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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Anthicidae - Antlike Flower Beetles
Aderidae - Antlike Leaf Beetles (see also: Aderidae of Texas)
Scraptiidae - False Flower Beetles (common at lights)
CHRYSOMELOIDEA
Cerambycidae - Long-horned Beetles (see also: Cerambycidae of Texas)
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Spondylidinae (includes Aseminae)
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Lepturinae - Flower Longhorn Beetles
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Tribe Clytini
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Anelaphus spp. (Impossible to separate)
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Lamiinae - Flat-Faced Longhorns
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Tetraopes - Milkweed Longhorns (see also)
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Bruchinae - Bean or Seed Weevils
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Tribe Pachymerini - Palm Seed Weevil
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Donaciinae - Aquatic or Long-horned Leaf Beetles
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Criocerinae - Shining Leaf Beetles
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Cassidinae - Tortoise Beetles and Hispines
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Tribe Chalepini - Leaf-mining Leaf Beetles
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Chrysomelinae - Broad-shouldered Leaf Beetles
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Galerucinae - Skeletonizing leaf beetles
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Tribe Alticini - Flea Beetles
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Eumolpinae - Oval Leaf Beetles
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Cryptocephalinae - The Casebearers or Cylindrical leaf beetles
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Genera Diachus / Triachus
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Tribe Clytrini - Short-horned leaf beetles
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Tribe Chlamisini - Warty Leaf Beetles
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CURCULIONOIDEA
Anthribidae - Fungus Weevils (see also: Anthribidae of Texas)
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Attelabidae - Leaf Rolling Weevils
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Attelabinae - Leaf-rolling Weevils
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Rhynchitinae - Leaf and Bud Weevils
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Pterocolinae - Leaf Roll Thieves
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Brentidae - Primitive Weevils
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Brachyceridae
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Erirhininae - Marsh Weevils (subfamily formerly under Curculionidae)
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Curculionidae - Weevils (see also: Weevils of Texas)
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Dryophthorinae
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Tribe Rhynchophorini - Billbugs and Grain Weevils
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Anthonomini - Fruit and Seed Weevils
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Otidocephalini - Antlike Weevils
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Tychiini - Leguminous Seed Weevils
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Baridinae - Flower Weevils
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Ceutorhynchinae - Minute Seed Weevils
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Cossoninae - Bark Weevils
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Cryptorhynchinae - Hidden Snout Weevils
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Cyclominae - Underwater Weevils
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Entiminae - Broad-nosed Weevils
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- Compsus auricephalus (Say) - sc US
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Hyperinae - Clover and Alfalfa Weevils
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Lixinae - Cylindrical Weevils
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Magdalis - Wedge-shaped Bark Weevils
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Scolytinae - Bark and Ambrosia Beetles
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Tribe Scolytini - Typical Bark Beetles
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Platypodinae - Pinhole Borers
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Select References:
Arnett,
Jr. R.H., and M.C .Thomas (editors). 2000. American Beetles, Volume I:
Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC
Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. xvi + 443 pp.
Arnett,
Jr. R.H., M.C Thomas and P.E Skelley; J.H. Frank (editors). 2002.
American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through
Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. xiv + 861 pp.
Riley, E.G., S.M. Clark, and T.N. Seeno. 2003. Catalog of the leaf
beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae,
Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists
Society, Special Publication no. 1. 290 pp.
April 30, 2022
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Mike
Quinn / entomike@gmail.com / Texas Entomology / Texas Beetle Resources / Photo Techniques
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