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Beetle family wish list

I've made a beetle image wish list for bugguide.net based on the bugguide Coleoptera Info page. It consists of families still reported lacking from the guide pages. (I did not search bugguide to make sure this information was completely current.) Most of these are out of my locale, at least based on a cross-check of the UNH checklist for New Hampshire.

I will make a special effort to collect and photograph these and will carry a locality wish list if I happen to travel.

I figure there might be existing images of some of these other groups that contributors have not posted yet. Just today I removed Lymexylidae from this list thanks to efforts by Brad Barnd.

As images for these families are added I will italicize their names in this list.

Archeocrypticidae - Cryptic Fungus Beetles .... (posted by Mike Thomas 01/18/07)
Amphizoidae - Trout Stream Beetles .... (posted by Dennis Haines 12/11/07)
Belidae - Cycad Weevils .... (posted by Mike Thomas 01/18/08)
Biphyllidae - False Skin Beetles .... (posted by Jeff Gruber 11/01/07))
Bothrideridae - Dry Bark Beetles .... (posted by Richard J. Buss 01/07/07)
Brachypsectridae - Texas Beetles .... (posted by Jeff Gruber 06/02/07)
Callirhipidae - Callirhipid Cedar Beetles....(posted by Brad Barnd 02/21/07)
Cerophytidae - Rare Click Beetles .... (posted by Jeff Gruber 10/20/07)
Chelonariidae - Turtle Beetles .... (posted by Phillip Harpootlian 12/27/07)
Clambidae - Minute Beetles .... (posted by tom Murray 04/06/07)
Diphilostomatidae - False Stag Beetles ... (posted by Dennis Haines 12/11/07)
Eulichadidae - Forest Stream Beetles
Glaresidae - Enigmatic Scarab Beetle .... (posted by Jeff Gruber 10/20/07)
Hydroscaphidae - Sciff Beetles .... (posted by Crystal Maier 11/8/07)
Jacobsoniidae - Jacobsoniid Beetles .... (posted by Mike Thomas 01/22/08)
Lutrochidae - Travertine Beetles .... (posted by Jeff Gruber 06/27/07)
Megalopodidae - Megalopodid Leaf Beetles .... (posted by Dennis Haines 12/19/07)
Micromalthidae - Telephone Pole Beetles .... (posted by Mike Thomas 01/23/08)
Monommatidae - Oppossum Beetles .... (posted by Jeff Gruber 10/28/07)
Mycteridae - Palm and Flower Beetles .... (posted by Mike Thomas 01/22/08)
Nosodendridae - Wounded Tree Beetles ....(posted by Brad Barnd 04/03/07)
Ochodaeidae - Sand-loving Scarab Beetles .... (posted by Jim McClarin 08/19/07)
Omethidae - False Soldier Beetles.... (posted by clearcreek 05/12/07)
Prostomidae - Jugular-horned Beetles .... (posted by Dennis Haines 01/18/08)[i]
[i]Schizopodidae - False Jewel Beetles ....(posted by William Ericson 10/12/07)
Smicripidae - palmetto Beetles .... (posted by Mike Thomas 01/18/08)
Sphaeritidae - False Clown Beetles .... (posted by Jeff Gruber 11/01/07))
Sphaeriusidae - Minute Bog Beetles
Telegeusidae - Long-lipped Beetles
Trachypachidae - False Ground Beetles .... (posted by Dennis Haines 01/18/08)

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 8 January, 2007 - 7:32pm
Last updated 8 February, 2008 - 7:45am

Here's a link to Will's "Updated Beetle Family Wish List"

http://bugguide.net/node/view/165535#225357

… Jim McClarin, 8 February, 2008 - 7:33am

Excellent work, guys!

We've got just four more missing families to go :-)

… Jim McClarin, 7 February, 2008 - 11:50pm

scratch

Mike added Archeocrypticidae - Cryptic Fungus Beetles

also name change; Sphaeriusidae - Minute Bog Beetles [3] (=Microsporidae)

… Phillip Harpootlian, 8 February, 2008 - 6:55am

Thanks, Phillip.

I think I'm all caught up now on the wish list, plus I discovered Will's updated version.

