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Subpage beetles:
Ground
beetles (Carabidae)
Leaf
beetles (Chrysomelidae)
Snout
beetles, weevils
Longhorn
beetles, similar to longhorn beetles
Ladybirds,
Ladybugs, Coccinellidae
Rove
beetles (Staphylinidae)
 Nederlands /
Dutch
Small beetles in the garden
| The family beetles, which for the most part consist of small
beetles, I
have put on a separate page. It's an alfabetical sequence. I have used the scientific (Latin) name
of the families. |
Anobiidae.
Beetles with a cylindrical body, the head is usually hidden under the pronotum. The larvae of some species live in
wood and bore into wood. (woodworm or wood borer)
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 Woodworm or
wood borer. Family Anobiidae. Maybe Anobium spec.
The antennas are shaped differently to those of the Ptilinus. There are several species, which are very similar.
The Dutch name "klopkever = knock beetle" has been given because the beetle larva makes a knocking sound, when it makes a hole in the wood. In particular, the common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) can be damaging to the wood of houses and furniture. Recognizable by the small round exit holes of 1-2 mm into the wood. Length: 3 - 4 mm. Photos 13-8-2013. |
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Ivy Boring Beetle (Ochina ptinoides). Family Anobiidae.
A small dark brown beetle with front and back on the elytra light gray pubescence.
The larvae bore holes in the stems of ivy. Adults can also be found on other plants, although this one was in the ivy.
May-August. Length: 2.5 - 3.8 mm. Europe, the Near East, North Africa. Photos
26-4-2019. |
Fruitworms
(Byturidae).
The larvae develop in fruits.
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 Raspberry
beetle (Byturus
tomentosus). Family Fruitworms (Byturidae).
Two small beetles on the flower of the greater
celandine. They
feed on pollen and nectar. It
lays eggs on the flowers of raspberry, blackberry and loganberry plants.
which hatch into pale brown larvae.
The pale brown larvae lives in the fruit.
I always examine the raspberries before I start to eat.
In late summer, the larvae move into the soil where they hibernate as
pupae. The beetle
lives three months.
Of course this beetle is
a pest. It is a common species in north-central Europe.
Size
about four mm.
There is not much difference with the Byturus ochraceus (synonym Byturus aestivus). B.
tomentosus has smaller eyes. Small photos 1-5-2009. German: Himbeerkäfer
French: Ver des framboises.
13-7-2016. They can be grey. |
Silken fungus beetles (Cryptophagidae).
Length of 0.8 (genus Ephistemus) to five millimeters (genus Antherophagus). Usually brown, reddish brown or black. The shape of the beetles is generally elongated or cylindrical. The end of the antennas is
broadened. The beetles and larvae live in organic waste and feed on fungi, feces and young plants. Subfamilies are:
Alfieriellinae, Atomariinae, Cryptophaginae, Hypocoprinae, Telmatophilinae. Usually
they are not to identify from a photo.
 ..  Silken fungus beetle spec. Cryptophagus
spec or Micrambe spec. Subfamily Cryptophaginae. Family
Dwergschimmelkevers (Cryptophagidae).
Only one picture because it flew away immediately. The wings are remarkably long.
Length about 3 mm.
Photos 22-2-2014. German: Schimmelkäfer. |
Dermestidae.
The larvae feed on dried meat, vegetable material, wool, silk and fur.
English names are skin beetles, larder beetle, hide beetle, leather beetles, carpet
beetles and khapra beetles.
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 Anthrenus fuscus. Family
Dermestidae.
Slightly smaller and darker than the Anthrenus verbasci. It looks more like the Anthrenus
museorum. The sides of the pronotum of both species are white. However, the shape of the antennas is different. The beetles feed on pollen and nectar. Size: 2 - 3 mm.
The larvae feed on a variety of animal products such as woolens, carpets, hides, feathers, horns, bone and insect pupae. They can be pests in houses and museums and in insect collections.
In house they can damage clothes, furniture, carpets etc.
In nature they are found in nests of birds and on dead animals.
Photos 30-5-2014. |
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Varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus
verbasci). Family Dermestidae.
