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American Beetles is the single most comprehensive [citation needed] description of the beetles of North America north of the tropical area of Mexico.It was started by Ross H. Arnett, Jr. as an update of his classic The Beetles of the United States; along with Michael C. Thomas, he enlisted more than 60 specialists to write treatments of each family.
Nicrophorus americanus, also known as the American burying beetle or giant carrion beetle, is a critically endangered species of beetle endemic to North America. [3] It belongs to the order Coleoptera and the family Silphidae. The carrion beetle in North America is carnivorous, feeds on carrion and requires carrion to breed. It is also a member ...
Beetles of Central America (442 P) P. ... Pages in category "Beetles of North America" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,226 total.
Meloe americanus, or the American oil beetle, is a type of blister beetle. It belongs to the genus Meloe , which is one of the larger genera in the Meloidae family, with 146 known species. [ 2 ] They are called “oil beetles” because of a fluid they release from their joints when they feel threatened. [ 4 ]
Monochamus scutellatus, commonly known as the white-spotted sawyer or spruce sawyer or spruce bug or a hair-eater, [1] is a common wood-boring beetle found throughout North America. [2] It is a species native to North America. [3]
Sinodendron rugosum is a species of the family Lucanidae, the stag beetles. It is commonly referred to as the rugose stag beetle , and is the only known member of the genus Sinodendron to occur in western North America .
Meloe angusticollis, commonly known as the short-winged blister beetle or oil beetle, is a species of blister beetle, native to North America. [1] They average 9-19 mm (0.35-0.75 inches) in length [ 2 ] — females are much larger than males.
Epicauta vittata is a species of beetle in the family Meloidae, the blister beetles. It is native to eastern North America, including eastern Canada and the eastern United States. [1] It is known commonly as the striped blister beetle and the old-fashioned potato beetle. [2] It is known as an agricultural pest.