LeConte's sparrow, also known as LeConte's bunting, is one of the smallest New World sparrow species in North America.
John Lawrence LeConte MD was an American entomologist, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime, including some 5,000 species of beetles. He was recognized as the foremost authority on North American beetles during his career, and has been described as "the father of American beetle study".
Kinosternon is a genus of small aquatic turtles from the Americas known commonly as mud turtles.
The Sonora mud turtle, also known as the Sonoyta mud turtle, is a species of turtle in the Kinosternidae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.
Trox is a genus of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae.
Trox atrox is a beetle of the family Trogidae.
Trox sordidus is a beetle of the Family Trogidae. Trox sordidus was described by John LeConte in 1854, who observed the species in the U.S. states of Georgia, New York and Kansas.
Agonum is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc.
Eunota, also known as the saline tiger beetles, is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae first described by Émile Rivalier in 1954. They are found in the United States and Mexico
Monotomidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. The family is found worldwide, with approximately 240 species in 33 genera. The ecological habits of the family are diverse, with different members of the group being found under tree bark, in decaying vegetation, on flowers and in ant nests. Their ecology is obscure, while at least some species are mycophagous, feeding on the fruiting bodies of ascomycete fungi, Rhyzophagus are predators on bark beetles and possibly Phoridae larvae, with the larvae of some species also being mycophagous.
Ulochaetes is a genus in the longhorn beetle family Cerambycidae. There are at least two described species in Ulochaetes.
Phymatodes is a genus of longhorn beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are more than 50 described species in Phymatodes, found throughout much of the norther hemisphere.
Trachyderini is a tribe of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are at least 140 genera and 650 described species in Trachyderini.
Lytta is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 70 described species in North America, and over 100 species worldwide.
Phymatodes aeneus is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, found in North America.
Eupogonius is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described in Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852. The species are found across Eastern North America south to Argentina in forests and woodlots.
Limnichidae, commonly called minute marsh-loving beetles, is a family of beetles belonging to Byrrhoidea. There are at least 30 genera and 350 described species in Limnichidae. They are found worldwide, with the greatest diversity in tropical regions. Most species seem to be associated with water-adjacent habitats, such as riparian and coastal locations, though many species are likely fully terrestrial, with some species being associated with leaf litter and arboreal habitats. Species with known diets feed on moss or algae. The oldest fossils of the family are known from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber from Myanmar.
Languria is a genus of lizard beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are about 18 described species in Languria.
Limnichites is a genus of minute marsh-loving beetles in the family Limnichidae. There are about 15 described species in Limnichites.
The Sonoran spotted whiptail is a parthenogenic species of teiid lizard found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and Mexico.
Trox sonorae variation