While immersed in the early presidential primaries I heard your surname a number of times. Dick Harpootlian, former chairman of the Democratic Party of SC, was critical of Bubba for making race an issue in the SC primary. Any relation?

… Jim McClarin, 8 February, 2008 - 7:50am

None

but not surprisingly, I get asked that alot

… Phillip Harpootlian, 8 February, 2008 - 7:59am

scratch two more

just added by Dennis Haines
Amphizoidae - Trout Stream Beetles
Diphilostomatidae - False Stag Beetles

… Phillip Harpootlian, 12 December, 2007 - 7:02am

Megalopodidae

I have one species in the family, Zeugophora atra. I've taken pictures and will try and post them this afternoon.

… Dennis Haines, 19 December, 2007 - 11:25am

dupe

… Phillip Harpootlian, 12 December, 2007 - 7:01am

A couple more down

Just posted Sphaeritidae and Biphyllidae.

… Jeff Gruber, 1 November, 2007 - 7:02pm

Just posted Monommatidae

Although I'm not sure if this is to be considered in its own family now. See my comments in 'Taxonomy Proposals'. Posted in Coleoptera for now.

… Jeff Gruber, 28 October, 2007 - 6:33pm

Our Info page for Coleoptera includes Monommatidae

so I've created a page and placed your images there for now.

… Jim McClarin, 28 October, 2007 - 7:15pm

doh

Gah, I had to kill some of the ones on the list for a class last year. I am not sure if I can find them again, but I'll look come spring.

… Darcie Clements, 24 October, 2007 - 10:45pm

Great, Darcie.

Here's hoping you find them.

… Jim McClarin, 25 October, 2007 - 4:08am

Biphyllidae - False Skin Beetles

add to wish list, images are gone

… Phillip Harpootlian, 20 October, 2007 - 8:56pm

Yes,

I suppose you're right. We'll give Jeff a little more credit here unless someone else beats him to it.

… Jim McClarin, 20 October, 2007 - 9:01pm

missed

previous comment - also add Chelonariidae - Turtle Beetles

… Phillip Harpootlian, 20 October, 2007 - 9:04pm

Just posted 2

Hi Jim,

I just added guide pages for Glaresidae and Cerophytidae. I'll also soon have a pic of Diplocoelus rudis (Biphyllidae) to replace Richard Lareau's.

… Jeff Gruber, 20 October, 2007 - 5:33pm

Thanks, Jeff. I've italicized them.

You're doing a great job filling in the blanks.

… Jim McClarin, 20 October, 2007 - 6:37pm

another

I added Nosodendridae a while back.

… Brad Barnd, 29 August, 2007 - 7:35pm

Missed it then,

got it now :-) Thanks, Brad.

… Jim McClarin, 29 August, 2007 - 10:43pm

Omethidae

Hi Jim,

Just wanted to let you know that someone has posted Omethidae. So that can be crossed off.

… Jeff Gruber, 3 June, 2007 - 8:07am

Thanks, I missed it :-)

Now in italics

… Jim McClarin, 3 June, 2007 - 10:05am

I've got Callirhipidae and wi

I've got Callirhipidae and will post when I get a chance. I'll keep an eye out for the others.

… Brad Barnd, 12 January, 2007 - 12:46pm

I'll get

Diphilostomatidae - False Stag Beetles
Glaresidae - Enigmatic Scarab Beetle
Ochodaeidae - Sand-loving Scarab Beetles

… Phillip Harpootlian, 11 January, 2007 - 7:59am

Great!

Scott Boutilier is sending me a couple nosodendrids to shoot and post.

… Jim McClarin, 11 January, 2007 - 5:59pm

Willing to image any

If those with specimens can send me them, I can certainly get imaging done on any of these.

… Guy A. Hanley, 12 January, 2007 - 1:33pm

Your work is excellent, Guy.

I think I'd rather have you shoot those nosodendids.

… Jim McClarin, 12 January, 2007 - 4:31pm

Sure

I'd be happy to, my email is guy.hanley@minotstateu.edu if you want to chat about it

… Guy A. Hanley, 12 January, 2007 - 7:59pm

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