hybosorus illigeri Reiche
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Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles
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Aphodiinae - Small Dung Beetles
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Scarabaeinae - Dung Beetles
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Deltochilini (Canthonini)
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Digitonthophagus gazella - Gazelle Scarab
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Melolonthinae - June Bugs
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Phyllophaga (large difficult genus)
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Diplotaxis (another large difficult genus similar to Phyllophaga)
Rutelinae - Shining Leaf Chafers
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Dynastinae - Rhinoceros Beetles
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Cyclocephala lurida - Southern Masked Chafer
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Dynastes tityus - Eastern Hercules Beetle
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Cetoniinae - Fruit and Flower Chafers
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Tribe Cetoniini, Genus Euphoria
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Tribe Cremastocheilini, Genus Cremastocheilus
BUPRESTOIDEA
Buprestidae - Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (see also, Buprestidae of Texas)
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Tribe Tracheini, Genus Brachys
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SCIRTOIDEA
Eucinetidae - Plate-thigh Beetles
Scirtidae - Marsh Beetles
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DASCILLOIDEA
Rhipiceridae - Cicada Parasite Beetles
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Sandalus niger - Cedar Beetle
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Callirhipidae - Callirhipid Cedar Beetles
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BYRRHOIDEA
Elmidae - Riffle Beetles
Dryopidae - Long-toed Water Beetles
Lutrochidae - Travertine Beetles
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Limnichidae - Minute Marsh-loving Beetles
Heteroceridae - Variegated Mud-loving Beetles
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Psephenidae - Water Penny Beetles
ELATEROIDEA
Eucnemidae - False Click Beetles
Throscidae - False Metallic Wood-boring Beetles
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Elateridae - Click Beetles
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Lycidae - Net-winged Beetles
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Telegeusidae - Long-lipped Beetles
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Phengodidae - Glowworm Beetles
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Cantharidae - Soldier Beetles
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BOSTRICHOIDEA
Nosodendridae - Wounded-Tree Beetles
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Nosodendron unicolor - Slime Flux Beetle
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Dermestidae - Skin Beetles (see also: Dermestids of Texas)
Bostrichidae - Horned Powder-post Beetles
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Lyctinae - Powder-post Beetles
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Family Ptinidae - Death-watch and Spider Beetles
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Ptininae - Spider Beetles
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CLEROIDEA
Trogossitidae - Bark-gnawing Beetles
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Cleridae - Checkered Beetles (see also: Cleridae of Texas)
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Melyridae - Soft-winged Flower Beetles
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CUCUJOIDEA
Nitidulidae - Sap-feeding Beetles
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Monotomidae - Root-eating Beetles
Silvanidae - Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles
Passandridae - Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles
Laemophloeidae - Lined Flat Bark Beetles
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Phalacridae - Shining Flower Beetles
Cryptophagidae - Silken Fungus Beetles
Erotylidae - Pleasing Fungus Beetles
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Erotylinae (includeds Languriidae)
Biphyllidae - False Skin Beetles
Bothrideridae - Dry Bark Beetles
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Brachiacantha - Spurleg Lady Beetles
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Coccidulinae
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Novius cardinalis - Vedalia Beetle
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Corylophidae - Minute Hooded Beetles
Latridiidae - Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles
TENEBRIONOIDEA
Mycetophagidae - Hairy Fungus Beetles
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Ciidae - Minute Tree-fungus Beetles
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Tetratomidae - Polypore Fungus Beetles
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Melandryidae - False Darkling Beetles
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Mordellidae - Tumbling Flower Beetles
Ripiphoridae - Wedge-shaped Beetles
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Zopheridae - Ironclad Beetles
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Tribe Monommatini - Opossum Beetles (formerly treated as a family Monommatidae)
Tenebrionidae - Darkling Beetles
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Lagriinae - Long-jointed Beetles
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Alleculinae - Comb-clawed Beetles
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Oedemeridae - False Blister Beetles (see also Oedemeridae of Texas)
Meloidae - Blister Beetles (see also Meloidae of Texas)
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