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Coleoptera is a large taxon of insects with about 300,000 described species. The body of most beetles is heavily sclerotized. The forewings are sclerotized elytra, or wing covers, that do not participate in flight. Beetle larvae are known as grubs and do not resemble adults.

Anobiidae

Family of beetles.

Apionidae

Family of beetles.

Attelabidae

Family of weevils.

Bostrichidae

Family of wood-boring beetles.

Brentidae

Family of primitive weevils.

Buprestidae

Metallic wood-boring beetles, jewel beetles, flatheaded borers.

Cantharidae

Family of beetles, the Soldier Beetles.

Cerambycidae

Longhorn beetles.

Cicindelidae

Family of beetles.

Cucujidae

Family of beetles.

Curculionidae

Weevils.

Dermestidae

Family of furniture beetles.

Dryophthoridae

Family of weevils.

Elateridae

Family of beetles, the Click Beetles.

Erotylidae

Family of beetles, the larvae of which feed on the fruiting bodies of fungi.

Lampyridae

Fireflies/lightning-bugs/glowworms.

Lucanidae

Stag beetles.

Lycidae

Family of beetles.

Meloidae

Family of beetles.

Nitidulidae

Family of beetles.

Oedemeridae

Family of beetles, the fase blister beetles, that feed only on pollen.

Phengodidae

Family of beetles, the female of which sometimes exhibits photo-luminescence.

Platypodidae

Family of beetles.

Ptiliidae

Family of tiny beetles.

Rhynchitidae

Family of weevils.

Salvanidae

Family of beetles.

Scolytidae

Family of bark beetles.

Silphidae

Family of beetles, the carrion, sexton or burying beetles.

Silvanidae

Family of beetles, the larvae of which feed on stored products.

Staphylinidae

Rove beetles.

Tenebrionidae

Family of beetles, the larvae of which feed on stored products.

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