Genus

Desert Spider Beetles

Cysteodemus

2 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderColeoptera (Beetles)
FamilyMeloidae (Blister Beetles)
GenusCysteodemus (Desert Spider Beetles)

Species in this group

Cysteodemus armatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cysteodemus wislizeni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Desert Spider Beetles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Inflated Beetle			~30%
2	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Inflated Beetle			~30%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Black Bladder-Bodied Meloid			~10%

Desert Spider Beetles

Species in this group

Inflated Beetle

Black Bladder-Bodied Meloid

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Desert Spider Beetles

Parks Ranked