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Series Elateriformia

 
 
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Buprestoidea · Byrrhoidea · Dascilloidea · Dryopoidea · Elateroidea

Superfamily Buprestoidea
Polycesta hageni - female Side trip with Doug and John - Gyascutus caelatus Melanophila notata (Laporte & Gory) - Melanophila notata Melanophila atropurpurea - male Dicerca obscura Brachys floricola Six-spotted Jewel Beetle - Chrysobothris sexsignata Acmaeodera marginenotata

Superfamily Byrrhoidea
Cytilus alternatus Lioon nezperce Cytilus alternatus byrrhid - Amphicyrta dentipes Beetle - Simplocaria semistriata Pill Beetle - Simplocaria semistriata small beetle with green - Cytilus alternatus Byrrhus? Found on snowpack - Byrrhus

Superfamily Dascilloidea
Sandalus californicus - male large dark beetle - Sandalus niger Which Click Beetle is this? - Anorus piceus Sandalus petrophya? - Sandalus petrophya - female cedar beetle - Sandalus niger Sandalus porosus? - Sandalus porosus - male Sandalus niger ovipositing? - Sandalus niger - female Beetle found in scrubland - Sandalus randyi

Superfamily Dryopoidea
non-gilled Water Penny Beetle - Ectopria nervosa Elmidae: Heterlimnius? - Heterlimnius corpulentus 921W14 - Pelonomus obscurus Beetle IMG_0119 - Ptilodactyla - female Heteroceridae - Heterocerus Beetle - Ptilodactyla serricollis - male Stenelmis Stenelmis

Superfamily Elateroidea
Orange&Black029 - Calopteron terminale what species？ - Silis Beetle for ID - Podabrus brunnicollis Beetle for ID - Podabrus rugosulus Click Beetle - Ampedus oblessus Pennsylvania Beetle - Podabrus tricostatus Larva soldier beetle - Rhagonycha

 
 
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