Sphaerites is a genus of beetles, the only genus in the family Sphaeritidae, sometimes called the false clown beetles. There are five known species, which are widespread in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, found in forested or upland areas.
Urophora affinis is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Urophora of the family Tephritidae. It has been released in the United States and Canada as a biocontrol agent to control spotted knapweed. U. affinis became established in Montana in 1973.
Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species. They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are anthophagous, feeding on flowers, while the larvae are spermatophagous inside the flower corolla.
The Mycetophagidae or hairy fungus beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. The different species are between 1.0 and 6.5 mm in length. The larvae and adults live in decaying leaf litter, fungi, and under bark. Most species feed on fungi. Worldwide, the 18 genera contain around 200 species.
Sphenoptera is a genus of Jewel Beetles in the beetle family Buprestidae. There are more than 1,000 described species in Sphenoptera.
Pterolonche inspersa, sometimes called the brown-winged knapweed root moth, is a small moth of the family Pterolonchidae.
Clambidae is a family of beetles. They are known commonly as the minute beetles or the fringe-winged beetles. They are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica.
Sphenoptera rauca is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Trachykele blondeli is a species in the family Buprestidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). Common names include "western cedar borer", "powder worm beetle" and "western red cedar borer". They live in Central America and North America.
Mycotrupes lethroides is a species in the family Geotrupidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). Mycotrupes lethroides is found in North America.
Discoderus parallelus is a ground beetle in the family Carabidae, in the suborder Adephaga . Discoderus parallelus is found in North America.
Brachiacantha illustris is a species in the family Coccinellidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").
Dendrophagus cygnaei is a species in the family Silvanidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). Dendrophagus cygnaei is found in North America.
Tyloderma baridium is a species in the family Curculionidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). Tyloderma baridium is found in North America.
Conotrachelus buchanani is a species in the family Curculionidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). Conotrachelus buchanani is found in North America. It is associated with Celtis occidentalis.
Pyractomena punctiventris is a species in the family Lampyridae (fireflies), in the order Coleoptera (beetles). It is found in North America, where it is known from east-central Texas south to Veracruz, Mexico.
Stenolophus comma is a ground beetle in the genus Stenolophus, in the family Carabidae . Stenolophus comma is found in North America.
Silvanoprus angusticollis is a species in the family Silvanidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). It is found in North America.
Phyllophaga micans is a species in the family Scarabaeidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). It is found in North America. Adults are 15–17mm long, dark colored with the appearance of a pale, dust-like coating, and feed on hardwood trees. It ranges from Connecticut and New York in the north, south to Georgia, and west to Kansas and Texas.
Dinocoryna arizonensis is a species in the family Staphylinidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). It is found in North America. It is a known associate of Neivamyrmex ants.
