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The Brachypsectridae are a family of beetles commonly known as the Texas beetles. [1] There are only two extant genera, Brachypsectra and Asiopsectra.Brachypsectra has a cosmopolitan distribution, mostly in arid regions, [2] [3] while Asiopsectra is found in Central Asia and the Middle East.
Telegeusis texensis, known generally as the "Texas long-lipped beetle", is a species of long-lipped beetles in the family Omethidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is found in North America. [ 2 ]
Amblycheila hoversoni, also known as the South Texas giant tiger beetle, is a flightless and nocturnal tiger beetle species found in south and west-central Texas, United States. First described in 1990, it is the largest tiger beetle species in the Western Hemisphere .
Food species include small spiders, pseudoscorpions, cockroaches, termites, and beetle larvae in the families Trogossitidae, Nitidulidae and Tenebrionidae. [6] In a research study, larvae in captivity were offered spiders in the genus Metepeira. They made no effort to pounce on the spiders, but when one climbed on the back of the larva, it ...
The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal species; [2] new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. However, the number of beetle species is challenged ...
Heterelmis comalensis is a rare species of beetle known by the common name Comal Springs riffle beetle. It is endemic to Texas [ 1 ] in the United States, where it occurs in only two springs . It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
The Boca Chica flea beetle is designated as a species of great conservation need (SGCN) by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). [7] Spacecraft company SpaceX operates its Starbase spaceport and production facility for Starship rockets nearby, and environmental groups have warned that noise pollution and debris from launches threaten wildlife, including this rare flea beetle. [8]
Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication. The Coleopterists Society. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8. White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.