The colour patron is variable. The beetles feed on
pollen and nectar.
Size: 3 mm On this photo the beetle was hidden on a flower of feverfew.
They look like the museum beetle (Anthrenus museorum) and the Anthrenus
pellio.
The larvae feed on a variety of animal products such as woolens, carpets, hides, feathers, horns, bone and insect pupae. They can be pests in houses and museums and in insect collections.
In house they can damage clothes, furniture, carpets etc
In nature they are found in nests of birds and on dead animals.
In 2009 I saw much more carpet beetles on the feverfew. Maybe other
species of the family. German: Wollkrautblütenkäfer. |
  Family:
Dermestidae. Larvae en pupa.
I don't know the species, because they are quite similar. Striking hairy larvae. The description
you can read above. First two photos 11-11-2012. The last photo of the
pupa 8-2-2013. |
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Fur beetle, carpet beetle (Attagenus
pellio). Family: Dermestidae.
On the dark elyta two patches of white hairs.
They are oval shaped.
The live like the Varied carpet beetle. The beetles feed on
pollen and nectar. Length 4 - 6 mm.
Photo left: Trying to turn. Photos
23-3-2012. |
Minute brown scavenger beetles (Latridiidae).
The beetles of this family life of fungi and their spores. They are very small. The family is divided into the subfamilies Corticariinae and
Latridiinae.
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 Cartodere nodiferSubfamily
Latridiinae. Family Minute brown scavenger beetles (Latridiidae).
Black brown, black. The pronotum has a white border, at the end of the elytra is a bump.
Length 1.6 - 2 mm long.
They feed on fungi.
Worldwide.
Photos 30-6-2014. |
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 Dienerella spec. Subfamily
Latridiinae. Family Minute brown scavenger beetles (Latridiidae). Maybe Dienerella
elongata, but that is not certain.
An entirely red-brown elongated beetle.
Length of this beetle is 1.7 mm.
They feed on fungi.
Photos 26-10-2014.
My thumb, graph paper and Dienerella to give an impression of the size of the beetle. |
Leiodidae
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 Leiodes spec.
Family Leiodidae.
I found it on the windowsill.
Leiodes because of the antennae and the spurs on the two back legs. But I
don’t know the species.
They feed exclusively by fungi. German:
Schwammkugelkäfer. |
Malachiidae
They live on pollen, dead insects and sometimes
living insects such as aphids.
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 Anthocomus
fasciatus. Family Malachiidae.
A
small beetle,
which quickly
flew away. (in
the
bottom picture).
Black with red
spots on the soft
elytra.
They look
like the Anthocomus
bipunctatus.
The
front red
spots on the elytron
of
the A. bipunctatus
are larger.
The larvae are predators
and live in the
soil, compost.
April - June. Length 3 - 4 mm.
Photos 2-4-2011, 28-4-2015.
The spots of this beetle are yellow and red. |
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Cordylepherus viridis. In the dunes about 4 km from
our house.
It looks a lot like the slightly larger Malachius
bipustulatus. A blue green beetle. Both species have a red spot on the end of the elytra
(with C. bipustulatus little clearer) and a yellow snout.
The larvae are predators and usually live under the bark.
April - June Length 4-5 mm.
Photos 6-6-2014. |
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Common Malachite Beetle (Malachius
bipustulatus). Family
Malachiidae.
An emerald green (sometimes bronze-colored) beetle. A bright red spot on the end of the elytra. The anterior angles of pronotum are often small
red (the other photos).
The larvae are predators and usually live under the bark.
April - July, August. Length 5.5 - 6 mm.
Photos 5-5-2018, 4-5-2019.
In the male, antenna segment 2 and 4 with yellow hairs. So this is a male.
Female, photo 29-5-2019. |
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 Sphinginus
lobatus. Family Malachiidae. Rare! First sighting in North Holland.!
A
very small rare beetle. Black with yellow, orange.
Length 2,5 - 3 mm.
Photos 12-6-2012. |
Sap beetles (Nitidulidae)
Ovoid, small (2–6 mm) beetles, with knobbed antennae. They feed mainly on over-ripe fruit,
decaying vegetable matter and sap.
