Cedar Creek
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Insects of Cedar Creek
Order COLEOPTERA
(Beetles)
The Coleoptera (23,609 NA spp) are abundantly and diversely represented at Cedar Creek. Roughly 70 families representing nearly 900 species have been collected. Most effort has been expended on field inhabiting beetles using both vegetation sweeps and pitfall trapping. Other terrestrial and aquatic habitats on the Area have not been ignored, but serious surveying is likely to yield many additional species. This survey is probably weakest in the Staphylinidae and small obscure families of bark inhabiting species. Useful references include The Beetles of the U.S. (1962) by Ross Arnett, The Coleoptera of Indiana (1923) by William Blatchley, The Rhynchophora of Eastern N.A. by Blatchley and Leng (1927?), and a Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern N.A. (1972) by Dillon and Dillon. Families are numbered below taxonomically as in Arnett (1993). Given that all 113 NA families are included, it may be difficult to locate a particular family of interest, so I here include a brief listing of major families. Families containing the most species are in Bold Type.
ADEPHAGA (Families 2-9)
Cicindelidae, Carabidae,
Haliplidae, Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae
POLYPHAGA--STAPHYLINIFORMIA(Families 12-27)
Hydrophilidae, Silphidae,
Staphylinidae
Histeridae
POLYPHAGA--SCARABAEIFORMIA (Families 28-34)
Scarabaeidae
Helodidae
POLYPHAGA--ELATERIFORMIA (Families 35-58)
Dryopidae, Elmidae
Buprestidae
Elateridae
Lampyridae, Cantharidae,
Lycidae
POLYPHAGA--BOSTRICHIFORMIA (Families 59-65)
Dermestidae
Anobiidae
POLYPHAGA--CUCUJIFORMIA (Families 66-104)
Cleridae, Melyridae
Nitidulidae, Cucujidae,
Erotylidae, Phalacridae, Coccinellidae
Tenebrionidae, Alleculidae,
Melandryidae, Mordellidae, Meloidae, Anthicidae
POLYPHAGA--CHRYSOMELIFORMIA (Families 106-113)
Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae
Bruchidae, Scolytidae, Curculionidae
| 1. | Family CUPEDIDAE | Reticulated Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 2. | Family RHYSODIDAE | Wrinkled Bark Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 3. | Family CICINDELIDAE | Tiger Beetles | |
| 4. | Family CARABIDAE | Ground Beetles | |
| 5. | Family AMPHIZOIDAE | Trout Stream Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 6. | Family HALIPLIDAE | Crawling Water Beetles | |
| 7. | Family DYTISCIDAE | Predaceous Diving Beetles | |
| 8. | Family NOTERIDAE | Burrowing Water Beetles | (not described at CCESR) |
| 9. | Family GYRINIDAE | Whirligig Beetles | |
| 10. | Family SPHAERIIDAE | Minute Bog Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 11. | Family HYDROSCAPHIDAE | Skiff Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 12. | Family HYDROPHILIDAE | Water Scavenger Beetles | |
| 13. | Family LIMNEBIIDAE | Minute Moss Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 14. | Family GEORYSSIDAE | Mud-backed Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 15. | Family PTILIIDAE | Feather-winged Beetles | |
| 16. | Family LIMULODIDAE | Horseshoe Crab Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 17. | Family DASYCERIDAE | Minute Scavenger Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 18. | Family LEPTINIDAE | Mammal Parasite Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 19. | Family LEIODIDAE | Round Fungus Beetles | |
| 20. | Family SCYDMAENIDAE | Antlike Stone Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 21. | Family SILPHIDAE | Carrion Beetles | |
| 22. | Family LEPTODIRIDAE | Small Carrion Beetles | |
| 23. | Family SCAPHIDIIDAE | Shining Fungus Beetles | |
| 24. | Family STAPHYLINIDAE | Rove Beetles | |
| 25. | Family PSELAPHIDAE | Antloving Beetles | |
| 26. | Family HISTERIDAE | Clown Beetles | |
| 27. | Family SPHAERITIDAE | False Clown Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 28. | Family LUCANIDAE | Stag Beetles | |
| 29. | Family PASSALIDAE | Bess Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 30. | Family SCARABAEIDAE | Lamellicorn Beetles | |
| 31. | Family EUCINETIDAE | Plate-thigh Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 32. | Family HELODIDAE | Marsh Beetles | |
| 33. | Family CLAMBIDAE | Minute Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 34. | Family DASCILLIDAE | Softbodied Plant Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 35. | Family BYRRHIDAE | Pill Beetles | |
| 36. | Family PSEPHENIDAE | Water Penny Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 37. | Family BRACHYPSECTRIDAE | Texas Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 38. | Family PTILODACTYLIDAE | Tow-winged Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 39. | Family RHIPICERIDAE | Cicada Parasite Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 40. | Family CALLIRHIPIDAE | Cedar Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 41. | Family CHELONARIIDAE | Turtle Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 42. | Family HETEROCERIDAE | Variegated Mudloving Beetles | |
