Coleoptera (beetles)
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A Hister Beetle Carcinops pumilio (Erichson) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Histeridae: Dendrophilinae: Paromalini)
IN1163/EENY673 by Matthew R. Moore and Phillip E. KaufmanFebruary 26, 2024The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
Cowpea Weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius 1775) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Bruchidae)
IN1338/EENY-769by Garima Garima, Rafia Khan, and Dakshina SealSeptember 20, 2021The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
Horned passalus, Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Passalidae: Passalinae)
IN879/EENY 487 by Christopher S. Bibbs, Amanda C. Hodges, and Rebecca W. BaldwinNovember 6, 2020
Leaf-Rolling Weevil, Homoeolabus analis (Illiger) (Coleoptera: Attelabidae: Attelabinae) and Thief Weevil, Pterocolus ovatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae: Pterocolinae)
IN753/EENY-420 by Donald W. Hall and Lyle J. BussOctober 28, 2015The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
Redlegged Ham Beetle, Copra Beetle Necrobia rufipes (De Geer, 1775) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cleridae: Korynetinae)
IN1426/EENY-811by Ian Williams and Michael ScharfMay 23, 2024The redlegged ham beetle (Necrobia rufipes) is a predaceous beetle that feeds on a variety of decaying organic matter, especially matter with high protein and fat content such as dead vertebrate animals, and some of plant origin, such as copra, nuts, and palm kernels. The redlegged ham beetle is of economic importance as a pest of stored products and has relevance to forensic entomology. Other common names include the ham beetle, the copra beetle or bug, and the “paper worm.”
Wedge-Shaped Beetles (suggested common name) Ripiphorus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae)
IN1069/EENY613 by David Owens, Ashley N. Mortensen, Jeanette Klopchin, William Kern, and Jamie D. EllisAugust 13, 2021A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management
