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Order: Coleoptera
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Common Name--Beetles
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| USDA
Coleoptera World Wide Web Site |
USDA site which has information on several species of beetles; site includes
information on the National Coleoptera Collection at the Smithsonian Institution
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| Coleroptera.org |
Site introduction says "For Entomologists who work on Coleoptera
/ Beetles, and others who are interested in Insects, Beetle collecting, Wildlife and
Nature...For Researchers and Museum Workers, Ecologists,
Environmentalists." There is much good information here.
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| Coleoptera Buprestidae |
Information on jewel beetles and metallic wood borers including large color images |
| The American Burying Beetle: An Endangered Species |
Information on the burying beetle including color photographs |
| Lady Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
Information on ladybugs and their use in biological pest control; includes color photographs |
| Images: Insects & Their Relatives |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln site which has screen-size images of beetles and other insects listed under several topics such as "Trees/Shrubs," "Flowers/Ornamentals," "Miscellaneous, But Fascinating," and ot
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| Research
Notes - Africa's Remarkable Dung Beetles |
Great source of information on these insects which have a tremendous impact on the environment |
| Flea
Beetles |
Information from the Minnesota Extension Service; includes a picture of plants these beetles have affected |
| The Japanese
Beetle |
Information on this insect pest put on-line by American Rose Society |
| Beetles (Coleoptera) in Quarternary Studies at the Department of Geology, Colby College |
Briefly describes how beetle remains relate to determining what past environments were like |
| Differences Between Suborders of Beetles |
Gives chart listing body parts of beetles and compares various sub-orders |
| Coleoptera |
Information about beetles including a body diagram, suborders, and pictures; some discussion and pictures of
the other four large orders: Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera; long entry |
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The Tree of Life Root Page
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Click on "Eukaryotes"; click on "Mitochondrial Eukaryotes"; click on "Crown Eukaryotes"; click on "Metazoa"; click on "Arthropoda" and scroll down to read text; click on "Hexapoda"; click on "Insecta" and scroll down for information on
the orders Orthoptera and Odonata. |
| Beetles as a Religious Symbol |
Great background information on scarabs |
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BIOSIS
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Search for "Coleoptera" to see a list of Internet resources on Coleoptera
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