| 43. | Family LIMNICHIDAE | Minute Marshloving Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 44. | Family DRYOPIDAE | Longtoed Water Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 45. | Family ELMIDAE | Riffle Beetles | |
| 46. | Family BUPRESTIDAE | Metallic Woodboring Beetles | |
| 47. | Family CEBRIONIDAE | Robust Click Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 48. | Family ELATERIDAE | Click Beetles | |
| 49. | Family THROSCIDAE | False Metallic Woodborer | |
| 50. | Family CEROPHYTIDAE | Rare Click Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 51. | Family PEROTHROPIDAE | Beech Tree Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 52. | Family EUCNEMIDAE | False Click Beetles | |
| 53. | Family TELEGEUSIDAE | Long-lipped Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 54. | Family PHENGODIDAE | Glowworms | |
| 55. | Family LAMPYRIDAE | Fireflies | |
| 56. | Family CANTHARIDAE | Soldier Beetles | |
| 57. | Family LYCIDAE | Net-winged Beetles | |
| 58. | Family MICROMALTHIDAE | Telephone Pole Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 59. | Family DERODONTIDAE | Toothnecked Fungus Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 60. | Family NOSODENDRIDAE | Wounded Tree Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 61. | Family DERMESTIDAE | Larder Beetles | |
| 62. | Family PTINIDAE | Spider Beetles | |
| 63. | Family ANOBIIDAE | Death Watch Beetles | |
| 64. | Family BOSTRICHIDAE | Horned Powderpost Beetles | |
| 65. | Family LYCTIDAE | Powderpost Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 66. | Family TROGOSSITIDAE | Ostomatid Beetles? | |
| 67. | Family CLERIDAE | Checkered Beetles | |
| 68. | Family MELYRIDAE | Softwinged Flower Beetles | |
| 69. | Family LYMEXYLIDAE | Ship Timber Beetles | |
| 70. | Family NITIDULIDAE | Sap Beetles | |
| 71. | Family RHIZOPHAGIDAE | Root-eating Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 72. | Family CUCUJIDAE | Flat Bark Beetles | |
| 73. | Family SPHINDIDAE | Dry Fungus Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 74. | Family CRYPTOPHAGIDAE | Silken Fungus Beetles | |
| 75. | Family LANGURIIDAE | Lizard Beetles | |
| 76. | Family EROTYLIDAE | Pleasing Fungus Beetles | |
| 77. | Family PHALACRIDAE | Shining Flower Beetles | |
| 78. | Family CERYLONIDAE | Minute Bark Borers | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 79. | Family CORYLOPHIDAE | Minute Fungus Beetles | |
| 80. | Family COCCINELLIDAE | Ladybird Beetles | |
| 81. | Family ENDOMYCHIDAE | Handsome Fungus Beetles | |
| 82. | Family LATHRIDIIDAE | Minute Brown Scavengers | |
| 83. | Family BIPHYLLIDAE | False Skin Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 84. | Family BYTURIDAE | Fruitworm Beetles | |
| 85. | Family MONOMMATIDAE | Opossum Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 86. | Family CEPHALOIDAE | False Longhorn Beetles | |
| 87. | Family TENEBRIONIDAE | Darkling Beetles | |
| 88. | Family ALLECULIDAE | Comb-clawed Beetles | |
| 89. | Family LAGRIIDAE | Long-jointed Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 90. | Family SALPINGIDAE | Narrow-waisted Bark Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 91. | Family MYCETOPHAGIDAE | Hairy Fungus Beetles | |
| 92. | Family CIIDAE | Minute Tree Fungus Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 93. | Family COLYDIIDAE | Cylindrical Bark Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 94. | Family PYROCHROIDAE | Fire-colored Beetles | |
| 95. | Family OTHNIIDAE | False Tiger Beetles | (Not described at CCESR) |
| 96. | Family PROSTOMIDAE | Jugular-horned Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 97. | Family OEDEMERIDAE | Pollen-feeding Beetles | |
| 98. | Family MELANDRYIDAE | False Darkling Beetles | |
| 99. | Family MORDELLIDAE | Tumbling Flower Beetles | |
| 100. | Family RHIPIPHORIDAE | Wedge-shaped Beetles | |
| 101. | Family MELOIDAE | Blister Beetles | |
| 102. | Family ANTHICIDAE | Antlike Flower Beetles | |
| 103. | Family PEDILIDAE | False Antlike Flower Beetles | |
| 104. | Family EUGLENIDAE | Antlike Leaf Beetles | |
| 105. | Family STYLOPIDAE | Parasitic Beetles | |
| 106. | Family CERAMBYCIDAE | Longhorn Beetles | |
| 107. | Family CHRYSOMELIDAE | Leaf Beetles | |
| 108. | Family BRUCHIDAE | Seed Weevils | |
| 109. | Family ANTHRIBIDAE | Fungus Weevils | |
| 110. | Family BRENTIDAE | Straight-snouted Weevil | |
| 111. | Family PLATYPODIDAE | Ambrosia Beetles | (Not found in Minnesota) |
| 112. | Family SCOLYTIDAE | Bark Beetles | |
| 113. | Family CURCULIONIDAE | Weevils |
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