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Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described arthropods and 25% of all known animal species; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species.

Beetle - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Order of insects For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle . For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation) . "Beetles" redirects here; not to be confused with The Beatles . "Coleoptera" redirects here; not to be confused with Coeloptera or Cleopatra . Beetle Temporal range: 299–0  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Earliest Permian – Present Clockwise from top left: female golden stag beetle ( Lamprima aurata ), rhinoceros beetle ( Megasoma sp.), long nose weevil ( Rhinotia hemistictus ), cowboy beetle ( Chondropyga dorsalis ), a

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