 Epuraea bigutta, synonym Epuraea unicolor
(not quite surer!). Subfamily Epuraeinae. Family
Sap beetles (Nitidulidae).
Not quite sure, because there are similar species. Epuraea bigutta is now the most commonly used name. A brown beetle with two dark brown round spots on the elytra.
Length about 3 mm. Photo 23-2-2016. |
 Epuraea. Subfamily
Epuraeinae. Family
Sap beetles (Nitidulidae).
There are several species Epuraea withe the same brown colour.
Length about 3 mm. Photo 18-4-2019. |
 Glischrochilus quadriguttatus. Subfamily
Cryptarchinae. Family
Sap beetles (Nitidulidae).
Dark elytra with large light spots. Length 3.2–6 mm. Photo 13-5-2021. |
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(Meligethes). Subfamily
Pollen Beetles,Meligethinae.
Family
Sap beetles (Nitidulidae).
There are many similar species. These beetles were on the buds of the
Dame’s Rocket, Damask Violet. In May there were many.
On the crucifers can be found all kinds of species of the Meligethes. But
the larvae feed on particular plant species. They are damaging the buds. German:
Rapsglanzkäfer.
Photo 9-4-2013. Jan Cuppen Thanks for your advice. |
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Soronia grisea. Subfamily
Nitidulinae.
Family
Sap beetles (Nitidulidae)
The brown beetle has a striking spotted elytra and pronotum.
Size 4 to 5 mm. Photo 17-4-2011. |
Shining flower beetles (Phalacridae).
Small, oval, glossy beetles. Adult beetles usually on flowers and grasses. The larvae of the genus Olibrus feed on flower heads of
Compositae.
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 Olibrus.
Family Shining flower beetles (Phalacridae).
A shiny brown-black beetle. There are a number of species that cannot be determined from the photo. This beetle was approximately 2.5 mm. Photos 10-4-2019. |
Featherwing beetles (Ptiliidae).
There are in the Netherlands two subfamilies Acrotrichinae and Ptiliinae. In Europe also the subfamily Nanosellinae. Light brown, dark brown, light
legs. The body shape is either spherical, oval or more elongated. The wings of some species do not cover the entire rear body. The narrow wings have along the edges long
feathery hairs. They can fly.
The beetles and larvae live in decaying wood and decaying plant parts or the
foliage. They feed on spores of fungi.
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 Acrotrichis spec. Subfamilie
Acrotrichinae. Family featherwing beetles (Ptiliidae).
A very small beetle, which of course easily can be overlooked. On the left with a springtail. In the Netherlands there are 23 similar species. The
pronotum is pointed on the back cornors. The rear body is conical in shape.
The beetles live under rotting vegetable matter and damp leaves. This beetle I found in the moss at the pond.
Length 0,5-1,1 mm. Photos 7-4-2017. |
Narrow-waisted bark beetles (Salpingidae).
They live mostly under the bark of deciduous and coniferous trees. They are
predators of beetles in the wood, bark beetles (Scolytidae) and the larvae.
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Salpingus planirostris. Family Narrow-waisted bark beetles
(Salpingidae).
When
you see this beetle, you think of a
weevil and a ground beetle. A shiny black beetle with a striking red broad, flat snout.
Length: About 3,5 mm. Photos 15-7-2012. |
Marsh Beetles ( Scirtidae).
Usually found on vegetation near water. The larvae live in the water and
feed on fungi, algae etc. Subfamilies are Stenocyphoninae, Nipponocyphoninae and
Scirtinae.
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Cyphon padi. Subfamily Scirtinae. Family Marsh Beetles
(Scirtidae).
A small shiny dark brown
hairy beetle. Part of the elytra is light brown. If you see
the Cyphon padi, you're confusing it easily with a small leaf beetle. In the 19th century,
it was also placed in the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae). Length about 2,3 - 2,5 mm.
Photos 20-4-2014. |
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Prionocyphon serricornis.
Subfamily Scirtinae.
