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Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils), with some 83,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 26,000 species described, slightly more than half from the Eastern Hemisphere. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. In various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short and such species can be difficult to distinguish from related beetle families such as the Chrysomelidae. The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns.
Neanthophylax mirificus is the species of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family. This beetle is distributed in United States, and on Costa Rica island.
Neanthophylax tenebrosus is the species of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family. This beetle is distributed in United States. Adult beetle feeds on mountain hemlock, and red fir.
Temognatha is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles. Over 85 species in the genus are native to Australia.
Yamautidius is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Neanthophylax is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Neoclytus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Neoclytus pubicollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Fisher in 1932.
Anubis is a genus of longhorn beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Eupogonius is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described in J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852. The species are found across Eastern North America south to Argentina in forests and woodlots.
Scaposerixia is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Eupogonius pubicollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Melzer in 1933. It is known from Honduras and Panama.
Scaposerixia pubicollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Pic in 1932.
Lomechusa pubicollis is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is unusual in that its larvae develop in the nests of one species of ant and the immature adults overwinter in the nest of another species of ant. These beetles are highly specialised myrmecophiles, tricking the ants into caring for them, and one of about 125 species of invertebrates that rely on spending part of their lives in and around the nests of red wood ants.
Peribasis pubicollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1866. It is known from Singapore, Borneo, Bhutan and Malaysia.
Trirhabda is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 30 described species in Trirhabda. They are found in North America and Mexico.
Trirhabda pubicollis is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Cryptocephalus pubicollis is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Alethaxius is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named Aletes by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, this name was preoccupied by Aletes Carpenter, 1857, so the genus was renamed to Alethaxius by Édouard Lefèvre in 1885. According to Flowers (1996), it is very likely that Alethaxius is polyphyletic and represents at least three different genera.
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