Insect order, beetles
Coleoptera is the scientific order comprising beetles—insects with hardened forewings that form protective covers over membranous hindwings.
It's the largest order in the animal kingdom, containing roughly a quarter of all known animal species.
The term appears mainly in entomology and biology: Coleoptera includes fireflies, weevils, and ladybugs. (Often capitalized as the formal taxonomic name.)
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Insect order, beetles
Coleoptera is the scientific order comprising beetles—insects with hardened forewings that form protective covers over membranous hindwings.
It's the largest order in the animal kingdom, containing roughly a quarter of all known animal species.
The term appears mainly in entomology and biology: Coleoptera includes fireflies, weevils, and ladybugs. (Often capitalized as the formal taxonomic name.)
1. beetles — weevil, Snouted crop beetle; ladybug (Spotted red beetle); firefly (Bioluminescent nocturnal beetle); scarab (Beetle held sacred anciently); longhorn · chafer · borer · elytra · exoskeleton · chitin · antennae · mandibles · grub · larva
INSECT ORDER TAXONOMYcoleoptera ≠ diptera; lepidoptera · flies · moths · butterflies · dragonflies
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/coleoptera