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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga

Suborder Polyphaga

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Byrrhoidea » Pill Beetles (Byrrhidae) » Byrrhinae

Taxonomic reviews of Lioon Casey and Listemus Casey, with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera: Byrrhidae)

By Johnson P.J.
Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 93: 709-718, 1991

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Contributed by v belov on 11 August, 2023 - 2:39pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Byrrhoidea » Minute Marsh-loving Beetles (Limnichidae) » Throscinus

Three new species of Throcinus LeConte, with notes on other species (Coleoptera: Limnichidae: Cephalobyrrhinae)

By Wooldridge D.P.
Col. Bull. 35: 217-221, 1981

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Contributed by v belov on 14 October, 2018 - 6:30pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Byrrhoidea » Long-toed Water Beetles (Dryopidae) » Postelichus

Postelichus, a new genus of Nearctic Dryopidae (Coleoptera)

By Harry G. Nelson
The Coleopterists Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 19-24, 1989

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 4 December, 2021 - 3:53pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Byrrhoidea » Variegated Mud-loving Beetles (Heteroceridae) » Heterocerus

Two new species of Heterocerus from North America, with notes on related species (Coleoptera: Heteroceridae).

By Miller, W.V.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 42(4): 313-320., 1988

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Miller, W.V. 1988. Two new species of Heterocerus from North America, with notes on related species (Coleoptera: Heteroceridae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 42(4): 313-320.

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Two new species from North America, Heterocerus unicus (western) and H. subtilis (eastern), are described and illustrated, and their affinities to other members of the undatus group of heterocerids are presented. An identification key is provided plus distribution maps for all related species.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 15 October, 2017 - 5:27pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Small False Click Beetles (Throscidae) » Trixagus

A new species of Trixagus from Panama and a key to New World Trixagus (Coleoptera: Throscidae)

By Yensen E.
Col. Bull. 34: 257-261, 1980

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Contributed by v belov on 16 August, 2018 - 4:09pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soft-bodied Plant Beetles (Artematopodidae) » Eurypogon

New state records and ID of N. Amer. Eurypogon Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Artematopodidae), w/ lectotype designation for E. niger.

By Hinson, K.R. and R.J. Buss.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 69(4): 768-772., 2015

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Hinson, K.R. and R.J. Buss. 2015. New state records and identification of North American Eurypogon Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Artematopodidae), with a lectotype designation for Eurypogon niger (Melsheimer). The Coleopterists Bulletin 69(4): 768-772.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 December, 2015 - 11:07am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Nitidulid series » Sap-feeding Beetles (Nitidulidae)

The sap-feeding beetles (Col: Nitidulidae) of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia, and the District of Columbia

By Chandler D.S. Steury B.W.
Banisteria 57: 67–74, 2023

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Contributed by v belov on 28 November, 2023 - 7:58pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Nitidulid series » Sap-feeding Beetles (Nitidulidae)

Notes on North American Nitidulidae, II: Cryptarcha Shuckard

By Parsons, C.T.
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 45(2-3): 96-100., 1938

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Parsons, C.T. 1938. Notes on North American Nitidulidae, II: Cryptarcha Shuckard. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 45(2-3): 96-100.

The genus Cryptarcha embraces many species which are found in all parts of the world. The six species occuring in the United States have apparently two origins. Cryptarcha ampla, grandicollis, glabra and strigatula n. sp. are closely related to the numerous Neotropical forms, whereas the smaller concinna and gila n. sp.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 27 November, 2023 - 11:01am

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