Insects of Iowa
 Insects of Iowa

Coleoptera

Beetles

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Adephaga
                 

              Carabidae - Ground beetles
              Gyrinidae - Whirligig Beetles
              Dytiscidae - Predacious Diving Beetles

Polyphaga
      Hydrophiloidea
            Hydrophilidae - Water Scavenger Beetles
            Histeridae - Hister Beetles

      Staphylinoidea
            Silphidae - Carrion Beetles
            Staphylinidae - Rove Beetles

      Scarabaeoidea
            Lucanidae - Stag Beetles
            Passalidae - Bess Beetles
            Geotrupidae - Earth-boring Dung Beetles
            Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles

      Buprestoidea
            Buprestidae - Metallic Wood Borers

      Elateroidea
            Elateridae - Click Beetles and Wireworms
            Lycidae - Netwinged Beetles
            Phengodidae - Glowworm Beetles
            Lampyridae - Fireflies or Lightningbugs

               Cantharidae - Soldier Beetles

      Bostrichoidea
            Bostrichidae - Branch and Limb Borers

      Cleroidea
            Cleridae - Checkered Beetles

      Cucujoidea
            Erotylidae - Pleasing Fungus Beetles
            Coccinellidae - Lady Beetles

      Tenebrionoidea
            Mycetophagidae - Hairy Fungus Beetles
            Melandryidae - False Darkling Beetles
            Tenebrionidae - Darkling Beetles
            Meloidae - Blister Beetles
            Brentidae - Straight-snouted Weevils

      Chryomeloidea
            Cerambycidae - Longhorned Beetles - List of Iowa Species

                         Disteniinae
                        Parandrinae
                        Prioninae
                        Aseminae
                        Lepturinae
                        Cerambycinae
                        Lamiinae

Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles or Chrysomelids

Curculionoidea
          Curculionidae - Weevils