A darkling beetle of the genus Eleodes, endemic to the Sonoran Desert and adjacent regions, and known for its defensive tactic of standing on its head to squirt a noxious spray.

The Egyptian scarab.

Sandalus niger, a beetle that is parasitic on cicadas.

Any of those species of true weevils (family Curculionidae) that live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi, including almost all of the species of the subfamily Platypodinae and some of the species of bark beetles in Scolytinae.

Alternative form of powder-post beetle

Any of several beetle species (genera Tribolium, Gnathocerus, and others in family Tenebrionidae) that are found in grain and grain products.

Any of many species of beetles in superfamily Cucujoidea that feed on fungus.

Any of various members of the Chrysomela genus of coleopterous insects, having striking metallic colours.

Alternative spelling of dung beetle

bean weevil