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Suborder Polyphaga - Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles

 
 
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A monographic revision of the Coleoptera belonging to the Tenebrionide tribe Eleodiini inhabiting the United States
Cited in the above-linked pdf:

Blaisdell, Frank Ellsworth. 1909. A monographic revision of the Coleoptera belonging to the Tenebrionide tribe Eleodiini inhabiting the United States, lower California, and adjacent islands. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 63: xi + 524 pp., 13 pl.

Managing the Japanese Beetle
USDA Site on the Japanese Beetle. Includes range map, info on lifecycle, and infestation control methods.

Life Cycle and Larval Morphology of Diomus terminatus (Coleoptera:Coccinellidae) and Its Potential ...
Short but very informational article on this lady beetle's life cycle and prey. Includes descriptions of all larval instars, dorsal illustrations of first and fourth instars, and illustration of fourth instar head.

Full citation, with entire title:

Akbar, W., C. Carlton, and T. E. Reagan. "Life Cycle and Larval Morphology of Diomus terminatus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and Its Potential as a Biological Control Agent of Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae)." Annals of the Entomological Society of America 102(1): 96-103 (2009).

Link goes to a PDF file, which can be viewed in the free Adobe Acrobat program.

On the genus Anchonus Schonherr in Florida (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Michael C. Thomas and Charles W. O'Brien
Four species of occur in Florida: Anchonus floridanus, A. duryi, A. blatchleyi, and A. suillus (the first continental US record). An illustrated key to species is provided.

Handbook of Palearctic flea beetles
Nice online key to genera of Palearctic flea beetles; also can be used as a key to the Nearctic genera I've found.

Lady Beetle Keys - University of Minnesota
Keys to adults, pupae, and larvae of seven common lady beetle species. There are very few resources, in print or online, with larval keys, and I've never seen a pupal key before. Though limited in scope, it can be used to ID the most commonly-encountered species at all life stages.

Species list:
Adalia bipunctata, two-spotted lady beetle
Coleomegilla maculata, (pink) spotted lady beetle
Coccinella septempunctata, seven-spotted lady beetle
Cycloneda munda, polished lady beetle
Harmonia axyridis, multicolored Asian lady beetle
Hippodamia convergens, convergent lady beetle

A discussion of flashing patters of Photinus from the SE USA
Photos of a number of different species of Photinus together with a description of the falshing patterns of each.

Ellychnia of Western North America
PDF scan of Kenneth M. Fender's 1970 review of genus Ellychnia in Western North America.

 
 
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