Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lizard Beetles formerly had family status, Languriidae.
Numbers
Thirty-eight species in 9 genera in North America
(1)Identification
body slender and elongate, mostly black with red markings on head and/or pronotum; clubbed antennae
Range
throughout United States and southern Canada
Habitat
edges of woods, fields, roadsides
Season
common in spring and summer
Food
some larvae are stem borers of herbaceous plants
adults feed on pollen or leaves of herbaceous plants
Remarks
This page was written by Troy Bartlett, Robin McLeod, and Phillip Harpootlian. It was formerly filed under family Languriidae.
Print References
American Beetles, Vol. 2, Chapter 86
(2)Internet References
adult image of
Languria mozardi (U. of Minnesota)
adult images of
Languria species (Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota)
adult image of
Acropteroxys gracilis (Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota)
