Apatides fortis
Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Apatides fortis - Bostrichidae. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Lichenophanes bicornis
The paired pronotal horns are diagnostic for the bostrichid beetle Lichenophanes bicornis. Austin, Texas, USA.
Xylobiops basilaris
The red-shouldered bostrichid. Austin, Texas, USA.
A red-shouldered bostrichid beetle raises its armored elytra to expose the flight wings before taking off. Austin, Texas, USA.
Melalgus plicatus
Horned powderpost beetle. Austin, Texas, USA.
A focus-stacked portrait of a powderpost beetle. Austin, Texas, USA.
Gibbium
Gibbium sp. spider beetle (Anobiidae). Tucson, Arizona, USA. filename: Gibbium1
Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci (Dermestidae) Urbana, Illinois, USA
A varied carpet beetle picks up a load of pollen from a blackfoot daisy. Beetles can be important pollinators. Austin, Texas, USA.
Oligomerus
An anobiid beetle explores a dead willow branch. Urbana, Illinois, USA.