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Latridiidae (sometimes spelled "Lathridiidae") is a family of tiny, little-known beetles commonly called minute brown scavenger beetles or fungus beetles. [1] [2] The number of described species currently stands at around 1050 in 29 genera but the number of species is undoubtedly much higher than this and increases each time a new estimate is made.
Attagenus smirnovi, the brown carpet beetle, is a species of beetle from the family Dermestidae. It is a synanthropic pest which lives in human buildings, homes and museums and eats wool-textiles, carpets, skin and fur. [ 1 ]
Pyrota palpalis, the Charlie Brown blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
Digitonthophagus gazella (common names: gazella scarab, brown dung beetle [1]) is a species of scarab beetle. [1] [2] It belongs to the genus Digitonthophagus, which was promoted from subgenus to genus level in 1959. [1] [3] There has been some confusion regarding the application of the names with many people using the outdated name Onthophagus ...
A relatively large lucanid beetle of the genus Lucanus, the male has long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The larvae are found in the trunks of old trees, feeding on the inner wood. It is dark reddish brown with smooth, shiny elytra (“wing cases”); the femora are orange brown. Males have much larger jaws than females.
The larva of the black larder beetle has less strongly curved appendages. Mature larvae of both species tend to bore into hard substrates such as wood, cork, and plaster to pupate. [4] Adult larder beetles are generally 1/3 to 3/8 of an inch long and are dark brown with a broad, pale yellow spotted band across the upper portion of the elytra ...
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Pacificanthia consors, also known as the brown leatherwing beetle, [1] is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America, [2] [3] [4] mainly in California. [5] Adults are 14-19 mm in length. They are orange with brown wing covers, and the legs are reddish with black markings. [5]