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The Brachypsectridae are a family of beetles commonly known as the Texas beetles. [1] There are only two extant genera , Brachypsectra and Asiopsectra . Brachypsectra has a cosmopolitan distribution, mostly in arid regions, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] while Asiopsectra is found in Central Asia and the Middle East.
Heterelmis comalensis is a rare species of beetle known by the common name Comal Springs riffle beetle. It is endemic to Texas [ 1 ] in the United States, where it occurs in only two springs . It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
The English name is derived from the large and distinctive mandibles found on the males of most species, which resemble the antlers of stags.. A well-known species in much of Europe is Lucanus cervus, referred to in some European countries (including the United Kingdom) as the stag beetle; it is the largest terrestrial insect in Europe.
The adult beetle can be 11 to 28 mm (0.43 to 1.10 in) long, and it has a W-shaped third stripe on the elytra. The antennae of both sexes are dark brown to black. The antennae of both sexes are dark brown to black.
The male beetle is smaller than the female and is much the same width for most of its length whereas the female is broadest in the posterior third of its length. [1] The larva is pale coloured, up to fifteen millimetres long, flattened and broadly ovate. The head is dark and much narrower than the prothorax. The antennae and legs are well ...
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Histeridae is a family of beetles commonly known as clown beetles or hister beetles.This very diverse group of beetles contains 3,900 species found worldwide. They can be easily identified by their shortened elytra that leaves two of the seven tergites exposed, and their geniculate (elbowed) antennae with clubbed ends.
Researchers have unofficially nicknamed C. fumipennis the "Smokey Winged Beetle Bandit”. This name has now been submitted to the Entomological Society of America's committee on common names. By transporting mobile populations of this wasp, biosurveillance could facilitate an early warning system for the EAB across the United States & Canada. [1]