Coleoptera

Beetles

The forewings have hardened into armour with the real flight wings folded beneath. The largest order in the animal kingdom.

Around 400,000 species worldwide · 31 species in this volume

Ground beetlesCarabidae3 species ScarabsScarabaeidae6 species LadybirdsCoccinellidae3 species Stag beetlesLucanidae5 species Longhorn beetlesCerambycidae3 species Jewel beetlesBuprestidae1 species Darkling beetlesTenebrionidae1 species Leaf beetlesChrysomelidae5 species Rove beetlesStaphylinidae2 species Dor beetlesGeotrupidae1 species Blister beetlesMeloidae1 species