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Coleoptera Taxa List

In order of discovery at LQA

    Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

  1. Anastrangalia laetifica (Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle)
  2. Centrodera spurca (Yellow Douglas Fir Borer)
  3. Lepturobosca chrysocoma (Yellow Velvet Beetle)
  4. Megacyllene robiniae (Locust Longhorn Borer)
  5. Molorchus longicollis
  6. Neoclytus muricatulus
  7. Phymatodes dimidiatus
  8. Stictoleptura canadensis (Red-shouldered Pine Borer)
  9. Xestoleptura crassipes

    10. Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)

  10. Adalia bipunctata (Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
  11. Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
  12. Coccinella trifasciata (Three-banded Lady Beetle)
  13. Cycloneda polita (Western Polished Lady Beetle)
  14. Harmonia axyridis (Asian Lady Beetle)
  15. Hippodamia convergens (Convergent Lady Beetle)

    16. Carabidae (Ground Beetles)

  16. Amara familiaris
  17. Carabus nemoralis (Bronze Ground Beetle)
  18. Pterostichus melanarius (Rain Beetle)

    19. Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)

  19. Aleochara sp.
  20. Subtribe Quediina
  21. Subtribe Philonthina

    22. Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)

  22. Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) sp.
  23. Chalcophora angulicollis (Western Sculptured Pine Borer)

    24. Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

  24. Tribe Alticini (Metallic flea beetles)
  25. Chrysolina (Hypericia) sp.
  26. Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Spotted Asparagus Beetle)

    27. Elateridae (Click Beetles)

  27. Alaus melanops (Western Eyed Click Beetle)
  28. Ampedus behrensi
  29. Lacon rorulentus sp.

    30. Dermestidae (Skin Beetles)

  30. Anthrenus scrophulariae (Common Carpet Beetle)
  31. Anthrenus verbasci (Varied Carpet Beetle)

    32. Brentidae (Straight-snouted Weevils)

  32. Rhopalapion longirostre (Hollyhock Weevil)

    33. Curculionidae (True Weevils)

  33. Tribe Bardini

    34. Meloidae (Blister Beetles)

  34. Epicauta punticollis (Punctate Blister Beetle)

    35. Melyridae (Soft-winged flower beetles)

  35. Listrus sp.

    36. Nitidulidae (Sap-feeding Beetles)

  36. Glischrochilus fasciatus (Picnic Beetle)

    37. Ptinidae (Deathwatch, Spider, and Wood-borer Beetles)

  37. Tribe Hadrobregmini

    38. Scraptiidae (False Flower Beetles)

  38. Anaspis atrata

    39. Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)

  39. Iphthiminus serratus

    40. Trogossitidae (Bark-gnawing Beetles))

  40. Temnoscheila chlorodia (Pine Trogossitid Beetle)

40 unique taxa

17 families

33 genera

31 species

82 Total taxa (OFGS)