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| ==== The largest of all orders ==== | ==== The largest of all orders ==== | ||
| - | Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera which is the largest of all orders with about 400,000 species. It includes almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms. [([[https:// | + | Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera which is the largest of all orders with about 400,000 species. It includes almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms. [([[https:// |
| ==== Origin of a name ==== | ==== Origin of a name ==== | ||
| - | The English name beetle derivates from the Old English word bitela, meaning little biter, which is related to bītan (to bite), and finally leads to the Middle English betylle. [([[https:// | + | The English name beetle derivates from the Old English word bitela, meaning little biter, which is related to bītan (to bite), and finally leads to the Middle English betylle. [([[https:// |
| ==== 100 families of beetles ==== | ==== 100 families of beetles ==== | ||
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| Cantharid (Latin: Lytta vesicatoria) is a beetle in the oleic family known by the misleading name " | Cantharid (Latin: Lytta vesicatoria) is a beetle in the oleic family known by the misleading name " | ||
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