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Beetles


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  • Variants

    • Coleoptera
    • Coleopterans
    • Weevils
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  • Related Terms

    • Coleopterology
  • Sources

    • found: Merriam-Webster online dictionary, May 22, 2012:coleoptera (1: capitalized: the largest order of insects comprising the beetles and weevils and being distinguished by a pair of forewings that are usually hard and rigid, are never used for flight, and serve as a protective covering for the delicate flight wings and the upper surface of the abdomen. 2: insects that are beetles. --coleopteran noun or adjective) coleopterology (a branch of zoology that deals with the Coleoptera)
    • found: Wikipedia, May 22, 2012:Beetle (Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The study of beetles is called coleopterology, and its practitioners are coleopterists; Classification: Class Insecta, Subclass Pterygota, Infraclass Neoptera, Superorder Endopterygota, Order Coleoptera)
    • found: TheFreeDictionary.com, May 22, 2012(coleopterology: the branch of entomology that studies beetles and weevils)
    • found: Staeben, J.C. The effects of fire and fire surrogate forest management practices on coleopterans in the Clemson Experimental Forest, 2003.
    • found: Ladybug beetles & other coleopterans, c2006.
    • found: Lucky ladybugs, 1968.
  • LC Classification

    • QL571-QL597.2
  • Editorial Notes

    • [Machine-derived authority record.]
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  • Change Notes

    • 1986-02-11: new
    • 2012-07-30: revised
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