Family Marsh Beetles (Scirtidae).
A shiny oval yellowish brown hairy beetle.
The larvae develop in water-filled holes in deciduous trees. The beetles are found under the bark or in moist organic waste.Length about 3,5 - 4,5 mm.
Photos 4-7-2014. |
Scirtes spec. Scirtes orbiculatus
or Scirtes hemisphaericus. Subfamily Scirtinae.
Family Marsh Beetles (Scirtidae).
A round, oval beetle that can jump very well (thick
hind femurs).
Scirtes orbiculatus: 3-3.8 mm. Forewings very dense and fine punctured, points usually connected by transverse wrinkles. Gray
shiny hairs, longer hair on the top. The front wings were flattened slightly wider along the side edge. Normal
colour is chestnut brown, but occasionally there are very dark parts. In males, the large spine
(spur) is on the hind tiba is bent inwards. June-September. Shrubs and low riparian vegetation with stagnant water.
Scirtes hemisphaericus: 3-3.8 mm. Fore wings very dense and fine punctured, points are not connected. The top
is dark and unremarkable hairs, finer hair. The front wings along the side edge only narrowly flattened. Black brown. Base antennas and legs lighter. Sometimes the whole beetle is lighter chestnut brown. In males, the large spine
(spur) is on the hind tibia straight. May-August. On bushes and marsh vegetation.
Photos 30-7-2008.
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Scraptiidae.
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Anaspis spec. Familiy Scraptiidae.
The species of this family are small, elongated, oval beetles. The
length is 3 or 4 mm. From a photograph, they are not easy to determine. It
looks like an Anapsis frontalis, when I look at pictures on google.
You find them on flowers and dead wood. The larvae develop in rotten wood and decaying leaves on the ground.
They resemble the beetles of the related family Mordellidae.
Photo left 6-6-2012. An
other Anapsis. Maybe Anaspis regimbarti. I'm not sure. |
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Anaspis fasciata, synonym Anaspis humeralis.
(not quite sure!!) Familiy Scraptiidae.
This black anaspis is to identify because of the pale brown front part of the elytra. The first part of the antennas is also pale brown.
Length about 3 mm. Photos 2-5-2015. |
Anaspis maculata. Familiy Scraptiidae.
This anaspis landed on my arm. Tan with dark spots (somewhat variable). Light brown antenna with black top. Length
about 3 mm. Photo 24-4-2019. |
Ant-like stone beetles or scydmaenids
(Scydmaenidae).
Many Scydmanids have a narrowing between the head and thorax and between the thorax and abdomen. Therefore they resemble an ant. They are very small beetles of a half to three mm mm. They live
in leaf litter and decaying plant material. The larvae and beetle feed on mites.
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Ant-like stone beetle or scydmaenid
(Scydmaenidae).
Under a small plank at the compost heap. Very small and it was still walking around on the plank. The photographs are therefore not very sharp. Some species seem
are known to feed on oribatid mites. That would be possible, because there
are oribatid mites on the same plank. But I'm of course not sure. Length 1 - 2 mm.
Photos 28-3-2012
An oribatid mite under the same plank.
Smaller than one mm. |
Silvanidae.
In general, they are small, brownish, flattened beetles. Many genera have the lateral margins of the pronotum dentate or denticulate.
There are two subfamilies: Brontinae and Silvaninae. They feed on fungi.
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A beetle of the subfamily
Silvaninae. Maybe a Silvanus. Family Silvanidae.
In the Netherlands there are two species: Silvanus bidentatus
2,7 - 3,3 mm and Silvanus unidentatus 2,4 - 2,8 mm.
Photos 17-7-2015. |
I want to thank everyone, who has helped me (waarneming.nl)
to identify. In particular, Jan Cuppen and Theodoor Heijerman.
Nederlands /
Dutch
 
Subpage beetles:
Ground
beetles (Carabidae)
Leaf
beetles (Chrysomelidae)
Snout
beetles, weevils Longhorn
beetles, similar to longhorn beetles
Ladybirds,
Ladybugs, Coccinellidae
Rove
beetles (Staphylinidae)
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