In the 1970s, Stephen J. Roman was working as a juvenile corrections officer in the Houston area and hunting for beetles in his spare time. He was especially excited about tiger beetles, a diverse ...

The beetle was rediscovered in 2007 after a more than 60-year absence. Now, planned development is threatening its existence. Miami tiger beetles, like this wild-caught specimen photographed in a ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the Willcox Playa tiger beetle under the Endangered Species Act. The rare tiger beetle ...

A national conservation group is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enhance protections for an ultra-rare species of beetle that is only found in certain environments unique to California’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to litigation brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must decide by August 2026 whether to protect the imperiled Siuslaw ...

A researcher discovered an interesting tiger beetle in the Midwestern State University insect collection. The MSU Texas collection, featuring specimens collected by the late Walter Dalquest, is ...