#order_Coleoptera__Coleoptera beetles
supertype: animal_order the order of animals
member of: class_Insecta
member: beetle insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
member: family_Cicindelidae__Cicindelidae tiger beetles
member: tiger_beetle__tigerbeetle active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects
member: family_Coccinellidae__Coccinellidae the ladybugs
member: ladybug__lady_beetle__ladybird__ladybird_beetle small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
member: genus_Adalia__Adalia genus of ladybugs
member: two-spotted_ladybug__twospottedladybug__Adalia_bipunctata red ladybug with a black spot on each wing
member: genus_Epilachna__Epilachna genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants
member: Mexican_bean_beetle__bean_beetle__Epilachna_varivestis introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
member: genus_Hippodamia__Hippodamia genus of ladybugs
member: Hippodamia_convergens a variety of ladybug
member: genus_Rodolia__Rodolia__genus_Vedalia genus of Australian ladybugs
member: vedalia__Rodolia_cardinalis native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
member: family_Carabidae__Carabidae ground beetles
member: ground_beetle__carabid_beetle__carabidbeetle predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
member: genus_Brachinus__Brachinus bombardier beetles
member: bombardier_beetle beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
member: genus_Calosoma genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on injurious caterpillars
member: calosoma any beetle of the genus Calosoma
member: family_Lampyridae__Lampyridae fireflies
member: lightning_bug__lightningbug__firefly nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
member: family_Cerambycidae__Cerambycidae long-horned beetles
member: long-horned_beetle__longicorn__longicorn_beetle__longicornbeetle long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
member: genus_Monochamus__Monochamus sawyer beetles
member: sawyer_beetle__sawyer any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
member: pine_sawyer large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees
member: family_Chrysomelidae__Chrysomelidae leaf beetles
member: leaf_beetle__chrysomelid brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
member: genus_Leptinotarsa__Leptinotarsa Colorado potato beetles
member: Colorado_potato_beetle__Colorado_beetle__potato_bug__potato_beetle__Leptinotarsa_decemlineata black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
member: family_Dermestidae__Dermestidae carpet beetles
member: carpet_beetle__carpet_bug small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
member: family_Cleridae__Cleridae beetles that prey on other insects
member: clerid_beetle__clerid predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
member: superfamily_Lamellicornia__Lamellicornia scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles
member: lamellicorn_beetle__lamellicornbeetle beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
member: family_Scarabaeidae__Scarabaeidae scarab or dung beetles
member: scarabaeid_beetle__scarabaeid__scarabaean any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
member: genus_Scarabaeus type genus of the Scarabaeidae
member: scarab__scarabaeus__Scarabaeus_sacer scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
member: genus_Popillia__Popillia a genus of Scarabaeidae
member: Japanese_beetle__Popillia_japonica small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
member: genus_Anomala__Anomala genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses
member: Oriental_beetle__Asiatic_beetle__Anomala_orientalis introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
member: subfamily_Melolonthidae__Melolonthidae considered a separate family in some classification systems
member: genus_Melolontha__Melolontha a genus of Melolonthidae
member: cockchafer__May_bug__May_beetle__Melolontha_melolontha any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
member: genus_Macrodactylus__Macrodactylus a genus of Melolonthidae
member: rose_bug__rose_chafer__Macrodactylus_subspinosus common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
member: subfamily_Cetoniidae__Cetoniidae considered a separate family in some classification systems
member: genus_Cetonia__Cetonia a genus of Cetoniidae
member: rose_chafer__rose_beetle__Cetonia_aurata a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
member: family_Lucanidae__Lucanidae stag beetles
member: stag_beetle the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers
member: family_Elateridae__Elateridae click beetles and certain fireflies
member: elaterid_beetle__elater__elaterid any of various widely distributed beetles
member: genus_Pyrophorus__Pyrophorus tropical click beetles
member: firefly__fire_beetle__Pyrophorus_noctiluca tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
member: wireworm wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
member: family_Dytiscidae__Dytiscidae water beetles
member: water_beetle__waterbeetle any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming
member: family_Gyrinidae__Gyrinidae whirligig beetles
member: whirligig_beetle__whirligigbeetle aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
member: family_Anobiidae__Anobiidae deathwatch beetles
member: deathwatch_beetle__deathwatch__Xestobium_rufovillosum bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
member: family_Curculionidae__Curculionidae true weevils: snout beetles
member: snout_beetle__snoutbeetle small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts
member: genus_Anthonomus__Anthonomus weevils destructive of cultivated plants
member: boll_weevil__Anthonomus_grandis grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
member: family_Meloidae__Meloidae blister beetles
member: blister_beetle__blisterbeetle__meloid beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
member: family_Scolytidae__Scolytidae__Ipidae__family_Ipidae large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
member: genus_Scolytus__Scolytus type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles
member: Dutch-elm_beetle__Scolytus_multistriatus a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
member: genus_Dendroctonus__Dendroctonus genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers
member: bark_beetle small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
member: family_Staphylinidae__Staphylinidae rove beetles
member: rove_beetle active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits
member: family_Tenebrionidae__Tenebrionidae a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
member: darkling_beetle__darkling_groung_beetle__tenebrionid sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
member: mealworm the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
member: genus_Tribolium__Tribolium flour beetles
member: flour_beetle__flourbeetle__flour_weevil__flourweevil infests flour and stored grains
member: family_Bruchidae__Bruchidae seed beetles
member: seed_beetle__seed_weevil infests the seeds of legumes
member: genus_Bruchus__Bruchus type genus of the Bruchidae
member: pea_weevil__peaweevil__Bruchus_pisorum larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant
member: genus_Acanthoscelides__Acanthoscelides a genus of Bruchidae
member: bean_weevil__Acanthoscelides_obtectus larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
member: genus_Sitophylus__Sitophylus a genus of Bruchidae
member: rice_weevil__black_weevil__blackweevil__Sitophylus_oryzae brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
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