Summary ²

The Heteroceridae, or variegated mud-loving beetles, are a widespread and relatively common family of beetles. They occur on every continent except for Antarctica.

SoCal Status ³

Known Species per The California Beetle Database .
Augyles compactus
Dampfius mexicanus
Heterocerus fenestratus
Heterocerus unicus
Lanternarius gemmatus
Lanternarius parrotus
Neoheterocerus gnatho

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1. (c) Udo Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/coleoptera-us/9173511363/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteroceridae
3. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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