Micromalthus debilis
Laboratory colony, Wisconsin.
The unusual rolled wing of the Micromalthus beetle is visible in this photograph. Laboratory colony, Wisconsin.
Priacma serrata
Bleach beetle. Sierra Nevada, California, USA.
Portrait of a reticulated beetle (Archostemata: Cupedidae). Sierra Nevada, California, USA.
Reticulated beetles in the family Cupedidae carry a number of primitive traits seen in early fossil beetles. Males of this western North American species, Priacma serrata are attracted to bleach. California, USA.
Tenomerga cinerea
Portrait of a reticulated beetle, an archaic lineage with similarities to some of the earliest beetle fossils. Austin, Texas, USA.
