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Superfamily Bostrichoidea - Carpet, Powder-post and Death-watch Beetles

Death-watch and Spider Beetles · Horned Powder-post Beetles · Carpet Beetles · Wounded-Tree Beetles

Family Anobiidae - Death-watch and Spider Beetles
long, thin anobiid - Xeranobium cinereum Tiny Beetle - Petalium debile Beetle - Ptinus Little Red Insect - Gibbium Ptinus falli Pic - Ptinus falli - male Drugstore Beetle - Stegobium paniceum beetle from raspberry - Ozognathus cornutus Unknown Beetle

Family Bostrichidae - Horned Powder-post Beetles
1112933 Bostrichid - Lichenophanes Xylobiops? - Prostephanus Xylobiops? - Prostephanus Primitive-looking Beetle - Polycaon stoutii no costae on elytra - Lichenophanes armiger Amphicerus cornutus Pallas - Amphicerus cornutus - male Horned Powder-post Beetle - Lichenophanes bicornis Horned Powder-post Beetle - Lichenophanes bicornis

Family Dermestidae - Carpet Beetles
Carpet Beetles? - Anthrenus lepidus Dermestid larva pupates! - Anthrenus Tufted-tail dermestid larvae - Anthrenus verbasci little larva Caterpillar or larvae varied carpet beetle - Anthrenus verbasci beetle - Dermestes lardarius Carpet Beetle Larva

Family Nosodendridae - Wounded-Tree Beetles
Nosodendrid beetle - Nosodendron unicolor Nosodendrid beetle - Nosodendron unicolor Nosodendrid - Nosodendron unicolor Nosodendrid - Nosodendron unicolor Phalacridae? - Orphilus Phalacridae? - Orphilus unknown beetle - Orphilus Nosodendron unicolor Say - Nosodendron unicolor


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